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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Neuroscience

University of Nottingham

(4.1)
264 reviews

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Neuroscience course at University of Nottingham.

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A level

A,A,B

AAB including two science subjects, one of which must be biology/human biology and/or chemistry. Second science subject can be from biology, chemistry, electronics, geography, geology, human biology, maths, computer science, statistics, physics or psychology. A pass is required in science practical tests, if assessed separately.

Tuition fees

LocationFees
England£9,535 per year (provisional)
Scotland£9,535 per year (provisional)
Wales£9,535 per year (provisional)
Northern Ireland£9,535 per year (provisional)
Channel Islands£9,535 per year (provisional)
Republic of Ireland£9,535 per year (provisional)
EU£33,000 per year (provisional)
International£33,000 per year (provisional)

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: B140

Here's what University of Nottingham says about its Neuroscience course.

Would you like to understand neurological diseases such as epilepsy, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s? Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology, in this course you'll study the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system, as well as neurological diseases and disorders. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the brain, spinal cord, and neurological diseases, with an accredited Neuroscience degree, preparing you for a career in clinical research, pharmaceuticals, or academic science.

Course overview Our degree programme convers concepts from the genome through to human based clinical neuroscience. Topics studied will include:

  • behaviour

  • cellular and molecular biology

  • experimental design

  • genetics

  • pharmacology

  • physiology

  • neuroanatomy

  • neuroimmune interactions

  • environmental neuroscience

BSc or MSci? MSci?degrees are?undergraduate-level courses which last for four years and have an?integrated master's qualification. They are the?equivalent to a BSc?plus?a master's level qualification.?The MSci provides additional intensive laboratory research and the opportunity for you to add in industrial experience to enhance your future career prospects.

Why choose this course?

  • Tailor your course to your unique interests with a range of optional modules

  • Study in one of the UK’s major teaching hospitals on a course with a strong clinical and pharmacological emphasis

  • Student feedback - excellent track record in student feedback on quality of teaching

  • Student support - a personal tutor assigned to you to provide academic and pastoral advice throughout the degree

  • Employability - good record in our students securing employment or postgraduate education

  • Laboratory experience begins in term one. You will benefit from cutting-edge labs, a personal tutor, advanced research labs and opportunities to work with imaging (SLIM, MRI, 3D), genomics, deep-seq, nanopore, flow cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing

  • Capstone experience - in your final year, you can undertake a capstone project, applying your expertise to real-world challenges in a collaborative working group. Teaching is research-led, meaning you'll learn from academics actively working in cutting-edge research

  • Research - be trained by tutors who are active in real world research, giving you the skills necessary for your future career

  • Travel while you learn - opportunities through studying abroad at our campus in Malaysia or with our other partners

Source: University of Nottingham

Course details

Qualification

Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Department

School of Life Sciences

Location

University Park Campus | Nottingham

Duration

3 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Neuroscience

Start date

21 September 2026

Application deadline

14 January 2026

The modules you will study

For detailed information about the modules you will study, please visit the course page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/courses/UG/Neuroscience-BSc-Hons-U6UNERSC.html

University of Nottingham reviews

(4.1)
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

Here you can see ratings from University of Nottingham students who took the Neuroscience course - or another course in the same subject area.

Biomedical sciences (non-specific)

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How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

89%

med

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

96%

high

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

80%

med

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

96%

high

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

93%

high

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

87%

med

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

85%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

84%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

80%

med

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

78%

med

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

89%

high

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

59%

low

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

83%

med

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

65%

low

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

89%

med

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

85%

med

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

76%

med

How well organised is your course?

83%

med

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

89%

med

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

93%

high

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

95%

high

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

64%

med

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

93%

high

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

83%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

77%

med

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

84%

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How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

80%

med

Student information

See who's studying at University of Nottingham. These students are taking Neuroscience or another course from the same subject area.

Biomedical sciences (non-specific)
Mode of study
Full-time99%Part-time1%
Gender ratio
Female81%Male19%
Where students come from
International9%UK91%
Student performance
2:1 or above81%
Number of students190
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
BiologyA
PsychologyA
ChemistryB
MathematicsA
GeographyA
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

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Earnings after graduation

Earnings from University of Nottingham graduates who took Neuroscience - or another course in the same subject area.

Medical sciences

Earnings

£24.5k

First year after graduation

£32.1k

Third year after graduation

£38.7k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Neuroscience.

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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