Program Overview

Understanding Neuroscience

Overview

Our Understanding Neuroscience short course gives you the opportunity to examine the relationship between biology, behaviour and mental processes, in particular the role of the brain and nervous system.

We plan to cover the following:

• Introduction to the brain and nervous system
• Neurons and the synapse
• Drugs and neuro-transmitters
• Investigating the brain and behaviour
• Neuroimaging
• Cognitive neuropsychology
• Animal behaviour
• Hormones and behaviour
• Stress and anxiety
• Sociobiology and emotions
• Frontal functions: motor and cognitive control

This 11-week course is suitable for anyone interested in biology and human behaviour, including those working in health and social care who want to learn more about neuropsychology. It is also ideal if you have a non-psychology degree but need a Level 4 psychology qualification or a greater understanding of the importance of biological factors in psychology in order to progress to postgraduate study.

Classes

The course will run from Friday 01 May to Friday 10 July 2026, 6pm-9pm, for 11 sessions.

Fees

The tuition fee for this course is £635. Students are charged a tuition fee for each module at enrolment. Module fees for students continuing on their programme in following years may be subject to annual inflationary increases.

Assessment

The course is assessed by a 1500-word essay (60%) and one-hour online multiple-choice test (40%). If you do not want to gain credit, you can still take the course without completing assessments.

Entry Requirements

Most of our short courses have no formal entry requirements and are open to all students. This short course has no prerequisites. As part of the enrolment process, you may be required to submit a copy of a suitable form of ID.

International students who wish to come to the UK to study a short course can apply for a Visitor visa. Please note that it is not possible to obtain a Student visa to study a short course.

Credits

This course is worth 15 credits at level 4 and can be taken as a standalone short course or as a part of:

• Applied Psychology (Certificate of Higher Education)
• Psychology (Certificate of Higher Education)