Neuroscience and Psychology BSc at Kings College London

Overview

King’s College London is a world-leader in the field of neuroscience research, and is ranked 2nd in the world for psychology and psychiatry (US News Global Universities).

Understanding mental processes in health and disease goes hand in hand with understanding how the brain works. Our brains are complex biological systems, operating at multiple levels and constantly shaping and being shaped by our experience. This course, offered by one of the world’s leading centres for neuroscience research, will enable students to understand the interplay between mental and neural processes. The course will focus on psychological sciences and the exciting, growing areas of cognitive/systems/computational neuroscience. 

 The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Key benefits

• Knowledge across disciplines and levels of analysis, from cells and molecules to cognitive and cultural processes
• Training in the latest technological and methodological developments in cognitive, systems and computational neuroscience.
• Develop computational, statistical and analytical skills required to work with networks, complex systems and big data.
• Develop the skills and mind-set required for working in teams of people from diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
• Modules include: Psychology and Society, