BSc Neuroscience

The University of Dundee has provided up-to-date labs and equipment to ensure that students in the BSc Neuroscience offered at the University of Dundee enjoy the most supportive learning environment, learn with the latest advances and innovations in this field, and gain an understanding of the fundamentals of the field. Neuroscience studies the nervous system and the human brain, including how the nervous system functions, both in healthy and diseased scenarios.

The study of neuroscience looks to develop more effective treatments for illnesses. This undergraduate neuroscience programme will explore behavioural neuroscience, including neurodegenerative diseases. The University of Dundee has designed the curriculum for the BSc Neuroscience such that it is shaped by the work of world-leading researchers. This ensures graduates of this programme have up-to-date knowledge and can contribute meaningfully in real-life situations.  

Students will learn through lectures, lab practicals, workshops, tutorials, computer-based learning, media/video exercises, and field excursions where appropriate, and they will be assessed through practical reports (based on lab work), computer-based exercises, data processing exercises, essays, and exams. At the end of this course, students will have developed practical skills, including laboratory skills, data analysis, and how to design and run experiments. This will prepare them for carrying out projects later on as the course progresses and applying this knowledge during an eventual practice.