Newcastle University

Guidance Notes for the Online Module Catalogue

I. General

Active and Inactive modules

• Modules taught in the upcoming or current semester/year are listed in black.
• Modules that were taught in the past and may be taught again in upcoming years are in grey. For those of you who plan your study abroad time early, it makes sense to check back from time to time … or contact studyabroad@ncl.ac.uk to find out when the module may be taught again.  

Unusual places to find the following modules

• Media and Communication modules are listed under ‘Arts & Cultures’
• The modules ‘British Culture’, ‘Philosophy and Ethics’, ‘Level B Chinese’ and ‘Level B Japanese’ are listed under ‘HASS Faculty Office’
• Philosophy modules are listed under ‘Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials’.

II. Choosing your modules

The module catalogue has been designed for those students who apply to study at Newcastle University as part of an Exchange Programme (specifically the Erasmus Programme and the Non EU Exchange Programme) or the Study Abroad Programme.

In order to be able to choose modules correctly, you will need to understand terms which are used in each module description:

Stage 1: This means that the module is for Level 1/Year 1 undergraduate students . These are introductory modules, designed to provide a basis for more advanced and specialised modules.

Stage 2: This means that the module is for Level 2/Year 2 undergraduate students . These modules assume substantial understanding and aim to both broaden and deepen knowledge of the subject matter.

Stage 3: This means that the module is for Level 3/Year 3/Final Year undergraduate students . These modules form the highest level of undergraduate modules and provide highly specialised instruction.

Pre-requisites

Study abroad programme: students generally choose modules from Stage 1 or Stage 2; for stage 2 modules, students would need to be a major/be enrolled in a degree programme in that subject area, and have taken at least 2 relevant courses in that area.

Only in very rare cases will students be able to take stage 3 modules; in all cases should they communicate with the International Office prior to selecting that module on their application form.

Exchange programme: students generally choose modules from Stages 1, 2 and 3, enrolment in the latter depending on previous experience/classes taken in the subject area.

Exchange and Study Abroad Students must study 60 credits in a Semester. For a full year student this would mean studying 120 credits in total.

Erasmus Programme: Students applying as part of the Erasmus Programme must only choose modules from the subject area listed in the institutional Erasmus Bilateral Agreement.

Semester distribution and credits

Semester 1 (fall semester)
Semester 2 (spring semester)

Modules in the catalogue appear as

This means that the module runs in Semester 1 only and is worth 20 credits. Only those students studying in Semester 1 can choose this module.

This means that the module runs in Semester 2 only and is worth 20 credits. Only those students studying in Semester 2 can choose this module.

This means that the module runs for the full academic year and is worth 20 credits. Only those students studying for the full academic year can choose this module. It is not available to students studying for a semester only.

Restrictions

Some Schools, due to their highly specialised nature, do not allow students on certain programmes to study on their modules. These are listed below:

• Law - ONLY students on the Study Abroad Programme can choose modules in this subject area
• Psychology - ONLY students on the Study Abroad Programme can choose modules in this subject area
• Biomedical Sciences - Students on any of the Study Abroad Strands can choose modules in this subject area