Neuroscience with Psychology

The neuroscience with psychology programme aims to instil a broad base of knowledge regarding the functioning of the nervous system. this is done via a bottom-up approach through an understanding of the nervous system at a molecular and cellular level, but also via a top-down approach through behavioural neuropsychology. neuroscientists have to push technologies to the limit to study the nature neural function by recording from individual nerve cells and even from single molecules to understand diseases. neuroscience research aims to understand diseases such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, alzheimer's, parkinson's and huntington's diseases. it can also include work on the optic nerves, cardiac function, sense of smell, difficulty in swallowing, weakness in the muscles and other diseases and health problems since many of these have a neural basis. in your fourth year you will undertake a year's industrial placement and graduate after five years with an msci (an undergraduate masters degree) instead of a bsc. placements vary considerably but, in general terms, you will have the opportunity to do a placement in an industrial, commercial or research environment where you will be able to develop a breadth of practical experience to complement your degree programme and enhance your employability.

An industrial placement allows students to experience workplace culture and makes them more effective employees following graduation; placements vary considerably but in general terms, students are placed in an industrial, commercial or research environment where they obtain a breadth of practical experience to complement their degree programme; students are employed by their host company and can expect to work a normal 40 hour week, possibly on a number of projects, over a full calendar year; tutorial assistance from a member of the university academic staff is available via email and / or telephone throughout the year course details

• Type: Mandatory

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Neuroscience graduates find employment in the biomedical research, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. others choose further study in related areas such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, dietetics, physiotherapy and teaching. an understanding of contemporary biology combined with your wider graduate skills will give you a broad choice of potential career options such as bioethics, law, journalism, and health economics. additional career options include the scientific civil service, the health service, patenting, medical sales, the software sector, management and administration. some graduates have set up their own businesses. our degree programmes are built to enhance your employability and three flagship options give our degrees a distinctively different flavour from many others. all our degrees offer: a 10-week full time research project in the final year which will provide you with valuable experience of working in a medical science research environment an industrial placement year and graduation with an undergraduate msci highly relevant and sought after experience in bio-business aimed at giving you an understanding of the commercialisation of scientific ideas and an opportunity to learn about the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Scotland have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Aberdeen has partnerships with the following companies: