Neuroscience BSc Honours

Curriculum Structure

Year 1

Your first year builds a strong foundation in core neuroscience alongside professional development. You’ll study Contemporary Neuroscience and Professional Development, Introduction to Neurology, Fundamental Neuroscience, and Foundation Psychology (sometimes listed as Brain, Body & Mind or Psychological Science). Through lab‐based modules like Laboratory and Professional Skills and Cell Sciences and Genetics, you’ll develop practical lab techniques and critical thinking skills to ground your future learning.

Year 2

In year two, you move into more advanced topics such as Neuropharmacology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Biological/Cognitive Psychology or Neurophysiology, and Research Methods and Professional Practice (sometimes called Science Innovation/Statistics). These modules help you master how drugs affect neurons, diagnostic neuro‐techniques, and practical research design—all preparing you for real world investigation and clinical understanding.

Year 3

Your final year delivers major research and specialisation. The core modules include a Dissertation, Clinical Neurology, and Applied Clinical Neurophysiology. Plus you’ll choose from optional topics like Negotiated Learning (tailoring a topic of your choice such as neural networks or sports neuroscience), Fundamentals of Cognition: Human Memory, or Neuropsychology: The Healthy Brain and What Can Go Wrong. This gives you real depth and flexibility in areas that interest you most. 

Focus areas: cognitive neuroscience, neuroanatomy & physiology, molecular neuroscience, clinical neurophysiology & diagnostics, research methods, and personalised special topics.

Learning outcomes: by graduation you’ll be able to critically evaluate neuroscience research, understand brain structure‑function relationships, apply clinical diagnostic methods, design and conduct investigations (including EEG and lab assays), communicate scientific results clearly, and work independently and collaboratively.

Professional alignment (accreditation): The programme strongly aligns with careers in clinical research, pharmaceuticals, healthcare science, teaching, and academic research. Its practical and specialist training in EEG imaging and bioanalytical techniques makes it especially relevant to roles in drug development, neurodiagnostic labs, and laboratory-based neuroscience.

Reputation (employability rankings):
Middlesex consistently ranks among the top modern universities in London and received a Silver rating in the UK’s Teaching Excellence Framework (2023). In the National Student Survey 2023, 91 % of students praised teaching support, and their bioanalytical labs are considered comparable to top UK medical schools.