Overview<br>Explore neuroscience in the context of both normal physiology and disease<br>Boost your employability with an optional professional placement in the UK or abroad and gain valuable experience working as part of a leading research team<br>Develop your critical-thinking by working in small groups with expert facilitators<br>Gain in-demand transferrable skills in statistical methods, analysis, and effective communication across a range of media<br>Take an active part in scientific discovery within our world-renowned research community, working with researchers on current research.<br>Course content<br>Our BSc in Neuroscience has been carefully designed to help you understand the human body and the world around us, using the latest ideas about biological processes in nervous tissues.Understanding these processes better could transform healthcare and illuminate what it means to be human. To do this, we use small-group teaching throughout the course to help you develop your subject knowledge and capacity for critical thinking.You’ll be given an introduction to neuroscience in your first year, including the practical and theoretical grounding needed to appreciate contemporary neuroscience research in context. You’ll then be able specialise your degree to your career ambitions in the following years.If you choose the professional placement for this course, it will take place between your second and third (final) year.Your future<br>student wearing mortar board on graduation<br>This course prioritises your development of the range of skills needed for scientific research. Critical thinking forms the core of this, with a focus on helping you to communicate effectively across a range of media. You’ll expand your numeracy and knowledge of statistical methods, with the option to specialise further in mathematics and computation.A clear focus on these skills means that our Neuroscience course will prepare you for employment in a wide variety of careers, including:Postgraduate study: MSc or PhD<br>NHS-entry: Scientist Training Programme (STP), or Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)<br>Industry: Research and Development; Clinical Trials; Sales and Marketing<br>Scientific Officer or Public, Private or Third Sector<br>Graduate entry to Medicine or Dentistry.