Neuroscience MSc
Overview
This programme will offer you the opportunity to get actively involved in two neuroscience research projects, through your research placements. This will allow you to join first class research groups and gain first-hand experience of the day-to-day operation of neuroscience laboratory.
Neuroscience research at The University of Manchester is rather diverse, spanning from the molecular processes of neuroinflammation, to neurodegenerative disease, the neuronal clocks responsible for the circadian rhythms, to the theoretical and experimental study of how networks of neurons implement brain functions such as sensory processing and motor control. You will also benefit from being exposed to the Neuroscience Research Seminars, in which internationally renowned experts present their recent findings.
This is a research focused Masters course, you will spend the majority of your time working on two original research projects. We do not teach Neuroscience using a traditional lecture-based format; instead we use an interactive approach where you learn through seminars, workshops, small group tutorials and during your research placements.
Your course director is: Dr Enrico Bracci
Careers
The MSc in Neuroscience is a research based degree and we therefore expect that many of our students will go on to research careers, either in academia (universities, research institutions) or in more applied research (e.g. in the pharmaceutical industry).
For many students, the MSc will be a chance to re-focus their interests or to gain direct experience of neuroscience research before committing to a PhD. It also provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate to future employers that they have the maturity and self confidence to take on substantial pieces of independent work, skills relevant to work in all sectors of the economy.
Research
Read more about research in the Faculty which is of direct relevance to your MSc.
Neurosciences