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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Dual Honours

Neuroscience and Psychology
Key Information
Why study this course?

You’ll graduate with a Psychology degree accredited by the British
Psychological Society, plus in-depth knowledge of the neurological
basis of human behaviour.
This dual honours course involves an equal balance of subjects relating to
psychology and neuroscience. You’ll learn essential theory plus practical
techniques, so you’ll understand how to apply your knowledge and skills
in real world settings. Your psychology studies will concentrate on human
behaviour from a wide range of perspectives, exploring subjects such as
cognitive, social, developmental and biological psychology. Meanwhile,
your neuroscience modules will be concerned with the nervous system,
the impact of drugs upon it, and the molecular biology of diseases and
disorders of the brain. Studying these two programmes together allows
you to learn how the biological functions of the nervous system produce
human thought and behaviour.

Indicative modules

First year
• Introduction to Neuroscience
• Neuroscience Research
Methods
• Individuals and Society
• Research Methods
• Biological and Cognitive
Psychology
Second year
• Developmental and
Social Psychology
• Neuroscience Research
Methods
• Survey and Qualitative
Research Methods
• Biological Psychology,
Perception and Cognition
• Cognitive and Biological
Research Methods
Third year
• Independent Study Module
• Psychology Project
• Individual Differences
and Conceptual and Historical
Issues in Psychology
• Life Sciences Research Project
• Neurobiological basis
of Brain Disease

What will this mean
for my future?

Your degree will give you the
skills to follow a diverse range
of graduate careers; you might
choose to become a scientific
research assistant or technician,
to work in education or health
settings, to pursue a career in
management or to work in an
industrial context, for example.
After further postgraduate
training you might begin a career
in clinical psychology, which
involves helping to improve
wellbeing, minimise disability, and
maximise recovery, among people
who have mental ill health or
neurological problems. You might
choose to work as a research
scientist in academia or the drug
industry, or you could trai