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Your Academic Strand

Your timetable for the week will be specific to your firm choice course at Newcastle and you'll gain entry level skills in your chosen subject area, taught by expert lecturers and academics in their fields

PASS 2025 timetables and syllabus

Below you can view your provisional timetables for PASS 2025. You will also find your subject strand syllabus, which details your course information and formative assessment details.

Archaeology and Classics
  • Coming soon
Architecture
Biological Sciences
Biomedical Sciences & Nutrition
Business
Chemistry
Combined Honours
Computing Science
Dentistry
Education
English Language and Linguistics
English Literature
Fine Art
  • TBC
  • TBC
French
Geography
Historical Studies
Law
Maths for Engineering - Chemical Engineering

 

Engineering students will take part in the 'Maths for Engineering strand' for your online days (Monday & Tuesday).

You will then move to your Engineering specialism strand for your on-campus days (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday).

This means you will have access to two separate Canvas courses and will have two different Academic strand leaders

Maths for Engineering - Civil Engineering & Geosciences
  • Coming Soon

Engineering students will take part in the 'Maths for Engineering strand' for your online days (Monday & Tuesday).

You will then move to your Engineering specialism strand for your on-campus days (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday).

This means you will have access to two separate Canvas courses and will have two different Academic strand leaders

 

 

Maths for Engineering - Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Engineering students will take part in the 'Maths for Engineering strand' for your online days (Monday & Tuesday).

You will then move to your Engineering specialism strand for your on-campus days (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday).

This means you will have access to two separate Canvas courses and will have two different Academic strand leaders

Maths for Engineering - Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture

 

Engineering students will take part in the 'Maths for Engineering strand' for your online days (Monday & Tuesday).

You will then move to your Engineering specialism strand for your on-campus days (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday).

This means you will have access to two separate Canvas courses and will have two different Academic strand leaders

Maths for Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

 

Engineering students will take part in the 'Maths for Engineering strand' for your online days (Monday & Tuesday).

You will then move to your Engineering specialism strand for your on-campus days (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday).

This means you will have access to two separate Canvas courses and will have two different Academic strand leaders

Maths, Stats and Physics
Media
Medicine

Medicine strand students will be allocated a group number so you know which session rotations you're doing on Thursday & Friday. This email will come from the Medicine strand leader during the start of PASS week.

Music
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
  • Coming soon
Speech and Language Sciences
Sport and Exercise Science
Urban Planning

Your provisional timetable

Your timetable includes all of your academic sessions, social activities and logistical arrangements for the week of PASS. It is colour coded so you can see which sessions are compulsory and which sessions are optional

You must attend all compulsory sessions in order to successfully pass the PARTNERS Academic Summer School and meet the conditions of your reduced offer.

Compulsory timetabled slots include:

  • all academic sessions
  • 'Ask the Experts' webinar (preferably attend live, but you can also catch up on one of the recordings)
  • HE Skills Module via Canvas
  • registration
  • induction
  • accomodation briefing (for students staying overnight)

Optional timetabled slots include:

  • on-campus social activities
  • wellbeing support
  • Academic Open Office

Timetable variations

Courses and assessment

Academic courses are delivered by undergraduate teaching staff. Activities will vary depending upon what subject you've applied to. You will have been notified by the PARTNERS team what subject strand you are on. If you're not sure, drop us an email and we can let you know.

Assessment at the Summer School

All subject strands contain a formative piece of work that you must complete. You will receive feedback on this from your academic strand leader. You'll receive more details about your assessment once the Summer School begins.