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BSc (Hons)

Neuroscience

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

B140

Delivery

Campus Taught

Foundation entry

Explore the most complex organ in the body - the nervous system. You’ll learn how the brain and nervous system work to alter behaviour, perception, mood and memory from a cognitive and physiological psychology perspective.

Neuroscience is literally the ‘science of the brain.’ Studying such a complex organ – along with the nervous system it controls – requires the insights you can only gain from a multidisciplinary approach.

You’ll learn to understand the cause and treatment for a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and depression.

During the first two years you’ll acquire the background knowledge that will prepare you for a future career in neuroscience and related areas. Then in your final year you’ll be given the opportunity to specialise in core areas.

Why study with us

Our degree is one of the few that offers you a multidisciplinary approach to cover areas of biological science alongside core areas of psychology.
Our custom-designed laboratories include a psychophysiology suite and brain imaging lab, as well as our pharmacy and biomedical labs.
Learn from specialists in areas including neuroimaging, psychopharmacology, physiological psychology, cognitive neuroscience and molecular neurobiology.

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What you'll do

You can build experience and skills by assisting researchers on paid internships, conferences, publications and grants or part-time assistant work.
Gain an integrated understanding of the science of the brain by studying topics from both a psychological and biological perspective.
You’ll study biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology, offering a multi-faceted approach to understanding how the nervous system functions and impacts our behaviour.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

90%Face-to-face

10%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Future careers

As it covers such a diverse range of disciplines, our Neuroscience BSc (Hons) degree offers a diverse range of career possibilities – from medicine and rehabilitation, to research and education.

By the time you graduate from this course, you’ll have a diverse scientific skillset – offering the starting point for a variety of different career paths. As such, it’s a degree that could lead into science teaching, science writing, research in the pharmaceutical industry or a range of roles in the healthcare sector, to name but a few. With further study, even more doors open up - from medicine to academia.

During your studies, you can enhance your career prospects with all sorts of placements and internships. The final year placement module could take you to work either in labs, rehabilitation centres or brain rehabilitation, while we also offer the chance to spend a year on placement – honing your skills in labs, charities or healthcare centres. You could even take part in our research programmes with a paid internship as an assistant, or by working on research conferences or research publications. With a range of options, you’ll have every opportunity to put some career-boosting experience on your CV.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£9250 per year

Sandwich year£1000 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country and see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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During your first year you’ll gain a wide breadth of knowledge drawn from various scientific disciplines so that you understand the inner workings of the nervous system from biological, chemical and psychological perspectives. During your second year you’ll deepen your knowledge of models, theories and techniques in neuroscience. In your final year you’ll choose from a range of interesting a topical modules as well as undertaking an in-depth neuroscience project that can be based around any of the underpinning disciplines.

You can opt to gain vital work experience and boost your employability by undertaking a placement in industry. This will normally take place between Year 2 and Year 3. You’ll also have the option to embark on an International Year, which involves spending time studying at an institution overseas. It’s a great opportunity to get a global perspective on neuroscience and work in laboratories at other internationally renowned universities.

Assessments are designed to allow you to demonstrate your skills and knowledge of the course. You’ll complete essays and lab reports, with assignments designed to mirror the tasks or skills required by potential employers.

The School of Psychology has over 35 laboratories, including a number dedicated to Neuroscience techniques. You’ll also use facilities across the University for ‘wet’ lab teaching and research.

Our Brain Imaging Lab (BiL) houses electroencephalography (EEG), functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), functional Transcranial Doppler sonography (fTCD) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to enable you to learn the basis of neuroimaging and related techniques, learn about the brain and brain function. You’ll also have access to specialised laboratories for tissue culture, cellular and molecular biology, enabling you to gain practical experience in lab techniques such as culturing cells, explore neuroanatomy or learn how to perform assays.

Our new Clinical, Health and Psychobiology Suite for student and staff researchers greatly enhances our ability to understand the biological/neural basis of reward and pleasure, including how drugs of abuse can hijack this circuitry, or how this circuitry may be dysfunctional in affective disorders such as depression.

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This course is based in the School of Psychology and Computer Science located in the Faculty of Science and Technology

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