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University degree

Medical Neuroscience

University of Sussex
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Explore the brain at the centre of medicine. Develop advanced lab, data and programming skills through your integrated Masters year and prevent human disorders. Explore the brain at the centre of medicine.

Develop advanced lab, data and programming skills through your integrated Masters year and prevent human disorders. Epilepsy, strokes and schizophrenia – what causes these conditions and what can we do to prevent or alleviate them? Core to this course, is the study of the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system.

Topics also include how to understand and treat neurological disorders. In seminar sessions and hands-on lab work, you’ll be trained in modern experimental techniques. You’ll also gain computing, programming, data-analysis and communication skills.

You’ll join a friendly and supportive community of students and scientists in the School of Life Sciences . Our experts specialise in areas ranging from medicine and neuroanatomy, to genes and development. Our research underpins your teaching.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
112-127 pts20%
128-143 pts35%
144-159 pts10%
160-175 pts10%
176-191 pts20%
192-207 pts10%
How they qualified
85% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel85%
baccalaureate10%
otherHE10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
60%
In professional / skilled jobs
90%
Continue past first year
77%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£26,500
After 15 months
£28,000
3 years on
£36,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
77%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching88%
Assessment & feedback82%
Academic support77%
Well organised87%
Learning resources88%
Student community89%
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Where this degree can lead
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