Neuroscience

Explore neuroscience in the context of both normal physiology and disease you are encouraged to undertake a professional training year in the uk or abroad and gain invaluable experience working as part of a leading research team develop your critical-thinking by working in small groups with expert facilitators you’ll be part of our world-renowned research community from day one, working with researchers on their current cutting-edge research

This course is available with a placement year option where you will study for 1 additional year.the placement year provides you with a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop valuable skills and contacts through working with a self-sourced organisation relevant to your degree subject.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Our course prioritises your development of the range of skills which make scientific research possible. critical thinking forms the core of this, but we supplement this with a focus on helping you to communicate effectively across a range of media. the course will certainly develop your numeracy and knowledge of statistical methods, with further specialisation possible if are interested in mathematics and computation. we believe that this clear focus on skills means that our neuroscience course prepares you for employment in a wide variety of careers: • postgraduate study: msc or ph.d • nhs-entry: scientist training programme (stp), or graduate management training scheme (gmts) • industry: research and development; clinical trials; sales and marketing • scientific officer or public, private or third sector • graduate entry to medicine or dentistry

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 England 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 Exeter has partnerships with the following companies: