BSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology

• Examine how the mind and brain generate behaviour, movement, perception, memory, sleep and other key functions.
• Start your professional career as a biologist or take your first step towards becoming a chartered psychologist with this British Psychological Society-accredited degree.
• Gain practical experience by taking a full year placement.

Our BSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology course combines major topics in experimental psychology and neuroscience to offer a broad grounding in this exciting field of behavioural science.

The psychology component covers topics including:

• how humans think (cognitive processes);
• how the world is sensed (perception);
• comparative and developmental studies;
• clinical psychology.

The neuroscience component of the course examines how the brain and nervous system work to generate behaviour, perception, movement, the action of drugs on the nervous system, sleep, memory and other key functions.

The course also covers new technological advances that have been at the forefront of recent breakthroughs in the field of cognitive neuroscience and psychology, as well as advances in our understanding of the biology of higher brain function and the pathogenesis of a variety of neurological disorders, such as mental health disorders and neurodegenerative disease eg Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

You can gain valuable experience through our work placement schemes, with an opportunity to take a year-long placement in Year 3 (subject to meeting progression requirements).

We also offer opportunities to study abroad at one of our partner institutions, depending on academic performance.

Our degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), which means as well as providing a solid foundation for a career in biological sciences, it constitutes your first step towards professional chartered psychologist status.

36-35 points overall with 6, 6, 6 to 6, 6, 5 at Higher Level including two science subjects, normally Biology and Chemistry, but can include Physics, Geography, Psychology or Mathematics (AA and AI are both considered).

All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:

• GCSE/IGCSE English Language grade B/5. We will accept C+ in the Northern Ireland reformed GCSE;
• IELTS 7.0 (with no less than 6.5 in any component);
• TOEFL (iBT) - 100 overall with component scores of at least 25; #an acceptable equivalent qualification.

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