studentshadowing

Student Shadowing

Monday 25 February - Friday 8 March 2013

The Year 12/first-year college Student Shadowing event aims to provide students interested in studying at Newcastle University the opportunity to shadow undergraduate students in a subject area of their choice. During the event you will attend a lecture, tutorial or practical session and you may also have the chance to visit the University Sports Centre and visit University accommodation. You will receive information on student finance and be taken on a tour of the University campus. Throughout the day, you will be able to talk to current students to find out what university is really like.

Intended Learner Outcomes

Through taking part in Newcastle University Student Shadowing students should be able to:

  • recognise links between their own curriculum and study at a higher level
  • demonstrate an understanding of the vocabulary, style, and context of learning in an HE setting
  • recognise similarities and differences between learning in school and higher education
  • demonstrate a degree of confidence about their potential to succeed at the higher level of study
  • begin to understand the types of attitudes, skills and abilities that are required for success in higher level study
  • understand the different motivations and pathways taken by students in HE
  • recognise the long term benefits of investing in HE

Provisional Programme

  • 9.20am – Registration
  • 9.45am – Introduction and Welcome
  • 10.00am – Student Shadowing
    • Observe a lecture, tutorial or practical session
    • Have a guided tour of the campus
    • Chat to current undergraduate students
    • Learn about student finance
    • Find out about student life at Newcastle
    • Learn how to apply to University and write an effective personal statement
  • 3.00pm – Round-up session and information on PARTNERS
  • 3.30pm - End of event

NB: This event is free to attend and each student will receive a lunch voucher, redeemable at several campus outlets.

The subject areas and the dates that they will be running on, will be confirmed in January 2013.

Last year a number of subject areas were available, including:

Medical Sciences: Medicine, Dentistry, Biomedical Sciences and Psychology.

Science, Agriculture and Engineering: Agriculture, Animal Science, Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computing Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Science, Marine Science, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Philosophical Studies.

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Accounting and Finance, Archaeology, Business and Marketing, Classics, English Literature, Fine Art, French, Law, Linguistics, Sociology, Speech and Language Sciences and Urban Planning.

How to apply

A booking form will become available in January 2013.

Please note: this event is ONLY for students from PARTNERS schools and colleges. We welcome and encourage applications from mature students.

Want more information?

Telephone: 0191 222 6094