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Programme structure: Neuroscience (BSc) - what's running in 2025/26

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Introduction to Neuroscience PHPH10012 20 Mandatory TB-1
Functional Neuroanatomy PHPH10013 20 Mandatory TB-2
Physiology 1A PHPH10017 20 Mandatory TB-1
Physiology 1B PHPH10018 20 Mandatory TB-2
Pharmacology 1A PHPH10003 20 Mandatory TB-1
Choose 20 credit points from the following teaching block 2 units:
Anatomical Science 1B ANAT10009 20 Optional TB-2
Biochemistry: Cellular Processes BIOC10004 20 Optional TB-2
Pharmacology 1B PHPH10004 20 Optional TB-2
Introduction to Cognitive and Biological Psychology PSYC10013 20 Optional TB-2
Sustainable Development UNIV10001 20 Optional TB-2
City Futures: Migration, Citizenship, and Planetary Change UNIV10005 20 Optional TB-2
Creative Futures: Tools for Changing the World UNIV10007 20 Optional TB-2
Understanding global problems using data: inequality, climate change and the economy UNIV10008 20 Optional TB-2
Decolonise the Future! UNIV10009 20 Optional TB-2
Science of Happiness UNIV10010 20 Optional TB-2
Certificate of Higher Education   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level 4, 5 & 6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level 7 units

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.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 100 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

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 100 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).

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