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Neuroscience
BSc (Hons)
Why study this course?
Explore the mystery of the human brain: the central nervous system,
the impact of drugs upon it, and the molecular biology of diseases
and disorders of the brain. Study Neuroscience at Keele and you’ll
learn how the brain works - and why it sometimes does not.
INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Introduction to Neuroscience
• Physiology and Anatomy
• Biochemistry*
• Molecular Cell Biology*
Second Year
• Neuroscience Research Methods
• Neurodevelopment
• Neuron to Brain
• Neuroanatomy*
• Neuropharmacology
• Learning and Memory
• Cell Signalling*
Third Year
• Experimental Research Project
• Behavioural Neuroscience
• Regeneration and Repair in the
Nervous System
• Brain disease
• Special Senses
• Current Topics in Neuroscience
*Modules only available for Single
Honours students
You’ll discover how we learn and remember, how our
brains control the body, and how the brain regenerates
and repairs itself. You could study interesting disciplines
such as neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology and
neuropathology. Single Honours Neuroscience enables
you to focus your studies on an in-depth coverage of a
wide range of Neuroscience topics.
If you choose Combined Honours Neuroscience you
will combine the core elements of Neuroscience with
the ability to choose other areas of the subject that may
interest you.
Working in diverse ways, including in our modern labs,
you’ll develop your independent research skills as you
learn to acquire, interpret and analyse data from multiple
sources. You’ll also understand how neuroscience can
help us understand medical problems and improve the
quality of life.
What will this mean for my future?
Your degree will open up exciting careers in sectors as
varied as healthcare, scientific research, pharmacology,
IT, publishing and more. You might choose to work as a
research scientist in academia or the drug industry, or
work as a clinical neuroscientist in the hospital sector.
With further study, you might go on to become a clinical
psychologist, psychiatrist, doctor, pharmacologist or
systems analyst. If you choose our four year course,
with a year’s industrial placement, you’ll have the added
benefit of significant work experience to offer employers.
The single honours Neuroscience and the Neuroscience
and Biochemistry combined honours courses are
accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. Accredited
degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation
in biological knowledge and key skills, and prepare
graduates to address the needs of employers.
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - B141
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Single Honours
A level: ABB
BTEC: DDM
Combined Honours
A level: BBB/ABC
BTEC: DDM
For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements
Course duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international or
placement year
International Year
Yes