BSc Neuroscience
Entry requirements
A level: ABB in three A Levels including B in two Science subjects from the Keele Defined Sciences List. IB: 655 in Higher Levels including two Science subjects from the Keele Defined Sciences List at Higher Level, or 32 points including two Higher Level Science subjects from the Keele Defined Sciences List.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience, combining the study of the nervous system with brain function and behaviour. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Human Behaviour, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students can undertake a final-year Research Project, with options ranging from lab-based research to bioinformatics and outreach. A placement year or study-abroad year is available, and the programme is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.
Modules
- Introduction to Neuroscience
- Human Physiology and Anatomy
- Practical and Academic Skills in Bioscience
- Molecules of Life
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Neuroscience Research Methods
- Practical and Professional Skills in Bioscience
- Functional Neuroanatomy
- Neurophysiology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Neurodevelopment
- Neuropharmacology
- Learning and Memory
- Flexible Work Placement (Level 5)
- Neuroimaging and Cognitive Neuroscience
- Employability and Communication Skills in Bioscience
- Behavioural Neuroscience
- Current Research Topics in Neuroscience
- Research Project
- Neuropathology
- Models in Neuroscience Research
- Omics Technologies
- Regeneration and Repair in the Nervous System
- Special Senses
- Epidemiology
- Tropical Biology Field Course
- Flexible Work Placement (Level 6)
- Professional Experience in Education