1. Choosing a Course and University and PARTNERS

2. Themes  Why Higher Education?  Choosing the Right Course  Entry Requirements  Choosing the Right Institution  Financial Support  PARTNERS

3. Why Higher Education?  Vocational

4. Why Higher Education?  Vocational  Academic

5. Why Higher Education?  Vocational  Academic  Social!

6. Athletic Union Sports Clubs American Football, Athletics and Cross-Country, Badminton Basketball, Boat, Boxing Training/Boxercise, Canoe, Canoe Polo,Caving, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Cricket, Fencing, Football, Go Karting, Golf, Hockey, Ice Hockey, Jitsu, Judo, Karate (Shotokan),Lacrosse, Mountain Bike, Mountaineering, Netball, Orienteering, Parachute, Polo, Riding, Rugby Union, Rugby League, Sailing, Ski & Snowboard, Squash, Sub Aqua, Surf, Swimming & Water Polo,Table Tennis, Tae Kwon Do, Tennis Ten Pin Bowling, Thai Boxing, Trampoline, volleyball, Windsurfing…

7. Clubs and Societies Acoustic Music, Afro Society, Amegos (Spanish & Portuguese), Amnesty, International, Anglo Japanese, Architectural, Art Postgrad, Bio Hazard, BMG (Genetics), Breakfast Club, Buddhist Meditation, Bugsoc, BUNAC (Camp Counsellors In America), Camp for Free Education, Cat (Catwalk/Fashion Show),Changeringers, Cheerleaders, Chinese Students, Dance, Dance Music, Duke of Edinburgh, Earth & Environment, Fellwalking, Fine Art, Free Tibet, Grad Soc, Guinness & Real Ale, Irish, Jazz, Les Headonistes, LGB Society (Lesbian, Gay & Bi-Sexual), Libyan, Link Society (St John Ambulance), Literary, Mad Volunteers, Maggot, Malaysian, Mauritian, Medic’s Review, Motor Sport, Nomad (WorldTravel), NUTS (Theatre), PANTS (Planning), Rock, Wine…

8. Choosing the Right Course  Subject and course content

9. Choosing the Right Course  Subject and course content  Type of course

10. Choosing the Right Course  Subject and course content  Type of course  Entry requirements

11. Choosing the Right Course  Subject and course content  Type of course  Entry requirements  Opportunities in Europe and abroad

12. Choosing the Right Course A completely new subject A subject you have already studied at school or college A combination of familiar & new subjects

13. Do you know? How many courses are on offer? Over 51,000

14. Some familiar courses… Art…Biology…Business Studies…Chemistry…Design.. Drama…English…French…Geography...History…Italian …Journalism…Law…Maths…Medicine…Nutrition…Politics …Physics…Religious Studies …Sociology…Sport Science… Tourism…Veterinary Science…Zoology

15. …and some less familiar Air Conditioning…Australian Studies… Business Economics with Gambling Studies…Brewing & Distilling… Complementary Medicine… Leisure Management & Golf Studies …Museum & Exhibition Design… Paramedic Science…Police & Criminal Investigation…Science & Science Fiction…Surf Science

16. Types of Courses Single English Language (BA) Joint Geography and Statistics (BSc) Major/Minor Modern Languages with Accounting (BA) Combined Combined Studies (BA) Sandwich Applied Biology with Placement Year (BSc)

17. Entry Requirements  Specific entrance requirements (subjects, grades required)  Personal qualities  Market forces  Check typical offers. Be sensible and realistic!

18. Do you know?  How many universities there are? Over 250!

19. Choosing the Right Institution What type?  Old or new?  Collegiate?  City or campus?

20. Choosing the Right Institution What Size?  Number of students in total?  Number on selected course?

21. Choosing the Right Institution Where would I live?  Halls of Residence?  Self catering flats?  Private accommodation?

22. Choosing the Right Institution Accessibility?  How far is it from home?  How much will it cost to go home?

23. Choosing the Right Institution Social Life?  Clubs & societies?  Sport?  Music, theatre….

24. Financial Support University Financial Support:  What’s on offer?  Are you eligible?  How and when do you apply?

25. Is it the right place for you?

26. …through PARTNERS at Newcastle University:  Partnerships with 85 local schools and 14 FE colleges  Programme of activities and opportunities that give you a taste of Higher Education and provide routes into Newcastle University for students from PARTNERS schools and colleges Find out what it’s all about…

27. Activities and Opportunities Year 12/first-year college  Student Shadowing – Medicine & Dentistry (12 March 2007)  The HE Experience (13 – 16 March 2007)  Bitesize Uni (16–20 July 2007) Year 13/final-year college  Subject-specific Student Shadowing (November 2007)  Routes into Newcastle University for students from PARTNERS schools and colleges  The chance to receive practical and financial support (bursaries, prizes and scholarships…)

28. Questions

29. For further information, please contact us on: Telephone: 0191 222 5594 E-mail: enquiries@ncl.ac.uk Website: www.ncl.ac.uk