This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Research, Employability and Enterprise Skills | MVSF20001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
| Neurophysiology | PHPH20009 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Pharmacology of the Nervous System | PHPH20011 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Techniques in Neuroscience | PHPH20007 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Options totalling 40 credit points, normally selected from the list below: | ||||
| Cellular Physiology | PHPH20013 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Integrative Physiology | PHPH20008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Pharmacology of Body Systems | PHPH20012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Human Anatomy 1 | ANAT20009 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introduction to Social and Developmental Psychology | PSYC10012 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introduction to Cognitive and Biological Psychology | PSYC10013 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The following options may also be available, subject to timetabling constraints: | ||||
| Big Ideas in Science | CHEM10001 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Introduction to Philosophy A | PHIL10005 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introduction to Philosophy B | PHIL10006 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Normal and Tumour Cells | PANM12051 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Disease and Defence | PANM10002 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| any other Level 1 UWLP (University-Wide Language Programme) unit - 20 credit points. Please see http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/study/uwlp/ for more details. | OPEN | 20 | Optional | |
| Diploma of Higher Education | 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).
Students on the MSci Neuroscience with Study in Industry programme must obtain an overall average mark of 50 or more in Year 2 to continue on this MSci.
Students whose overall average mark in Year 2 falls below 50 will be transferred onto the third year of the BSc Neuroscience programme.
