You will receive broad training in the understanding of the brain and nervous system at multiple scales from the microscopic to the whole organism in both health and disease through a series of core and optional modules delivered across three years of study and through a compulsory placement year.

Neuroscience graduates will have a wide array of work opportunities in both the public and private sector, having the skills to support basic and applied research in the Life and Medical Sciences and the analytical skills desired by organisations and companies world-wide.

The job market is growing; neuroscientists are being increasingly engaged by health and government services to influence and inform policy decisions and advise on their impact on the human condition.

As a neuroscience graduate you will have a wide array of work opportunities available to you such as:

  • Academia - research and teachingÊ
  • Clinical sciencesÊ
  • Biotechnology and contract researchÊ
  • Pharmaceutical industryÊ
  • Neuropsychology and psychiatryÊ
  • Regulatory affairs, policy and research administrationÊ
  • Science communication, museum work and public engagement.