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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Bioscience

Neuroscience
Key Information
Why study this course?

Explore the mystery of the human brain: the central nervous system,
the impact of drugs upon it, and the molecular biology of diseases
and disorders of the brain.
Study Neuroscience at Keele and you’ll learn how the brain works – and
why it sometimes doesn’t. You’ll discover how we learn and remember,
how our brains control our body, and how the brain regenerates
and repairs itself. You could study interesting disciplines such as
neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology and neuropathology. Single honours
Neuroscience enables you to focus your studies on an in-depth coverage
of a wide range of Neuroscience topics. If you choose dual honours
Neuroscience you will combine the key principals of Neuroscience with
the ability to choose specific areas of the subject that may interest you.
Working in diverse ways, including in our superb labs, you’ll develop your
independent research skills as you learn to acquire, interpret and analyse
data from multiple sources. You’ll also understand how neuroscience can
help us understand medical problems and improve the quality of life.

Indicative modules

First year
• Introduction to Neuroscience
• Neurophysiology
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Human Physiology
and Pathology
Second year
• Neuroscience Research
Methods
• Neurone to Brain
• Neuropharmacology
• Neuroanatomy*
Third year
• Experimental Research Project
• Behavioural Neuroscience
• Regeneration and Repair in the
Nervous System
• Neurobiological Basis
of Brain Disease
*Modules only available
for single honours students

What will this mean
for my future?

Your degree will open up
exciting careers in sectors as
varied as healthcare, scientific
research, pharmacology, IT,
publishing and more. You
might choose to work as a
research scientist in academia
or the drug industry, or work
as a clinical neuroscientist in
the hospital sector. With or
without further study, you might
go on to become a clinical
psychologist, psychiatrist,
doctor, pharmacologist or
systems analyst. If you choose to
do a four year course, with a
year’s industrial placement,
you’ll have the added benefit
of significant work experience
to offer to employers.

Course type
and duration

Single honours, dual
honours, major, minor
For information on dual
honours combinations
please visit www.keele.
ac.uk/ugcourses or page 158

Course duration

Three years or four years
if taken with an industrial
placement

Indicative entry
requirements
Single honours ABB

Dual honours, major, minor
ABB to BBB
For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

Rhianna Joyner
Neuroscience and
Psychology, Second year

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The lab classes are never an easy
ride but the lab technicians are
so helpful that you never leave
without understanding what you
need. They’re also interesting,
especially the trips to the School
of Medicine to apply everything
you learn to the human brain itself
and gain valuable experience.