Neuroscience

Entry requirements

We require a minimum of an Upper Second class honours degree with an average of at least 65% (or overseas equivalent) in:

• biological sciences
• biomedical sciences

with sufficient evidence of relevant units taken related to neuroscience.

We are generally unable to consider applicants with an undergraduate degree in psychology due to the lab skills required for this course. We are also unable to consider applicants with a medical (MBChB/MBBS/MD) or pharmacy degree for this programme unless they are able to demonstrate that they have significant laboratory or research experience.

If your undergraduate degree is in medicine, pharmacy or psychology, please contact us prior to making an application, providing details of your biology related lab skills and experience.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our MSc Neuroscience course will give you the opportunity to get actively involved in neuroscience research through a research placement.

Rather than attending traditional lectures on your chosen subject, you will learn through an interactive approach involving seminars, workshops and small group tutorials preparing you for relevant aspects of a science-based career. As this is a research-focused master's course, you will also undertake your own research project in the laboratory of a leading researchers.

You will gain research experience and professional skills - perhaps in a different area to your first degree - before deciding on a future career in industry or academic research. This will allow you to make an informed choice about the research area you want to go into.

You choose the laboratory placement from a list provided by your programme director. Neuroscience research at Manchester is diverse, ranging from the molecular processes of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative disease to the neuronal clocks responsible for the circadian rhythms and the theoretical and experimental study of how networks of neurons implement brain functions such as sensory processing and motor control.

You will also benefit from being exposed to neuroscience research seminars, in which internationally renowned experts present their recent findings.