University Of Roehampton, London
MSc Clinical Neuroscience
STEMFormat
Full timeDuration
12 monthsTuition fee
17325 GBP (20735 EUR)Improving human health has never been a bigger global challenge. Get the specialist, practical skills you need to play a part in advancing our understanding of the brain and nervous system.
Skills Make a difference to human lives with a postgraduate degree in Clinical Neuroscience.
The Roehampton master's in Clinical Neuroscience (MSc) will help you develop your interest in neuroscience by gaining the specialist skills needed to be a leader in your field.
By focusing on important insights into recent advances in neurosciences of relevance to neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, you'll become a confident, agile, independent thinker, with the ability to adapt rapidly to change.
You'll graduate with the knowledge and skills to:
Develop a detailed understanding of modern theory and concepts relating to brain research and neuroscience
Learn the application of these principles in the treatment of brain disorders
Understand the emphasis on the clinical relevance of recent developments in neuroscience.
Develop your research methods skills through learning applied neuroscience with a research project
Expand your data handling and analysis skills
Learn applied theory and statistics
Learning Learn in a stimulating environment.
The Roehampton MSc Clinical Neuroscience covers topics ranging from fundamental aspects of cellular signalling and function at a molecular level, to psychophysiological and systems levels approaches to clinical conditions. The programme provides important insights into current developments in neuroscience research in topics such as depression, traumatic brain injury, motor neurone disease, and dementia.
For your studies you will have the opportunity to work in our state-of-the-art laboratories, with modules covering topics such as:
Neurobiological mechanisms of human brain disorders
Effects of nutrition and diet on brain health and function
The gut-brain axis and the bidirectional communication between the central and the enteric nervous system
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in clinical neuroscience
Ethical issues in clinical neuroscience and healthcare
Research methods
You'll work with academics who are currently investigating a range of topic issues such as:
Links between immune response and lifestyle/living conditions (psychoneuroimmunology)
The role of bioactive lipids in nutritional psychiatry
Effects of preterm birth on later life brain function
Understanding neuroimmune responses in brain repair or brain cancer
The mechanisms of brain cell death and repair using neural stem cells
Careers Shape the future of public health.
With a Roehampton Clinical Neuroscience masters, you can go onto a wide range of careers, including:
Healthcare (public sector, private commercial or independent)
Pharmaceutical industry
Academia research/teaching
Commercial research
Medical writing
Local and central government (roles in policy and health promotion)
In addition, many students are already health professionals and study the course as part of their career development and specialisation.
Specific entry requirements
Applicants should have a UK 1st, 2:1 or 2:2, or international equivalent in a relevant subject.
Relevant subjects include: all Biological and Health Sciences (e.g. biology, health, Biomedical sciences), Medicine, Medical Sciences, Psychology, Pharmacy and Neuroscience.
In addition, healthcare professionals with substantial vocational experience would be considered even if they fell just below the criteria above.
