Principles of Medical Neuroscience (C1129)

30 credits, Level 5

Autumn teaching

This module is run in collaboration with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. You’ll learn alongside medical students through lectures on topics relevant to healthcare, and through other formats such as clinical symposia.

Topics include:

  • introduction to the human nervous system, as well as synaptic transmission and effects of certain drugs on the brain
  • the organisation, function and biological bases of the sensory and motor pathways
  • neurodegenerative diseases
  • cognitive functions, along with psychosocial aspects of health and disease and diversity.

Teaching

20%: Lecture
30%: Revision (QA drop-in)
50%: Seminar (Class, Seminar)

Assessment

50%: Coursework (Essay, Problem set)
50%: Examination (Computer-based examination)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 73 hours of contact time and about 227 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: