NEUROSCIENCE FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES Neuroscience
Our practicals are held in state-of-the-art dissection facilities and laboratories, and are enhanced by our dynamic lab manual and sessions with high fidelity human patient simulators.
Why study Neuroscience at Bristol? Our degrees are innovative and expose students to many areas of neuroscience. You will be taught by a team of highly motivated academic staff who are dedicated to both research and teaching. Bristol is home to neuroscience expertise in areas including memory and learning, sensory processing and motor control. Staff are dedicated to providing a high-quality student experience. Our courses incorporate cutting-edge teaching methods, including the use of audience-response technology. An online dynamic lab manual, eBiolabs, will enhance your practical experience. Alongside this, you will also develop critical thinking and report writing skills that are invaluable for any future career.
In years one and two you will have the opportunity to study other subjects, which can include a non-science subject. Popular choices have included biochemistry, human anatomy, pharmacology, psychology or a modern language. In the final year, formal lectures are replaced by seminars and you will also complete a research project.
Around a third of graduates register for higher degrees (MSc, PhD) or graduate-entry dentistry or veterinary science degrees, while others enter laboratory-based careers in universities, government establishments, the NHS, or the pharmaceutical or food industries.
For more information about our courses, visit
bristol.ac.uk/ug19-neuroscience.
BSc Neuroscience A-levels AAA or A*AB (ABB†
) IB 36 (32† )
As a student of neuroscience you will explore the workings of the brain from molecules to neural systems, answering questions such as: how do neurones communicate with each other to lay down memories? What goes wrong in neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson’s and schizophrenia? How do we feel pain?
Your knowledge will develop from undertaking core units in years one and two to studying selected in-depth units in your final year. Core units explore many aspects of neuroscience, and currently include the neurophysiology of the central nervous system, neuropharmacology, and the techniques that have enabled advances in understanding the nervous system.
Final-year units are guided by current research at the forefront of neuroscience, and may cover topics such as synaptic plasticity or brain and behaviour, as well as specialist areas such as neuropsychiatric diseases. You will also spend 30 days working on a research project.
MSci Neuroscience with Study in Industry A-levels AAA or A*AB (ABB†
) IB 36 (32† )
This four-year degree is similar to BSc Neuroscience but provides you with the opportunity to gain valuable experience of neuroscience in commercial or government research as an employee during your third year. This may be in a biotech or pharmaceutical company or a research institute, in the UK or abroad. Placements are available by applying directly to providers in a process facilitated by the University.
Entry to the MSci degree is by application after the first year of the BSc Neuroscience degree.
Single Honours BSc Neuroscience 3 years
MSci Neuroscience with Study in Industry* 4 years
*Entry by transfer from B140
Academic entry requirements The University recognises a wide range of UK and international qualifications for admission; for further details please see p48
Typical standard offer for BSc Neuroscience
A-levels AAA or A*AB including a core science/mathematics subject and another science-related subject
IB Diploma 36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6, 6 at Higher Level in a core science/mathematics subject and another science-related subject
Typical contextual offer† Neuroscience
for BSc
A-levels ABB including AB (in any order) in a core science/mathematics subject and another science-related subject
IB Diploma 32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 6, 5 at Higher Level in a core science/mathematics subject and another science-related subject
Other requirements
GCSE Higher numeracy requirement (B in GCSE Maths or equivalent) and Standard literacy requirement (C in GCSE English or equivalent)
English language profile E (see p48) †
Contextual offer; see p46 B140
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