2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Neuroscience
| Programme code: | BS-NEUROSCI | UCAS code: | B140 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Hugh Pearson | Contact address: | h.a.pearson@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
A Level or Advanced Higher: AAA-AAB from 3 A2/Advanced Higher including Biology or Human Biology or Chemistry plus another science or science-related subject. General Studies and Critical Thinking excluded.
International Baccalaureate: 35-34 (with 18-16 at HL) including 6 in HL Biology or Chemistry and another science or science-related subject at HL.
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
Programme specification:
The programme will:
- Provide students with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the major areas of neuroscience, from cellular to systems in the first two years, with a more detailed appreciation of some specialist areas at Level 3. 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.
- Require students to undertake a project in their final year. 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.
- Ensure that, on graduation, students are able to: analyse, interpret and evaluate data; acquire and integrate information, and use information to solve problems; communicate effectively through a variety of media.
- Equip students with the necessary transferable skills for further academic study and/or a career in neuroscience or those that may reasonably be required of a graduate employee.
- 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:
| BMSC1103 | Basic Laboratory and Scientific Skills Pre-requisite for: BMSC1213 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC1110 | Foundations of Biomedical Sciences | 40 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC1210 | Biology of the Mind | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC1212 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC1213 | Basic Laboratory and Scientific Skills 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC1214 | Human Endocrinology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates may study 10 credits from the following optional modules
| BIOL1223 | Career and Professional Development for Life Scientists | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BIOL1225 | How can Biological Sciences change the world | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BLGY1232 | Introduction to Genetics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MICR1201 | Introduction to Microbiology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study 10 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - 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:
| BMSC2118 | Neurobiology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC2119 | Experimental Skills | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC2120 | Scientific Skills | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC2121 | Cognitive Neuroscience: The process underlying cognition | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC2122 | Cardio-Respiratory Neuroscience | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC2223 | Neuropharmacology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC2227 | Experimental Skills in Neuroscience | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC2231 | Topics in Neuroscience | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC2235 | Molecular Neuroscience | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 10 credits from the following optional modules:
| BIOL2223 | Employment, Career planning and Professional Development for Life Scientists | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC2210 | Chemotherapy | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC2214 | Introduction to Toxicology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC2224 | Principles of Drug Discovery | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC2225 | Physiology of Absorption and Excretion | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOBS2240 | Skills in Communicating Research beyond the University | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 10 credits of discovery modules.
- Discovery modules can be selected via the on-line module catalogue.
- Students are responsible for ensuring that discovery module timetables do not clash with compulsory and optional modules.
Students may also select Biological Sciences modules listed below that are not normally available as Discovery modules via the on-line enrolment process.
| BLGY2223 | Organismal Evolution | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year3 - 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:
| BMSC3140 | Advanced Scientific Skills | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC3234 | Advanced Topics in Neuroscience II | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| BMSC3301 | Research Project in Biomedical Sciences | 40 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following modules:
| BMSC3126 | Integrative Biomedical Sciences | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC3144 | Advanced Topics in Neuroscience I | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following modules:
| BMSC3101 | Inherited Disorders | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC3138 | Cellular Cardiology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC3139 | Systems Neurophysiology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| BMSC3149 | Drug Development: Pre-Clinical to Practice | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 10 credits of discovery modules with the approval of the Programme Leader
Last updated: 15/06/2017
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