| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-25 | - |
| 2024-06-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The MSc Neuroscience program at the University of Exeter offers a blend of foundational knowledge and hands-on research experience in translational neuroscience. It equips students with specialized skills in various neuroscience disciplines and prepares them for a wide range of careers in biomedical research, healthcare, education, and beyond. Students benefit from expert teaching, advanced research facilities, and a supportive community that fosters critical thinking and effective scientific communication.
Program Outline
The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for employment or further study in related fields.
Objectives:
- Gain foundational knowledge in translational neuroscience.
- Develop knowledge in molecular and cellular neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroendocrinology, and behavioral and systems neuroscience.
- Benefit from the flexibility of online lectures and focused in-person teaching in small groups.
- Join the university's world-renowned research community and benefit from teaching informed by the latest research.
- Be well-placed to undertake PhD study or pursue careers within biomedical research, the NHS, teaching, Civil Service, the charity sector, or medicine/veterinary medicine.
Teaching:
- Learning and teaching methods include online lectures, weekly in-person small group teaching, and workshops focused on applying knowledge to critical appraisal of research studies.
- Students undertake an extended research project to develop hands-on practical training in research techniques.
- Careers in biomedical research
- Careers in the NHS
- Teaching
- Civil Service
- Charity sector
- Medicine or Veterinary medicine
Other:
- The program is taught by specialist academics.
- The program is research-led and taught through the lens of the contemporary research landscape.
- The program aims to develop graduates with the following attributes:
- Subject expertise in contemporary neuroscience
- Self-directed independent learner
- Critical thinker with strong research skills
- Effective scientific communicator (written and oral)
2024/25 entry UK fees per year: £12,700 full-time 1 year £6,350pa part-time (2 years) £4,250pa part-time (3 years) International fees per year: £29,700 full-time 1 year £14,850pa part-time (2 years) £9,900pa part-time (3 years)
