The ultimate goal is to understand how neural activity produces animal and human behaviour. In universities and industry, neuroscience is one of the most challenging and active areas of science. The degree combines molecular, cellular and behavioural neurobiology with psychology to give a broad view of modern neuroscience. Neuroscience students are encouraged to extend their interests beyond science. The Neuroscience degree has run for 30 years, and has a reputation for training graduates who are well qualified for research careers.
Small classes allow easy and informal communication between faculty and students.
This is strengthened by the emphasis on laboratory and project work. Teaching staff are engaged in varied research programmes, so students are introduced to the latest findings and ideas, and can choose from a broad range of subjects for their final year project. Lectures are complemented by tutorials, which are small discussion groups with five or six students and a tutor. Tutorials are an informal venue for questions about lectures, and to discuss related issues. Most courses have practical classes, and in Year 2 the course Techniques in Neuroscience is based entirely on laboratory work, while the final year Research Project normally takes the student into a laboratory for two terms.