Master of Neuroscience (4 years)

University of Southampton

Bachelor's degree

In Southampton

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Southampton

  • Start date

    September

Introducing your course
Through expert training and guidance in subjects as diverse as cell biology, genetics, and biochemistry, you will become well equipped with the fundamental sciences to tackle this truly interdisciplinary subject matter.
You will build on the foundation of biomedical sciences in year one, with increasing neuroscience specialisation through successive years. This culminates in the final-year with an extensive individual research project, supported by a unique ‘Advanced Neuroscience’ module in which leading researchers give master classes, preparing you for a neuroscience career.
This course provides an ideal stepping stone to scientific or clinically-related postgraduate research, or a career in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

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Southampton (Hampshire)
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University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Subjects

  • Credit
  • Biology
  • Project
  • Bioscience
  • Neuroscience

Course programme

Year 1

Semester OneCompulsory

BIOL1020Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Core Skills in the Life Sciences

CHEM1039Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Biological Chemistry

BIOL1007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Macromolecules of Life

BIOL1011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Systems Physiology

Semester TwoCompulsory

BIOL1006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cell Biology and Genetics

BIOL1008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Metabolism and Metabolic Disorders

BIOL1013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Integrative Mammalian Physiology

BIOL1021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Behaviour of Biomolecules

Year 2

Semester OneCompulsory

BIOL2010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Flow of Genetic Information

BIOL2016Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Pharmacology A

BIOL2014Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Neuroscience

Optional

BIOL2012Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Exploring Proteins: Structure and Function

BIOL2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cell Biology

BIOL2043Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Biotechnology and the Living Cell

BIOL2008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Quantitative Methods in Biological and Environmental Science

BIOL2039Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Animal Behaviour

PHIL1006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Political Philosophy

UOSM2010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Global Challenges

Semester TwoCompulsory

BIOL2011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

BIOL2022Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Immunology, Infection and Inflammation

BIOL2040Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Neural Basis of Behaviour

Optional

BIOL2012Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Exploring Proteins: Structure and Function

BIOL2013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Bioinformatics and DNA Technology

BIOL2017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Pharmacology B

BIOL2018Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Adaptive Physiology

BIOL2044Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Medical Microbiology

SOES1009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Living Earth

UOSM2001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Business Skills for Employability

UOSM2026Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ethics in Science, Engineering and Technology: Jekyll and Hyde

Year 3

Take section on project modules from MBioMedical Sci

In addition to the modules listed below, in Year 3 you will also take one of the following compulsory combinations:

In Depth Research Project (BIOL3034, 15 ECTS) or

Bioscience Business (BIOL3058, 15 ECTS) or

Bioscience Education (BIOL 3059, 15 ECTS)

A combination of two 7.5 ECTS modules, taken from Literature Research Project (BIOL3031/32), Short Research Project (BIOL3050), Bioscience Communication (BIOL3060/3066)

You can take up to two optional modules in each semester normally taken from the choices below including a free elective from any other discipline.

Semester OneCompulsory

BIOL3025Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Neuropharmacology of CNS Disorders

BIOL3021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Optional

BIOL3001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Current Topics in Cell Biology

BIOL3012Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cell Membranes

BIOL3014Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Molecular Cell Biology

BIOL3015Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Regulation of Gene Expression

BIOL3027Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Selective Toxicity

BIOL3037Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Immunology

BIOL3043Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cellular and Molecular Pathology

BIOL3054Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Nutrition in Health and Disease: Part1

BIOL3063Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

UOSM2010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Global Challenges

Semester TwoOptional

BIOL3017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Molecular and Structural Basis of Disease

BIOL3018Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Molecular Pharmacology

BIOL3020Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Systems Neuroscience

BIOL3022Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cell Signalling in Health and Disease

BIOL3048Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Neurodegenerative Disease

UOSM2001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Business Skills for Employability

UOSM2026Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ethics in Science, Engineering and Technology: Jekyll and Hyde

Year 4

Semester OneCompulsory

BIOL6053Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Current Research

BIOL6013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 60

Advanced Research Project

BIOL6067Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Advanced Neuroscience

Optional

BIOL6071Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cancer Chromosome Biology

BIOL6073Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Critical Thinking in Biological Research

BIOL6074Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

BIOL1021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Behaviour of Biomolecules

BIOL6024Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Selective Toxicity

BIOL6027Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Regulation of Gene Expression

BIOL6031Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cell Membranes

BIOL6037Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Pathophysiology of the Lung

BIOL6038Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Immunology

BIOL6039Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cellular and Molecular Pathology

BIOL6042Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Nutrition in Health and Disease: Part 1

BIOL6055Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 7.5

Computational methods for biological data analysis

Semester TwoOptional

BIOL6034Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Systems Neuroscience

BIOL6022Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Molecular Pharmacology

BIOL6045Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Neurodegenerative Disease

Additional information

Study Locations: , Biological Sciences Building, Highfield Campus

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Master of Neuroscience (4 years)

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