Neuroscience The University of Exeter

Overview

Throughout this Neuroscience course from The University of Exeter you'll:

• Boost your employability with an optional professional placement in the UK or abroad and gain valuable experience working as part of a leading research team

• Develop your critical-thinking by working in small groups with expert facilitators

• Gain in-demand transferrable skills in statistical methods, analysis, and effective communication across a range of media

• Take an active part in scientific discovery within our world-renowned research community, working with researchers on current research

Career opportunities:

The Neuroscience course at The University of Exeter prioritises your development of the range of skills which make scientific research possible. Critical thinking forms the core of this, but we supplement this with a focus on helping you to communicate effectively across a range of media. The course will certainly develop your numeracy and knowledge of statistical methods, with further specialisation possible if are interested in mathematics and computation.

We believe that this clear focus on skills means that our Neuroscience course prepares you for employment in a wide variety of careers:

• Postgraduate study: MSc or Ph.D
• NHS-entry: Scientist Training Programme (STP), or Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)
• Industry: Research and Development; Clinical Trials; Sales and Marketing
• Scientific Officer or Advisor: Public, Private or Third Sector
• Graduate entry to Medicine or Dentistry