Master of Science (Hons) in Biochemistry

at Newcastle University United Kingdom

Our professionally accredited Chemistry BSc Honours degree provides you with a thorough understanding of all the main areas of chemistry.

Chemistry touches every part of our lives. From food and medicine to biotechnology and renewable energy, its influence is endless. As a Chemist, you can have a great career and make a difference in the world.

This exciting degree allows you to broaden your interests as you discover the subject.

You'll explore the role of chemistry in:

• Drug design
• Electronic properties of molecules and materials
• Renewable energy technology (solar, batteries)
• Nanoscience

You'll study organic, inorganic, physical and structural chemistry. You'll investigate modern analytical techniques and computational chemistry. You can create your own distinct learning experience at Newcastle. You'll explore your interests as you discover the subject.

The facilities are outstanding at Newcastle. You'll have the opportunity to study in modern research laboratories and synthetic chemistry teaching laboratories.

This philosophy degree pursues questions about the nature of reality, explores theories of knowledge, reflects on key ethical concepts, and examines issues related to the philosophy of art, culture, science and technology.

Newcastle Philosophy is rare among UK universities as much of our curriculum is dedicated to modern European philosophy. The curriculum includes thinkers such as Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, de Beauvoir, Sartre, Kristeva, Derrida and Foucault.

You'll also have the opportunity to explore key debates in the history of Western philosophy, including those in Ancient Philosophy, the Enlightenment and beyond.

Each year you’ll complete an individual project, where you apply the philosophy you learn to a topic of your choice. You'll open your mind to new ways of thinking and create your own learning path.

Our accredited Architecture BA Honours degree is your first step towards qualification as a professional architect, and you'll leave with your own design style and distinctive way of working.

You'll study topics that explore the cultural, historical and technological context of architectural design, and help you understand the implications of your design decisions. Our city will provide the ultimate case study for you, with an architectural legacy that few UK cities can rival.

Projects increase in complexity through the programme, gradually stretching your architectural thinking, skills and knowledge.

The International Marketing pathway is a specialism on the Cross-Cultural Communication MA. It allows you to study international marketing and intercultural communication.

Academic staff in Newcastle University Business School (NUBS) deliver this specialist pathway. You'll gain a thorough understanding of marketing theories. You'll learn how to apply them to real-world business challenges.

The pathway equips you with relevant research techniques. You'll need these to investigate and critically analyse international marketing issues.

This master's also focuses on rapidly developing issues surrounding global communications and brand management. You'll develop knowledge and key skills valued by employers in international marketing and international brand management.

The Public Health & Health Services Research courses are part of the Population Health Sciences Insititute.

We lead high-impact research to:

• Understand, promote and maintain health and wellbeing for all
• Identify, tackle and prevent the causes of ill-health and reduce inequalities
• Design novel interventions to optimise health and care

Our courses are ideal for students seeking to gain or enhance a high level of health research skills. They combine a range of high-standard health services research methods. This is with the principles of public health science and practice.

This research master's in French includes taught and research-based elements. You'll focus in-depth on one aspect of French studies such as cinema, literature, popular culture and French linguistics.

Our research staff work in diverse fields. This ranges from sociocultural, historical and political studies to film and literature, linguistics and sociolinguistics.

As well as pure and applied mathematics, you learn probability and statistical techniques that help you understand economics theories and address economic problems.

In Economics you explore topics relating to Britain, Europe and the rest of the world, including:

• Economic analysis and applications
• Global economics
• Micro- and macro-economics

In Mathematics you develop a thorough grounding in topics and techniques such as:

• Differential equations
• Probability
• Statistics

This joint honours degree benefits from teaching from both Newcastle University Business School and our School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, making sure you get expert tuition in both topics.

This four-year Chinese Studies or Japanese Studies degree immerses you in the study of the culture and society of China or Japan. It focuses on developing your languages skills and building an appreciation of different cultures.

You'll gain an in-depth insight into how culture, cinema, history, politics and society shape the countries where your chosen language is spoken. You'll develop the knowledge and understanding you need to engage with people in their native language.

You'll graduate as a confident linguist, in your chosen East Asian language, ready to embark on your career journey as a global citizen.

You will be well positioned to take advantage of exciting new career opportunities emerging from Britain's growing connections with East Asia, as China's economic and political power continues to rise alongside Japan's diplomatic importance.

This research master's in Film Studies combines taught modules and individual research. It is well suited as preparation for PhD research.

We have a thriving community of postgraduate students working in film across the Schools of Modern Languages, English Literature, Language and Linguistics, and Arts and Cultures.

Dissertation supervision is available in:

• American cinema history
• British sound cinema, particularly 1940-60
• French cinema
• contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinemas
• Chinese-language cinema
• early cinema
• cinema culture
• cinema and landscape
• women's film history
• cinema and the city
• writing on film
• cinema and trauma
• Algerian cinema

Immerse yourself in ancient history and archaeology on our joint honours degree. Learn Latin and Ancient Greek from beginners' or advanced level, and gain the skills you need to become a professional archaeologist and researcher.

Explore the Greek and Roman worlds and piece together their history using diverse types of evidence. From analysing ancient texts to studying material remains, you’ll explore areas such as architecture, sculpture, pottery and coins ensuring you develop a broad range of knowledge.

Our classroom extends beyond the University, to the region's diverse heritage: from Hadrian's Wall to Bamburgh Castle on the Northumbrian coast, there's a rich past to discover on our doorstep.