Newcastle University  

IAU-012653

United Kingdom

top General Information

Address

City:Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Post Code:NE1 7RU

WWW:https://www.ncl.ac.uk

Other Sites

Also campus in Malaysia and Singapore

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1834 as The Newcastle-upon-Tyne School of Medicine and Surgery, and acquired present status and title 1963

Academic Year

September to June (September-February; February-June)

Admission Requirements

Passes in 5 different subjects, including 2 at Advanced ('A'), the rest being at either Advanced Supplementary ('AS') or General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level; 3 at 'A', and 2 at 'AS' level and GCSE level; passes in 4 different subjects, including 3 at 'A' level and 1 at 'AS' level, or GCSE; passes in 4 different subjects, including 2 at 'A' level and 2 at 'AS' level; passes at GCSE refer to grade C or better. Ordinary ('O') level passes at similar grades are equally accepted. Also foreign equivalent

Language(s)

English

top Officers

Head : Chris Day

Job title:Vice-Chancellor and President


Senior Administrative Officer : Chris Whitehead

Job title:Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global


Senior Administrative Officer : Colin Campbell

Job title:Registrar


Senior Administrative Officer : Nigel Harkness

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:September 2024-

top Divisions

Faculty : Humanities and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Cultural Studies, Education, English, Geography, History, Landscape Architecture, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology


Faculty : Medical Sciences

Fields of study:Anatomy, Biochemistry, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Dentistry, Diabetology, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Gerontology, Haematology, Laboratory Techniques, Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Paediatrics, Physiology, Public Health, Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, Rheumatology, Surgery, Tropical Medicine


Faculty : Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Statistics

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree


Postgraduate Certificate in Education


Postgraduate Diploma


Master's Degree


Master of Philosophy


Doctorate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agriculture, Archaeology, Architecture, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Clinical Psychology, Computer Science, Dentistry, Economics, Education, Educational Psychology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Studies, Film, Finance, Fine Arts, Genetics, Geography, History, Journalism, Landscape Architecture, Law, Linguistics, Management, Marine Engineering, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Music, Nanotechnology, Neurosciences, Nutrition, Oncology, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Sociology, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Statistics, Surgery, Translation and Interpretation, Writing

Updated on 09-01-2020