Understanding Neuroscience
Classes
Wednesday 15 January - Wednesday 26 March 2025, 6pm-9pm
11 sessions -
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Availability limited
Wednesday 15 January - Wednesday 26 March 2025, 2pm-5pm
11 sessions -
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Availability limited
Friday 02 May - Friday 11 July 2025, 6pm-9pm
11 sessions - Check class timetable
Overview
Our Understanding Neuroscience short course gives you the opportunity to examine the relationship between biology, behaviour and mental processes, in particular the role of the brain and nervous system.
We plan to cover the following:
- Introduction to the brain and nervous system
- Neurons and the synapse
- Drugs and neuro-transmitters
- Investigating the brain and behaviour
- Neuroimaging
- Cognitive neuropsychology
- Animal behaviour
- Hormones and behaviour
- Stress and anxiety
- Sociobiology and emotions
- Frontal functions: motor and cognitive control
This short course is suitable for anyone interested in biology and human behaviour, including those working in health and social care who want to learn more about neuropsychology. It is also ideal if you have a non-psychology degree but need a Level 4 psychology qualification or a greater understanding of the importance of biological factors in psychology in order to progress to postgraduate study.
There may be multiple instances of the class starting on the same date and at the same time. This allows us to offer additional places and you can enrol on any that have availability.
This 11-week course is assessed by a 1500-word essay (60%) and one-hour online multiple-choice test (40%). If you do not want to gain credit, you can still take the course without completing assessments.
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Most of our short courses have no formal entry requirements and are open to all students.
This short course has no prerequisites.
As part of the enrolment process, you may be required to submit a copy of a suitable form of ID.
International students who wish to come to the UK to study a short course can apply for a Visitor visa. Please note that it is not possible to obtain a Student visa to study a short course.
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How to apply
How to apply
You register directly onto the classes you would like to take. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis - so apply early. If you wish to take more than one short course, you can select each one separately and then register onto them together via our online application portal. There is usually no formal selection process, although some modules may have prerequisites and/or other requirements, which will be specified where relevant.