Natural Sciences Master's Degrees

Choose from 14 specialist Master's degrees in natural sciences at Newcastle University.

Our programmes include biodiversity conservation, wildlife management, drug chemistry and environmental consultancy.

Boost your career opportunities

You can take your career to the next level with the expertise you gain from our accredited degrees.

We work with industry to ensure they meet business needs. This helps you when it comes to securing employment.

Renowned experts will help you to learn

Globally renowned experts teach our Master's degrees in natural sciences. Learn from the best at Newcastle University.

We are doing significant work in areas such as:

marine pollution
sustainable agriculture
drug discovery
ecology and conservation

Our environmental and biological sciences teams rank in the Top 200 of the QS World Rankings.

You can benefit from our unique facilities

We have unique facilities for teaching and research. They include:

two working farms
a host of high specification, specialist labs
a coastal laboratory and a research vessel

Agriculture students take in a practical lecture at Cockle Park Farm.

Agriculture Master's Degrees

Our biology students working in one of our well-resourced laboratories.

Biology Master's Degrees

A student works on a chemistry experiment within an isolation booth in one of our laboratories.

Chemistry Master's Degrees

Environmental Consultancy prepares you for careers with businesses concerned with mining, landfill and water treatment.

Environmental Consultancy Master's Degree

Students aboard our research vessel look at water samples collected from the River Tyne.

Marine Consultancy Master's Degree

Get 75% of your Agriculture Master's course fees paid for

In 2018 NFU Mutual, the UK’s leading rural insurer, is once again offering the Centenary Award for postgraduate students in Agriculture. The award provides annual bursaries to pay up to 75% of course fees for selected postgraduate students (Master's or PhD).

It is open to individuals who have gained, or are expected to gain, a 2:1 or above in Agriculture or a related degree. They will have been accepted or provisionally accepted on a Master's or PhD course in Agriculture in the UK, in autumn 2018.

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