Neuroscience MSci

Master

In Brighton

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    4 Years

Learn from world-leading experts in the Sussex Neuroscience research programme. You can choose from a range of modules based on the latest research –from neuroscience and behaviour to genetics and genomics. We have specialists in intelligence, genetic and molecular neural development, and learning and memory.
To support your career development, you study research methods and computing skills options.
Your integrated Masters year means you develop advanced research skills.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Sussex House, BN1 9RH

Start date

On request

About this course

Recent Life Sciences graduates have started jobs as:
analytical scientist, Bioventics
medical laboratory assistant, NHS
assistant scientist, Envigo.

You must have GCSE (or equivalent) English, Mathematics and two Science subjects with grade B in each (grade 5).

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Subjects

  • Biology
  • Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Neuroscience
  • Life Sciences
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Biological Chemistry
  • Pharmacology
  • Genetics and Genomics

Course programme

Year 1 at sussex

Autumn teaching
  • Academic Skills in Life Sciences
  • Introduction to Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
Spring teaching
  • Cell Biology
  • Neuroscience and Behaviour
  • Research Methods for Neuroscience
Options

Autumn teaching
  • How Bodies Work
Spring teaching
  • Biological Chemistry
  • Introduction to Metabolism and Pharmacology
Customise your course

At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.

Year 2 at sussex

Autumn teaching
  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Principles of Neuroscience
Spring teaching
  • Developmental Biology
  • Neural Circuits
  • Techniques in Neuroscience
Options

Autumn teaching
  • Cell Regulation and Cancer
  • Structural Basis of Biological Function
Spring teaching
  • Comparative Animal Physiology and Morphology
  • Computing for Life Sciences
Customise your course

At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.

Study abroad or Placement

Study abroad (optional)

Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career.

Placement (optional)

Spending a year or term with a company is a great way to network and gain practical skills. When you leave Sussex, you'll benefit from having the experience employers are looking for.

Recent Life Sciences students have gone on placements:

  • AkzoNobel
  • Pfizer
  • the NHS.
Year 3 at sussex

Options

Autumn teaching
  • Biological Bases of Mental Disorders
  • Cell Signalling and its Applications in Therapeutics and Disease
  • Intelligence in Animals and Machines
  • Life Sciences Year 3 Research Project (Experimental)
  • Life Sciences Year 3 Research Project (Literature)
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Neuronal Transduction and Transmission
  • Regulating the Transcriptome
  • Social Insects
Spring teaching
  • Conflict & Cooperation in Social Groups
  • Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes
  • Drugs, Brain and Behaviour
  • Genome Stability, Genetic Diseases and Cancer
  • Genomics and Bioinformatics
  • Innovation in Bioscience and Medicine
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Neuronal Plasticity and Gene Regulation
  • Post Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression
  • Protein Form and Function
  • Psychobiology of Cognitive Ageing and Dementia
  • Sensory Function and Computation
  • Structure and Function in the Brain
Year 4 at sussex

Autumn teaching
  • Life Sciences Master of Science Research Proposal
Spring teaching
  • Life Sciences MSci research project
Options

Autumn teaching
  • Advanced Methods in Molecular Research
  • Advanced Techniques in Neuroscience
  • Biological Bases of Mental Disorders
  • Cell Signalling and its Applications in Tehrapeutics and Disease (Level 7)
  • Intelligence in Animals and Machines
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Neuronal Transduction and Transmission (Level 7)
  • Regulating the Transcriptome (Level 7)
  • Social Insects (Level 7)

Additional information

International students Fee :  £20,750 per year

Neuroscience MSci

£ 9,250 VAT inc.