Programme structure: Neuroscience (BSc) - what's running in 2014/15

The following units are must pass: Understanding Body Function (PHPH10009), Anatomical Science 1A: Cells, tissues and the nervous system (ANAT10101) and Central Nervous System (PHPH10007). For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Anatomical Science 1A: Cells, tissues and the nervous system	ANAT10101	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Understanding Body Function	PHPH10009	40	Mandatory	TB-4
Central Nervous System	PHPH10007	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Options totalling 40 credit points, normally selected from:
Biochemistry 1G General Biochemistry at a Cellular and Molecular Level	BIOC10100	40	Optional	TB-4
Pharmacology 1A	PHPH10003	20	Optional	TB-1
Pharmacology 1B	PHPH10004	20	Optional	TB-2
Introduction to Developmental Psychology	PSYC10008	10	Optional	TB-2C
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology	PSYC10006	10	Optional	TB-1A
Introduction to Social Psychology	PSYC10007	10	Optional	TB-1B
Introduction to Biological Psychology	PSYC10009	10	Optional	TB-2D
Anatomical Science 1B: Visceral and musculoskeletal systems	ANAT10102	20	Optional	TB-2
Big Ideas in Science	CHEM10001	20	Optional	TB-4
The following options can also be taken subject to timetabling restraints:
Mathematics 1A20	MATH11004	20	Optional	TB-1
Chemistry IE	CHEM10200	40	Optional	TB-4
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).