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Teaching quality

At Northumbria, students enjoy an educational experience that will set them up for life, taught by experts passionate about their subject. Northumbria's courses are at the forefront of current knowledge and practice and are shaped by world-leading and internationally excellent research.

Using research to inform teaching in an ambitious learning community, Northumbria's inspirational lecturers bring professional links and practical experience to the classroom. By combining their excellence in research and education, Northumbria offers continuously evolving learning to empower a new generation of leaders.

A blend of on-campus and online learning means core learning occurs on campus through interactive group sessions such as seminars, workshops, specialist lab sessions and supporting tutorials. This is supported by online content and materials, enabling students to access learning at a time that suits them via their user-friendly virtual learning environment, Blackboard Ultra.

Northumbria places 14th in the UK for 'value added' for students whilst at the university. Value added is an analysis of students' degree results with their entry qualifications to show how effectively they are taught (The Guardian University Guide, 2024).

Department structure

A wide variety of courses are offered at Northumbria University across various , including:
 

• Architecture & Built Environment: Housed in impressive new facilities and focusing on the teaching, research and enterprise of Architecture, Interior Architecture, Quantity and Building Surveying, Real Estate and Housing. Ranked 11^th in the UK for Research Power (REF 2021).
• Computer & Information Sciences: This is a leading department with an award-winning, state-of-the-art £7m building. It features leading work in computer science, games, animation and visual effects, computer forensics and security, network technology, website development, library management, and data and information sciences. It is ranked 12th in the UK for Research Power (REF 2021) 
• Newcastle Business School (NBS): NBS is globally recognised for offering some of the best business-related courses in the UK and is home to a specialist Business Clinic designed to give students hands-on business experience. NBS was also the first Business School in Europe to be awarded double AACSB accreditation.
• Northumbria Law School: Northumbria’s £70m state-of-the-art city centre location provides an outstanding learning environment. Professional facilities include courtrooms, an on-site law practice library, and a multi-award-winning Student Law Office, which provides students with hands-on law experiences.
• Northumbria School of Design: Partners include household names such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Microsoft, Mars, Unilever, and Nike. The School of Design also boasts an illustrious design alumni list, including Sir Jonathan Ive (former Senior Vice President of Apple) and Rob Law MBE (Founder of Trunki). It is ranked 4th in the UK for Research Power in Art and Design (REF 2021).
• Nursing: Excellent reputation for collaboration with key partners like the NHS, and the department is also well-established with highly rated Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) approved programmes.