POSTGRADUATE OPEN DAY WEDNESDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2020 12.00PM – 4.30PM EVENT PROGRAMME Further your passion for learning ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate CONTENTS WELCOME TO YOUR POSTGRADUATE OPEN DAY WELCOME 3 We’re delighted you’ve chosen to attend our Postgraduate Open Day. As a world top 150 university (QS World University Rankings 2020), we inspire the minds of thousands of EVENT SCHEDULE 4 students from over 140 countries. Today you’ll find out more about the opportunities to study here and be part of our innovative, global community. SUBJECT FAIRS 6 Attend a choice of sessions, fairs, tours and opportunities to meet staff and students. If SUBJECT ACTIVITIES 7 you need help navigating around campus our friendly staff and student guides will be happy to help. CAMPUS MAP 12 If you’re not already living in the area, we recommend you take time to explore our WHERE TO EAT ON CAMPUS 13 welcoming, beautiful city. World-class shopping is five minutes’ walk away from campus, or take the QuayLink bus from Haymarket Bus Station to the Quayside, home to iconic TRAVELLING TO THE UNIVERSITY 14 bridges as well as restaurants and cultural venues including the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and The Sage Gateshead music centre. IMAGE NEEDED We hope you enjoy the event and finding out more about how postgraduate study at Newcastle will help you achieve your future goals. PS Remember to use your voucher on the back cover of this programme to receive your free hot drink and a piece of cake at the PG Café, in The Boiler House [email protected] 0191 208 7851 ncl.ac.uk/study/meet IN Share your day: #NCLpostgrad 3 ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate EVENT SCHEDULE Welcome and Postgraduate Student Life Sessions Discover more about the benefits of studying your postgraduate degree at Newcastle through our programme of sessions, tours and activities. Attend the sessions below to find out more about Newcastle, applying to study here and funding your course. There is no requirement to pre-book your place, just turn up. Welcome and Registration • Science, Agriculture and Engineering The Boiler House Session About Times Location 12.00pm – 4.30pm Medical School, Ridley Atrium If you’ve booked online you will be sent 12.00pm – 4.30pm Welcome to Discover more about 12.00pm – 12.30pm Curtis Auditorium, a text during the day to confirm your Newcastle postgraduate study Herschel Building • Medical Sciences attendance. If you haven’t booked online, University at Newcastle and (map ref 17) visit our Welcome Desk in The Boiler hear from current House to register and find out more about Campus Tours postgraduate students 1.30pm – 2.00pm Lecture Theatre 1, the day. 12.30pm - 3.30pm about their experience. Herschel Building (map ref 17) Information Fair Take a student-led walking tour of our impressive campus and experience some The Boiler House of our outstanding facilities, green places 12.00pm – 4.30pm and social spaces. Making an Get expert advice about 12.35pm – 1.20pm Curtis Auditorium, Find out about opportunities to expand effective how to apply to study 2.15pm – 3.00pm Herschel Building your experience outside of your degree, Departure point: The Boiler House. application for a postgraduate course (map ref 17) and how you will be supported as a Look out for our Student Guides who are postgraduate at Newcastle University postgraduate student here. Speak to staff leading the tours. study with opportunities for from the following student services: Time: Tours depart every 30 minutes questions. between 12.30pm - 3.30pm • Accommodation • International Office/ INTO Newcastle PG Café Postgraduate These talks provide an 1.30pm – 2.00pm Curtis Auditorium, • NU Advancement The Boiler House study and overview of possible 3.00pm – 3.30pm Herschel Building • Sport 12.00pm – 4.30pm funding funding opportunities (map ref 17) • Student Wellbeing Drop in and chat to current students at available for • Student Finance our PG Café over a free hot drink and postgraduate students. • Postgraduate Applications cake – see the voucher on the back of • University-wide Languages this programme. Programme* *Learn more about our free classes in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Subject Activities Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish by visiting the stand in the Subject Fairs Information Fair. Meet current students and talk to staff 2.00pm - 3.00pm about your options for postgraduate study. Some subject areas will be running additional activities where you can Hadrian Building, Lindisfarne Room discover more about the subject you’re 12.00pm – 4.30pm interested in. Refer to pages 7-11 for further information. • Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 4 Share your day: #NCLpostgrad 5 ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate SUBJECT FAIRS SUBJECT ACTIVITIES Find out more information about your chosen degree(s) and speak to staff and current 2.00pm - 3.00pm postgraduate students on a one-to-one basis. Various locations A wide range of subjects are running