Since the 1st August 2011, the University has a new academic structure. There are now two faculties, each of which contains three academic schools.
As well as changes to the structures, and the introduction of the new faculties and schools, the coming months and years will see an increase on the importance placed on providing an entrepreneurial focus to Newport students. Some courses already include modules designed to teach business and commercial skills to students, and this will be rolled out across the University in the coming years. On top of the added focus within courses, students will continue to benefit from the University’s business services such as the Bright Ideas Programme
All of the courses within our academic Schools have been easily categorised into subject areas. You can find out further information about each subject including news and student experiences by visiting our subject specific webpages.
Faculty of Arts and Business
This faculty brings together of Art, Media & Design with Business. Based at the City Campus, this Faculty will help our creative students become more enterprising and entrepreneurial in their thinking and our business students more creative.
The Faculty builds on great areas of strength and international reputations in the areas of Design, Photography, Film, Animation, Business, Computing and Engineering.
• School of Design, Engineering, Fashion and Technology
Subject areas include: Advertising Design, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Computing, Engineering
Research and Associated areas: Cognitive Robotics Research Centre, Design Centre, Smart Clothes & Wearable technology, Centre for Information Operations.
• School of Film, Photography and Digital Media
Subject areas include: Film, Animation, Fine Art, Performing Arts, Creative Sound & Music, Computer Games Design, Photography, Foundation Studies in Art & Design
Research and Associated areas: Institute for Advanced Broadcasting, Performance Screen & Media Research Centre , , European Centre for Photographic Research, Skillset Media Academy.
• Newport Business School
Subject areas include: Accountancy, Business, Human Resource Management, Law, Marketing
Research and Associated areas: Value Flow Research Centre, Women in Society, Business Accountability and Responsibility Centre, Applied Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Centre.
Faculty of Education and Social Sciences
This faculty is based at the Caerleon Campus and encompasses activity within initial teacher training, further teacher development, education and training, counselling, social work, criminal justice, youth work and sport as well as playing a pivotal role in the University’s contribution to widening access for all andpromoting social justice across South East Wales. Within the faculty there will be extra emphasis on collaboration between fields and commercial focus.
The academic areas within the Faculty carry long standing reputations and high levels of staff expertise with them
• School of Education
Subject areas include: Primary Studies, Secondary teaching, Post-compulsory Education & Training, Adult Literacy & Numeracy, PGCE
Research and Associated areas: South East Wales Centre for Teacher Education & Training.
• School of Humanities & Lifelong Learning
Subject areas include: Applied Drama, Creative & Therapeutic Arts, English, Creative Writing, History, Religious Studies, Early Years, Education, Access & Foundation, Combined Open Studies. Postgraduate education programmes:- Special Educational Needs, Autism, Art Psychotherapy, Hearing & Visual Impairment, Education Leadership & Management, TESOL & TEAL
Research and Associated areas: Centre for Regeneration & Community Engagement, Quality Work, Employability, Skills and Training (QWEST), South Wales Centre for Historical and Interdisciplinary Research.
• School of Sport, Health & Applied Social Sciences
Subject areas include: Counselling, Community Health, Criminology, Nutrition, Psychology, Social Studies, Social Work, Sport, Youth Work
Research and Associated areas: Dyscovery Centre, Community Counselling Clinic, Partnership and Integrated Practice, Centre for Critical Social Studies, Social Ethics Research Group
The running and management of the University’s Sport Centre also comes under this School.
The Centre for Community and Lifelong Learning (CCLL)
CCLL will continue to be based at Caerleon campus with an outreach facility at Tredegar and focus on the University’s work to widen participation within the Heads of the Valleys and the wider Gwent region.
While CCLL will sit within the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, it will continue to have a separate identity due to its unique position in helping to meet the University’s commitments to improve access to higher education.
As well as providing education, courses and research focused on improving the economic and social development of the region, CCLL is a key deliverer of the UHOVI (Universities, Heads of the Valleys Institute) project in partnership with the University of Glamorgan and Further Education Colleges.