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2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Neuroscience in Relation to Medicine

Programme code:BS-NEU/CALATUCAS code:
Duration:1 Year Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Clare Tweedy Contact address:C.Tweedy@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 120

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Faculty of Biological Sciences Undergraduate School

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Faculty of Biological Sciences Undergraduate School: Biomedical Sciences

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Biosciences, Year 3 only

Programme specification:

The programme will:

- provide students with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the major areas of neuroscience, with a detailed appreciation of some specialist areas. The latter will be research-led teaching, with the specific areas being determined by the current research expertise within the School;

- provide students with knowledge of current neuroscience techniques and methodologies, with hands on practical experience of some of these;

- fequire students to undertake a project. This may take the form of either a laboratory based research project or a literature review of a specific area of neuroscience or any other area of the biomedical sciences;

- provide opportunities to develop competency in transferable skills, including the ability to analyse, interpret and evaluate data; acquire and integrate information, and use information to solve problems; communicate effectively through a variety of media;

- manage student progress effectively and provide appropriate support and guidance;

- provide high quality learning resources to support the objectives of the programme.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates will be required to study 120 credits

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

BMSC3151Intercalation in Biomedical Sciences10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
BMSC3234Advanced Topics in Neuroscience II20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FOBS3393Advanced Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FOBS3394Capstone Research Project40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates must either select Option 1 or Option 2 modules.

Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules :

BMSC3101Inherited Disorders10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
BMSC3139Systems Neurophysiology10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
BMSC3144Advanced Topics in Neuroscience I20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
BMSC3148Drug Discovery and Development10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:

Candidates can choose up to 10 credits of discovery modules, if they selected Option 2, with the approval of the Programme Leader.

Candidates may study up to 10 credits of discovery modules with the approval of the Programme Leader.

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