additional activities. These will provide an 12.00pm - 4.30pm opportunity for you to learn more about your subject of interest. ● Medical Sciences, Ridley Atrium, Medical School (map ref 60) ● Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Lindisfarne Room, Hadrian Building (map ref 4) If your area of interest isn’t covered visit our stands in the Subject Fairs for more ● Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Lindisfarne Room, Hadrian Building (map ref 4) information, or pop into our PG Café and speak to current students. Subject fairs key area All activities will take place from 2.00pm - 3.00pm ● Agriculture ● Engineering ● Medical Education Subject Activity Location (including Physician ● Applied Linguistics ● Electrical and Associate) Accounting and Student Panel: Preparing you for the Meet us in the Business and Cross-Cultural Electronic Engineering Finance changing world of business. Hear School foyer. Communication ● Medicine ● English Language and Surgery from our alumni/current students (map ref 81). ● Archaeology and Linguistics in this student-led panel session. ● Modern Languages They’ll give you their views on what ● Architecture ● English Literature ● MRes (Medical Sciences) to expect, what you’ll learn, and how ● Biomedical Engineering ● Enterprise studying business can open a world ● Museum, Gallery of possibilities for you. ● Biotechnology ● Environmental and Heritage Science Agriculture Find out more about our range of Room B32, Barbara Strang ● Business and Management ● Music ● Film degrees. Speak to academic staff Teaching Centre (map ref ● Cancer ● Medical Sciences and current students to discover 21). Meet us at the stand in ● Finance and Accounting Online Learning what it is like to study with us. Tour of the Subject Fair and we will ● Chemical Engineering ● Fine Art ● Neuroscience facilities available after subject talks. take you to the room. ● Chemistry ● Food and Society ● Philosophy Archaeology Join us to find out more about Meet us in the 1st floor ● Civil Engineering postgraduate study in the School of foyer, Armstrong Building. ● Genetics ● Physics History, Classics and Archaeology. (map ref 22). ● Classics and Ancient History ● Geochemistry ● Planning Architecture Meet staff and find out more about Meet us on the ground ● Computer Science ● Geography ● Politics and International your course of interest followed by a floor of the Architecture Relations ● Consultancy tour of our facilities. Building. (map ref 27). ● Global and (Natural Sciences) Public Health ● Psychology Biotechnology Find out more about our range of Room B32, Barbara Strang ● Creative Arts Practice ● History ● Renewable Energy degrees. Speak to academic staff Teaching Centre (map ref and Digital Media and current students to discover 21). Meet us at the stand in ● Creative Writing ● Law ● Rural Development what it is like to study with us. Tour of the Subject Fair and we will facilities available after subject talks. take you to the room. ● Dentistry and ● Marine Technology ● Sociology Dental Sciences Business and Student Panel: Preparing you for the Meet us in the Business ● Marketing ● Speech and Language ● Diabetes Sciences Management changing world of business. Hear School foyer. ● Mathematics and Statistics from our alumni/current students (map ref 81). ● Ecology ● Teacher Training in this student-led panel session. ● Mechanical ● Economics Engineering ● Translating and Interpreting They’ll give you their views on what to expect, what you’ll learn, and how ● Education ● Media, Journalism and PR ● Urban Landscapes studying business can open a world of possibilities for you. 6 Share your day: #NCLpostgrad 7 ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate All activities will take place from 2.00pm - 3.00pm All activities will take place from 2.00pm - 3.00pm Subject Activity Location Subject Activity Location Chemistry Find out more about our range of Room B32, Barbara Strang Education: Meet our academic staff and find out Meet us in the main degrees. Speak to academic staff Teaching Centre (map ref Teacher Training about our teacher training courses entrance, King George VI and current students to discover 21). Meet us at the stand in during our Primary and Secondary Building. what it’s like to study with us. Tour of the Subject Fair and we will PGCE talks. Staff from Admissions (map ref 19). facilities available after subject talks. take you to the room. will be on hand during a Q&A session. Classics and Join us to find out more about Meet us in the 1st floor Ancient History postgraduate study in the School of foyer, Armstrong Building. Engineering Visit the School of Engineering to Room L302,Merz Court. History, Classics and Archaeology. (map ref 22). find out about the wide range of (map ref 24). postgraduate taught and research Computer Visit the School in our fantastic Urban Sciences Building programmes. Meet us at the Engineering Science purpose-built Urban Sciences (map ref 105) at 1.30pm. stands in the Subject Fair Building on the flagship Newcastle Meet us at the stand Biomedical Engineering and we will take you to the Helix site.