Jamie-Ann Tweedie
Newcastle University Physiology student and Postgraduate student (now studying Medicine)
My name is Jamie-Ann Tweedie. I graduated with a 2:1 in Physiology in 1998, I was a postgraduate student in the department and I am now studying medicine.
I chose to study Physiology at Newcastle because of my interest in human biology and sports physiology. The 1st year offers a variety of modules that give you a good background for the systems based physiology modules in the second and third years. During the second year the course is put into context by giving you a taster of its possible clinical applications, for example hospital visits and experiencing a decompression chamber. The course introduces you to research in the final year, where you will choose a laboratory project (or a library project if you prefer) and write a dissertation.
Physiology at Newcastle is sociable and friendly, and student views and recommendations are taken seriously. The teaching groups in the second and third years are quite small, so there is plenty of help available from the lecturers.
Newcastle is a great city in which to live, and living in student halls or flats gives you the opportunity to meet people to share accommodation with in the second and third years. There are several student nights throughout the week, and the students' Union offers many well-named gigs and dance nights amongst other forms of entertainment. All in all, a great place to study.
