Psychology with Neuroscience University of Reading

Overview

This Psychology with Neuroscience BA degree from the University of Reading will provide you with a solid grounding in neuroscience and is ideal if you are interested in careers or further study in that area. It will also enable you to move on to further training to become a professional psychologist and is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Key features

• As a psychology student you can take advantage of the Department's research laboratories and resources for measuring physiological variables, such as heart rate. Additionally, the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics, housed within the department, is equipped with a range of neuroimaging technologies – including an MRI scanner – and a digital signal analysis laboratory. There are many opportunities for you to get involved with its research.
• The first 2 years of the course provide you with a broad overview of psychology, and are required for BPS qualification. You will study modules covering areas such as cognition, neuroscience, development, personality and social psychology. Neuroscience modules are taught by staff from the internationally renowned Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics.
• During your degree you can also choose to study modules from the School of Systems Engineering, such as programming, neural networks and machine intelligence. In the final year of the degree you can develop your knowledge by exploring the areas that interest you most through a wide range of optional modules. 
• Modules are regularly revised in order to incorporate the latest developments in neuroscience, ensuring your knowledge and skills are always up to date. Recent modules have included topics such as the electrophysiology of language, developmental neuroscience and the psychopharmacology of clinical disorders. Should you wish to study abroad, you can spend a term of your final year at a partner institution.
• Throughout the course you will gain practical experience, and learn how to devise and run your own experiments. During the final year you will carry out an original piece of research on a neuroscience topic of your choice. You may even have the opportunity to present your work at conferences, and a number of past projects have won awards from the BPS and British Neuroscience Association.

Career opportunities:

• As a graduate of this course you will be qualified for further training to become a professional psychologist. Our BSc Psychology with Neuroscience course is accredited by the British Psychological Society and provides you with the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership.
• This course will provide you with a range of transferable skills, including analytical qualitative abilities, writing experience, presentation skills and the ability to think and analyse scientifically.
• You could go on to work for organisations such as the NHS, civil services, schools or charities. Skills learned on the course also open up many doors within the private sector, within areas such as HR, recruitment, management consultancy, publicity, finance and journalism. Alternatively you can choose to further develop your skills by moving into research, teacher training or postgraduate studies.