Neuroscience Intercalated BSc

Course detail Description

How the brain functions is one of the great questions in science, and how to fix it when it goes wrong is one of the great challenges for humanity. Our intercalated Neuroscience BSc course will give you an insight into how medical science is attempting to address this challenge. You will look in detail at the nervous system and its function, development and disease. You will benefit from lectures and seminars delivered by experts from departments within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) and the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine (FoLSM), as well as visiting lecturers from outside the college, many of whom are the leaders in their fields.

There are three pathways to achieving your intercalated Neuroscience BSc: a Laboratory-based research option; a Neuroscience and Neuropsychology option, which includes a research project; and a library-based research project option, which offers a greater range and flexibility of lecture-based modules, including a module on research project design and/or a laboratory practical module.

Teaching

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and practical work. The course also requires a significant element of self-study.

Seminars & Tutorials

Practicals/Lab Work

Private Study

21 hours

99 hours

120 hours

Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.

Assessment

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework, practicals and examination.

Written Examinations

Coursework

Practical

33%

54%

13%

Regulating body

King’s College London is regulated by the Office for Students.

Location

This course is primarily taught at our King's College London Guy’s and Waterloo Campuses, both on the South Bank of the Thames, putting you at the heart of everything London has to offer in terms of academic resources and also close to its social and entertainment attractions.

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Structure

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 120 credits. This is a one year course.

There are three possible pathways:

Option A: Developmental Neuroscience/Systems Neuroscience/ Neurodegeneration – with the emphasis on laboratory-based research.

Option B: Neuroscience and Neuropsychology – includes a psychology research project.

Option C: A library-based research project – a broader range of lecture-based modules, with options to study the conduct of research and undertake laboratory practicals.

Option A: Developmental Neuroscience/SystemsNeuroscience/ Neurodegeneration – with the emphasis on laboratory-based research.

You are required to take the following modules:

• Laboratory-based Research Project in Neuroscience (45 credits)

• Principles of Neurobiological Research (15 credits)

Option B: Neuroscience and Neuropsychology – includes a psychology research project

You are required to take the following modules:

• Cognitive Neuropsychology (30 credits)

• Research Methods and Statistics Psychology Project (30 credits)

You are required to take one of the following modules:

• Cellular and Systems Neuroscience (30 credits)

• Memory Mechanisms in Health and Disease (15 credits)

Option C: A library-based research project – a broader range of lecture-based modules, with options to study the conduct of research and undertake laboratory practicals.

You are required to take the following modules:

• Literature based Research Project in the Neurosciences (15 credits)

and/or

• Project Design in Neuroscience (30 credits)

• Developmental Neurobiology (30 credits) and Cellular & Systems Neuroscience (30 credits)

• Developmental Neurobiology (30 credits) and Mechanisms of Development (30 credits)

• Developmental Neurobiology (30 credits) and Memory Mechanisms in Health & Disease (15 credits) and Imaging the Brain Reading the Mind (15 credits)

• Perspectives on Pain & Nervous System Disorders (30 credits) and Cellular & Systems Neuroscience (30 credits)

• Perspectives on Pain & Nervous System Disorders (30 credits) and Mechanisms of Development (30 credits)

Option B: Neuroscience and Neuropsychology – includes a psychology research project
Take sufficient credits to bring your total for the year to 120, from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Pharmacology of Neurological & Psychiatric Disease (15 credits)

• Neuroendocrinology (15 credits)

• Imaging the Brain, Reading the Mind (15 credits)

Option C: A library-based research project
Take sufficient credits to bring your total for the year to 120, from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Cellular & Systems Neuroscience (30 credits)

• Cellular Basis of Drug Dependence (30 credits)

• Neuroendocrinology (15 credits)

• Developmental Neurobiology (30 credits)

• Mechanisms of Development (30 credits)

• Behavioural Sciences (15 credits)

• Perspectives on Pain & Nervous System Disorders (30 credits)

• Pharmacology of Neurological & Psychiatric Disease (15 credits)

• Experimental Topics in Neuroscience (15 credits)

• Memory Mechanisms in Health & Disease (15 credits)

• Imaging the Brain, Reading the Mind (15 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant courses of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest that you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.