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z | 2 FROM. Postgraduate Guide | 2020 Guide | 2020 3 | www.ncl.ac.uk/study2 | www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate || 31 The things we do here make a difference out there 4 | www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate | 5 CONTENTS 6 FROM NEWCASTLE. FOR 19 INTO THE WORLD. 20 TAUGHT MASTERS’ 8 OUR CITY COURSES: THE ACADEMIC YEAR 10 TEACHING EXCELLENCE 22 HOW TO APPLY FOR A 12 RESEARCH EXCELLENCE TAUGHT MASTER’S 14 OUTSTANDING CAREERS COURSE SUPPORT 24 RESEARCH DEGREES 16 WHY CHOOSE 25 YOUR RESEARCH NEWCASTLE? JOURNEY: STEP-BY-STEP 17 FUNDING 26 OUR POSTGRADUATE 18 ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEGREES 6 | www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate | 7 FROM. From Newcastle. For the world. FOR EDUCATING FOR MAKING AN IMPACT FOR SOCIETY FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER FOR A LIFELONG COMMUNITY FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE FUTURE GENERATIONS GLOBAL PRESENCE - CAMPUSES IN: LONDON SINGAPORE SATISFACTION RATE FOR OUR CAREERS SERVICE MALAYSIA NEWCASTLE AWARDED 5 QS STARS FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE IN RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION URBAN SCIENCES BUILDING 'For source of Rankings see pages at the back of this Guide. 8 | www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate | 9 OUR CITY Welcome to Newcastle, a welcoming and diverse city rated number one place in the world to visit in 2018*. We’re a community Newcastle is well known for being a welcoming and safe student city. With one in six people in Newcastle a student, it's easy to see why we were ranked 4th in the UK for social life**. We’re full of surprises Our campus is at the heart of our cosmopolitan city, surrounded by history, arts, sport, shopping, places to eat, and things to do. From having lunch on the iconic quayside or an afternoon picnic in Leazes Park, to exploring the ancient Newcastle Castle or taking a surfing lesson at the beach – life here takes you places. We’re a cultural capital Newcastle is a hub for cultural venues, and you’ll find a music venue, museum, sports arena, art gallery, cinema, or theatre around almost every corner. North East England’s largest producing theatre company, Northern Stage, is next door to our Newcastle University Students' Union (NUSU) on campus. Grey's Monument Quayside We’re affordable Rated in the top 20 in the UK's most affordable towns and cities***, low student rents and cost of living means your money stretches further here. Lots of the city’s restaurants, bars, and shops offer student-friendly deals, and our Metro rail service means you won’t need a car to reach the North East’s hidden gems. We’re a hub for exploring By plane, train, or car, we’re well connected to cities across the UK, and London is less than three hours away by rail. Newcastle International Airport has regular flights to over 80 international destinations including Amsterdam, Paris, New York, and Dubai. Alternatively, if you're in the mood for a local day out, we're only minutes from unspoilt countryside and award-winning beaches. * Rough Guides, 2018 **Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey, 2018 *** Totallymoney.com, August 2018 Great North Run Tynemouth Angel of the North 10 | www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate | 11 TEACHING EXCELLENCE ‘At Newcastle I’ve been encouraged to think outside of the box; to really stretch myself’ For Taka there are no limitations to what she feels Taka said: ‘Professor Mavin has fought so hard over able to achieve now, as she approaches the end of gender issues; she has really mentored me and her MBA at Newcastle. motivated me to look into this issue. ‘I’ve come to realise that any restrictions I thought I ‘She advised and guided me when I was putting had in life I’ve been putting on myself. In coming the proposal for my thesis together, which looks at here, I’ve learned to be creative and innovative in gender diversity in industry and the barriers how I respond to any issue in front of me,’ she said. women face in attaining top management level positions.’ ‘At Newcastle, I’ve been encouraged to think outside of the box; to really stretch myself.’ For Taka the outstanding aspect of her course has been the quality of teaching at Newcastle. Taka was working for a financial services company in her home country of Nigeria when she decided ‘The experience and knowledge lecturers want to to pursue an MBA. impact on you has been attained over many years and the way they simply and clearly distil that She said: ‘It was a really hard decision for me to go knowledge, in the best way for you to understand, back to being a student, but I had strong plans for is inspiring. my life – goals and dreams that I wanted to fulfil. ‘In one of the modules in particular the lecturer ‘I knew I wanted to study in the UK, so I shortlisted really brought learning to life, and showed how the top universities and Newcastle was in that mix what we were learning as part of our MBA, really right from the start.’ reflected and connected with things that are going Taka was awarded a Women in Leadership on in the world.’ scholarship by Newcastle University Business She added: ‘I knew I wanted to be part of a School. Aimed at supporting women in business to business school where I could develop the become influential leaders, the award reflects the personal relationships that would help me University’s commitment to equality and diversity. throughout my time away from home – As part of the award she has received one-to-one relationships with my professors, with my cohort. mentoring support from Director of the Business ‘For me it had to be Newcastle; the people here School, Professor Sharon Mavin, an internationally- are amazing.’ renowned expert in gender, leadership and organisation studies. 12 | www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate | 13 RESEARCH EXCELLENCE ‘In these last three years I’ve done some amazing things. I’ve been inspired by the people around me.' Changing disciplines has allowed PhD research He said: ‘When a natural disaster occurs – and due student Fulvio to immerse himself in one of the to climate change these are going to occur more biggest challenges of the 21st century – tackling frequently, and their impact be more severe – if the effects of climate change. you’ve optimised your emergency response, you can optimise your resources and be After completing a Master’s degree in structural more sustainable. engineering in his home city of Milan, followed by a year spent working in industry, Fulvio decided to ‘If your systems are resilient enough, you spend return to his studies. less on resources during a disaster and your city returns to normal much quicker.’ He said: ‘I was really motivated to come to Newcastle and do a PhD in Civil Engineering Fulvio has been using the Humber estuary as proof (Water Resources) because I was really interested of concept, but also got the opportunity to develop in the work. I’ve found all the structure and a further case study while on a five-month opportunity I was looking for here.’ placement at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. He approached Professor Richard Dawson, who heads up the University’s Water Group – an He said: ‘This was a chance to further international academic group within the School of Engineering research exchanges among PhD students and which works to make our coasts, cities and early careers researchers and an opportunity to infrastructure safer and more sustainable for create new connections and build an international future generations. network between the two universities. Fulvio said: ‘It’s been a complete change of topic; I ‘And that’s the amazing thing about Newcastle was a structural engineer and now I’m dealing with University – if you expose yourself to these flood protection and strategic infrastructure opportunities it is absolutely the right place to be. optimisation. These are climate change related ‘In these last three years I’ve done some amazing issues which, for me, is the challenge of the things. I’ve been inspired by the people around me century – we cannot reverse climate change, so and I’ve had the feedback and support that’s left how do we deal with its often catastrophic effects?’ me free enough to develop my own pathway, but For his degree, Fulvio is building a multi-objective still been there when I needed it. optimisation framework to improve the efficiency ‘I’m living the life I wanted to live.’ of a city’s emergency response during a flooding disaster. 14 | www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate | 15 OUTSTANDING CAREERS SUPPORT ‘The Founderships scheme gave me the platform to move from being a technical expert to becoming an entrepreneur.’ Newcastle University alumnus, Johnson, revolutionise design of microchips worldwide, had a date with royalty this summer, thanks no matter the application. It was while I was in part to the support he’s received from the working on this that I started thinking about University’s START UP Founderships scheme. building a scalable technology business that could impact the world right now,’ he said. Johnson was among a select group of entrepreneurs invited to attend St James’ Palace ‘The engineering and project management for the prestigious Pitch@Palace initiative skills I needed for my business I got from my founded by the Duke of York. PhD and Master’s degree, but the Founderships scheme gave me the platform to move from Aimed at connecting some of the UK’s most being a technical expert to becoming an exciting start-ups with potential investors, entrepreneur.’ mentors and key business contacts, the event crowned a highly promising start to With six months of funding and intensified the graduate’s clean-tech company, Equiwatt.