The School offers a total of 6 degree programmes in Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Physiological Sciences as well as making substantial contributions to the first two years of the medical, dental and veterinary science programmes offered by the University. Students on professional courses are able to intercalate into the final year of our degree programmes.
Teaching on all programmes is informed by the research of our members of staff, many are international leaders in their field. Final year teaching has a special research focus based on interests of academic staff, and all students carry out a research project, typically within the research group of a member of staff but also in local schools or hospital laboratories.
The School has excellent facilities for the teaching of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Physiology and is an innovator in education. We were awarded substantial funding from HEFCE to create the Applied & Integrated Medical Sciences (AIMS) Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, which has developed unique resources and facilities that greatly enhance practical teaching, both for students and staff, including:
Ebiolabs - web-based resources to support laboratory-based teaching in pharmacology and physiology
Virtual Microscopy - on-line histology and veterinary histopathology teaching and assessment
Human Patient Simulation - high fidelity, computer controlled manikins used for physiology and pharmacology teaching on undergraduate and professional programs
Mobile Teaching Unit – the ‘lab-in-a-lorry’, supporting outreach activities and University-based workshops.Throughout the course, programmes have a strong practical basis, taught in large, well equipped teaching laboratories. Our programmes integrate teaching of transferrable skills such as data analysis, critical thinking, report writing and presentation, equipping our graduates with key skills useful in their chosen career.
To find out more about our undergraduate courses and applying to study in the School please visit the admissions page for the School. University wide information for prospective students can be found at http://www.bris.ac.uk/study/. For information on postgraduate research and taught degrees visit the Postgraduate prospectus and the School pages.
Physiology & Pharmacology is a major contributor to the outreach activities of the University including Access to Bristol, AIM higher and Sutton Trust schemes. For this School they are coordinated by the AIMS CETL outreach program and by Bristol Neuroscience. Visits outside the University can be made by the AIMS Mobile Teaching Unit.
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