This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type II: Advanced Study in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concepts and Skills | PHPH30007 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
| Research Project | PHPH30009 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
| Optional units totalling 60 credit points, are normally selected from the following: | ||||
| Synaptic plasticity | PHPH30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Synaptic Cell Biology | PHPH30022 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Brain and Behaviour | PHPH30016 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Neuroscience of Pain | PHPH30017 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| New Horizons in Medicine | PHPH30021 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Neurological and Psychiatric disorders | PHPH30013 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Sensational Neuroscience | PHPH30018 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Students may be able to select 20 of their 60 credit points from the following list, subject to timetabling constraints. No more than 20 credit points can be chosen. | ||||
| Pharmacology of ion channels and synaptic transmission | PHPH30002 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Receptor signalling and non-drug therapies | PHPH30003 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Pharmacology of the Nervous System | PHPH30004 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| The Heart in Health & Disease | PHPH30019 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease | PHPH30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Let's go with the flow, the urinary tract from beginning to end | PHPH30023 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Students are required to achieve an overall year average mark of 50 in Year 3 in order to continue on the MSci. Students who do not achieve this will be awarded a BSc degree at the end of Year 3. | ||||
| Neuroscience (BSc) | 120 | |||
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
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.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
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).
