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By: Caroline Elaine <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I’ll give you a little teaser of your first year at Newcastle University if you’re planning to study at BNS school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was giving the offer holders’ students a tour of the school, I noticed that some of the questions they asked were quite similar. For example, how are the lectures, what modules are we studying, and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, I’ll go over some of the things I believe you should all know. Hopefully, after reading this, you have a better idea of how your first year of university will go. Okay, let\u2019s get started! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Modules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What modules do we have in the first year? For the first year within the BMS umbrella of degrees, we all share the same modules from the biomedical sciences, biochemistry, biomedical genetics, physiology, and pharmacology. This is because you can get a taste of everything and decide whether you want to stay in the same degree or switch to a different one e.g. to biochemistry or pharmacology.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am studying biomedical sciences now and the modules I have for the first year are cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, and practical skills<\/strong> for semester 1. For semester 2, I have microbiology and immunology, physiology, pharmacology, and practical skills.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lectures<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Given that all five majors share the same modules for the first year, you can imagine how many students there are in total (there are a lot of students; in my year, there are more than 300). As a result, we can only use two of our school’s largest lecture halls that can accommodate that many students: the David Shaw lecture theatre<\/strong> and the RB. Green lecture theatre.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n