Study in North America

Map of North America. Red (USA) and blue (Canada) dots indicate locations of our partner universities.

Our degree programme MChem with Study Abroad presents a fantastic opportunity to study at some the best Educational Institutes across a number of fabulous countries. Students choosing the North America option will spend their third year at the University of Vermont in the United States of America or at the University of Waterloo, in Canada. We have had a long-standing and successful undergraduate exchange programme with these hosts for a number of years. This experience is very popular, comments from our returning students include: “Overall, my year abroad was an incredible experience and I would say that switching to the MChem with a year in America was the best decision I made while at university”. Read more in the student testimonials section and FAQs.

We want to make your year abroad an experience of a lifetime, and set you apart from other graduates when applying for positions in an ever challenging job market. Therefore, Newcastle Chemistry offers a start-up package with personal and organisational help.

  • Travel — a return economy class ticket to the host university will be covered, up to a value of £600.
  • Visa — the School will cover visa application costs.
  • Pastoral vists — an Academic Member of Staff from Newcastle will visit you whilst you are abroad.
  • Contact — we will stay in active contact with you to check that everything is running smoothly.
  • Insurance — the University will organise insurance cover for your year abroad.
  • Start-up guide — before you leave we will give you an induction to prepare you for your visit, with essential information about the place and region to make your arrival and stay as easy as possible.
  • Travel Kit — before you leave you will receive a travel kit containing essentials for your year abroad.

Currently, we have partner universities in the USA and Canada — the red and blue dots on the map indicate their locations. For more detailed information about our partner universities, please click the link for the relevant country on the left hand menu.