Northumbria University
Northumbria University is a forward-looking institution known for its strengths in business, design, engineering, health and the creative industries. With a strong emphasis on real-world experience and industry connections, it offers a modern, career-focused education that attracts students from across the UK and around the world.
Located in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, the campus is close to everything that makes the city a vibrant place to study – galleries, markets, riverside walks and a famously welcoming student community. Newcastle combines historic architecture with a lively nightlife and arts scene, giving the city a dynamic but down-to-earth feel.
Outside your studies, you can explore the beautiful Northumberland coastline and castle-hop your way north, get a photo with the famous Angel of the North sculpture, or visit some of the Harry Potter filming locations, such as Durham Cathedral and Alnwick Castle. With easy links to Scotland and the rest of England, Northumbria offers a great base for discovering both the culture and natural beauty of the UK.
Essentials
- Architecture and built environment (architecture, construction management, quantity surveying)
- Art and design (all majors except interaction design, only very limited game design modules for AVG students)
- Communication studies (digital)
- Computer and information sciences
- Engineering (mechanical, civil construction, electrical and electronic)
- Health science (psychology)
- Language and culture (international studies)
- Science (analytics, food, environmental)
- Social sciences and public policy (criminology, social sciences, psychology)
- Sport, exercise and health
On a first-come-first-served basis, but securing a room is highly likely if you take action quickly.
Semester dates
- Semester 1: September-January
- Semester 2: January-May
When to apply for an exchange to Northumbria University
- Semester 1 – apply by the 1 December AUT deadline
- Semester 2 – apply by the 1 July AUT deadline
Credit equivalence
20 credits = 20 AUT points
Full semester workload = 60 credits = 60 AUT points
Modules (papers) at Northumbria University will usually be 20 credits or 40 credits, so students will typically take 2-3 modules for the semester while on exchange.
Course levels
Typically, undergraduate students will spend three years studying a single subject that forms their course (major)
- Level 4: first year of undergraduate programmes
- Level 5: second year of undergraduate programmes
- Level 6: third/final year of undergraduate programmes
Specific subject requirements/restrictions
All students applying for art, design, or architecture courses will need to provide a portfolio to submit alongside the application to Northumbria. Applications are assessed by subject tutors to check for suitability for that programme.
Art and design subjects have set study plans, so students will be given modules that make up the full semester's worth of credits.
There is a very limited offering of game design modules within the Department of Computer & Information Sciences.
Students will be nominated for a specific programme at Northumbria, so students are not able to mix-and-match modules between different programmes. Any optional modules within the subject area will be listed on each individual programme page in the Modules and Timetabling section of their inbound webpages.