Master of Physics (Hons) in Physics with Astrophysics

at Newcastle University United Kingdom

Our Linguistics BA Honours degree focuses on developing your understanding of how language works, how we communicate, and the growth of language in the brain.

You'll explore linguistics in the context of English alongside other languages. You'll build a firm base of skills and knowledge. This will allow you to pursue many career paths - from journalism or data science to teaching or further postgraduate study.

In your first year, you’ll study a foreign language, modern or ancient, alongside Linguistics. You'll also follow a cutting-edge degree programme shaped by the research specialisms of our world-leading staff. This ensures your studies explore the latest ideas and most exciting areas of linguistics, such as:

• Computational linguistics
• Language variation and change
• Psycholinguistics
• Theoretical linguistics

At the end of this course, you'll become a confident and competent professional. You'll learn about fundamental topics in linguistics, such as phonetics, grammar and sound patterns and the social contexts in which languages are learnt.

This comprehensive degree enables you to apply the technical skills of a specialist marketing practitioner or to harness the power of marketing as part of a broader business management or entrepreneurial role.

There will be a continuous practical emphasis as you apply the academic theory throughout your studies, with regular live case studies, hands-on skills training, live consultancy projects, valuable work placement opportunities, and the chance to launch your own business.

Building on a core of marketing and management modules in Stage 1, you can then strike your own balance between the two disciplines by choosing from modules such as consumer behaviour, product development and business information systems.

This four-year Linguistics with Chinese or Japanese degree concentrates on developing your understanding of how languages work, how we communicate, and the growth of language in the brain. You'll explore linguistics in the context of English and either Chinese or Japanese language. You'll build a firm foundation of skills and knowledge to pursue many career paths.

Building your fluency in Mandarin Chinese or Japanese alongside your study of linguistics will give you a unique perspective on the language. You will study the language of your choice from a beginner or advanced level depending on your previous experience.

In your third year, you'll immerse yourself in East Asian culture as you spend the year in China or Japan, further improving your language skills and confidence, and gaining a first-hand appreciation for the language in context.

Our cutting-edge programme – shaped by the research specialisms of our world-leading staff – ensures your studies explore the latest ideas and most exciting areas of linguistics, such as:

• Computational linguistics
• Language variation
• Psycholinguistics
• Theoretical linguistics

This four-year food and human nutrition degree focuses on developing your practical, professional and research skills so you graduate career-ready.

Between your second and final year, you'll carry out a work placement. This is an opportunity to apply your knowledge in a work environment and gain vital professional experience to help you stand out from other graduates.

Our industry-recognised qualification helps to fast-track your career, so you can apply for direct entry into the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists as soon as you graduate.

Our degree is informed by research, this ensures you're learning the most up-to-date and relevant theories along with the latest discoveries in the industry. Our food and human nutrition course explores the links between diet and health from the molecular level through to people and populations.

You'll also have the opportunity to explore topics such as genetics, physiology, bioenergetics and sport and exercise nutrition, among others.

The Hydrogeology and Water Management MSc provides a comprehensive education in water management. It has a specific focus on groundwater issues and techniques.

You'll develop technical skills built on the latest science. You'll also broaden your understanding of policy and practice. This will be relevant to developing a professional career in the water industry.

Our MSc is for both practising professionals and graduates in subjects such as:

• Engineering
• Geography
• Environmental sciences
• Earth sciences
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Geology
• Chemistry
• Computer sciences
• Geomatics

The needs of industry and government policy and our strong industrial engagement help shape our degree programmes. You'll gain from this engagement through:

• Industry guest lectures
• Site visits
• Projects

Our graduates are in high demand. Particularly in consultancies and regulatory bodies in the UK and worldwide. You'll graduate with enhanced skills and knowledge, preparing you for a wide range of career opportunities.

The planet cannot survive without its oceans. Our mission is to nurture and train you as a marine biologist with the skills to solve global challenges. You’ll enjoy a unique experience at Newcastle University and develop the skills and knowledge for a successful career.

A career in Marine Biology is perfect if you are passionate about the environment, love the ocean, want to make a difference in the world and are driven to stand out in a competitive industry.

You will address key challenges of today including:

• Loss of marine biodiversity
• Marine conservation
• Climate change
• Marine pollution
• Sustainable use of our marine resources

You’ll explore all marine life, from the invertebrates, fish, seabirds and marine mammals to plants, algae and bacteria. You’ll also investigate the chemical and physical properties of the world’s oceans and their impact on marine life.

Develop your knowledge of fundamental and advanced topics in microelectronics, such as advanced electronic devices, VLSI circuits and systems design.

Our innovative skills-based MSc meets the needs of the modern microelectronics industry. This will give you an advanced education and enhance your employability.

Learn from world-leading academics and researchers in microsystems and emerging technologies and materials. They are developing the next generation electronic device:

• Designs
• Materials
• Processes

This master's in Microelectronics is for graduates in:

• Electrical and electronic engineering
• Computer engineering
• Applied physics
• Related disciplines

You'll develop practical skills and theoretical knowledge. Our strong industrial links and experts help to deliver topics of industrial relevance.

As a graduate you will be ready for a wide range of careers. This is across this thriving sector as well as other engineering sectors.

Our Urban Planning master's provides a core introduction to planning issues, professional and theoretical debates and their application to live cases and places.

Urban Planning is the understanding of the place making processes that underpins places, society and the environment. It's also interdisciplinary, with professionals having an understanding across a range of topics. You'll gain an understanding of the fundamentals required for a successful career in planning or the wider built environment professions.

The Urban Planning master's is fully accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The Development pathway is partially accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and offers a RICS-accredited route to gain Chartered Surveyors status.

The course is suitable:

• If you are new to studying planning
• If you have studied planning before but in a different regulatory context

This master's in Urban Planning has five specialist pathways. Choose a pathway to suit your individual needs, background and career aspirations.

Our Global Human Resource Management MSc teaches you how to operate effectively within diverse and complex contexts to demonstrate awareness of institutions and organisations. This course prepares you for the workforce of today and the future, regardless of an organisation’s size and characteristics.

Global human resource management enables organisations and professionals to:

• Manage diverse workforces across national and geographic boundaries
• Recognise socio-economic interdependence and interconnectedness both locally and globally

It involves a heightened awareness of:

• Different institutional environments
• Diversity and cultural sensitivities
• Ethical and moral imperatives

This course provides you with a firm foundation in the skills required to pursue a career in this specialist field, these include:

• Knowledge
• Conceptual
• Analytical
• Practical

You'll graduate with the ability to move globally in your career. You'll become socially adept, mobile and ethical.

This accredited course will equip you with the knowledge and skills you'll need to become a chartered engineer with a strong understanding of the design of structures such as bridges and buildings.

The course has a strong practical focus right from the start, so you'll have plenty of opportunities to take part in site visits and placements. You'll also carry out hands-on work in our specialist labs and facilities.

You'll develop your research skills in your final year through an investigative research project. You'll also study advanced topics in structural engineering, such as:

• Seismic-resistant design
• Unique and unusual structures
• Structural reliability and analysis

You'll graduate as a well-rounded engineer with an in-depth understanding of key civil and structural engineering topics, including seismic-resistant design, unique and unusual structures, and structural reliability and analysis.