MSc Neuroscience at University of Manchester

Gain experience of neuroscience research by undertaking a project under the guidance of leading experts and an interactive approach to teaching. Take a research-focused master's course where you will learn through seminars, workshops, small group tutorials and hands-on experimental project work. Gain project experiece in the laboratory of a leading neuroscientist where you will perform experiments on a dedicated and original neuroscience project, developing your skills in relevant lab techniques and time and data management.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health  |  Duration: 12 months full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course starts in September and runs for 12 months. You require 180 credits to complete the course, of which: 120 credits are project based 60 credits are from transferable skills units Transferable skills 60 credits are achieved through completion of activities that develop your transferable skills in essential areas such as laboratory skills, experimental design, statistics, bioethics (included in the tutorial and workshop unit) and science communication. Compulsory units include Tutorial and Workshop, Scientific Communication, Statistics & Experimental Design, Laboratory Skills, Research Project 1, Research Project 2.

Career pathways

This course will prepare you for a research-related career, which can be at academic institutions, research-based companies, in science writing or any other profession where research experience is valued, for example, in funding organisations or certain branches of patent law.

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