Neuroscience and Psychology

Course detail Description

In years 1 & 2 you will study a mixture of core and mandatory modules. Some courses are shared with the Psychology BSc and incorporate the British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited curriculum conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for chartered membership of the society. Other modules will develop your understanding of neural science and methods, and build your skills and confidence in statistical analysis and computing using software such as R and Matlab.

You will have the opportunity study abroad for a year, or put your knowledge and skills in practice during a professional placement year. Our unique partnership with South London & Maudsley Hospital (SLaM), and the more than 100 research teams at the IoPPN, from basic and clinical neuroscience, to developmental neurobiology, to neuroimaging and psychiatric research, to neurodevelopmental and age-related disorders, ensure that you will find a placement that meets your interests. In your final year you can choose from an exciting and wide range of optional modules covering all flavours of neuroscience and psychology.

This course is taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and significant element of directed self-study.

Year 1

Scheduled learning and teaching (28%) | Independent study (72%) | Placements (0%)

Year 2

Scheduled learning and teaching (27%) | Independent study (73%) | Placements (0%)

Year 3

Scheduled learning and teaching (20%) | Independent study (80%) | Placements (0%)

This course is assessed through a combination of coursework – written work and presentations – examinations and, for some optional modules, practical assessment

Year 1

Written exams (47%) | Practical exams (3%) | Coursework (50%)

Year 2

Written exams (54%) | Practical exams (0%) | Coursework (46%)

Year 3

Written exams (55%) | Practical exams (12%) | Coursework (33%)

Teaching for your first two years will be split between Guy’s Campus and Denmark Hill Campus. Students on the four year Neuroscience and Psychology BSc will spend their third year either at a partner institution abroad or on a professional placement. In your final year, you will primarily be based at Denmark Hill, but exact locations will vary according to the optional modules you select.

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Structure

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 120 credits each academic year. We review our modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School/department for further advice.

• Psychology and the Brain
• Psychology and Society
• Psychology and Development
• Psychology and the Individual
• The Making of a Brain
• Brain Form and Function

• Research Methods and Statistics with R 1
• Research Methods and Statistics with R 2

There are no optional modules for this course in Year 1.

Year 2 Required Modules

Required 15-credit modules:

• Distorted Worlds: Variation in Perception & Memory
• Choices: Agency, Autonomy and Addiction
• Origins of Individual Differences
• The Cognitive Brain
• The Eectrophysiological Brain
• Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
• Computing for Brain Cognitive Scientists
• Research Methods and Statistics with R 3

Year 3

Students on the four year BSc Neuroscience & Psychology with a year abroad course will spend
their third year studying abroad before returning to complete their final year with us.

Partner institutions currently include:

• Korea University
• Yonsei University
• The George Washington University
• The New School-Eugene Lang College
• University of Michigan
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Western University
• University of Melbourne
• Australia National University
• University of Auckland

Students on the four year BSc Neuroscience & Psychology with a year Professional Placement course will spend their third year on placement before returning to complete their final year with King’s.

If you are on the three year Neuroscience & Psychology BSc course, you will take the final year modules in your third year.

If you are on the three year Neuroscience & Psychology BSc course, you will take the final year modules in your third year.

During your final year you are required to conduct a research project worth 45 credits (this is required if you want to be eligible for BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership).

Alternatively, you need to take the following two modules:

• eLearning or Science Media/Public Engagement Project (30 credits)
• Neuroscience & Society (15 credits)

Students on the BSc Neuroscience & Psychology course may have the opportunity to apply for transfer onto one of the four-year courses. This transfer cannot be arranged or guaranteed at the time of application to the course.

In addition, students are required to take five modules from a range of optional modules (15 credits each), which may typically include:

• Imaging the Brain, Reading the Mind
• Computational Neuroscience
• Complex Systems and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• Memory Mechanisms in Health and Disease
• Neuroscience and Society
• Machine Learning in Neuroscience
• Pharmacology of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
• Neuroendocrinology
• Addiction
• Behavioural Genetics
• Psychosis: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
• Neurodegenerative Disorders and Mechanisms
• Economic Psychology
• Abnormal Psychology
• Introduction to Forensic Psychology
• Topics in the Philosophy of Psychology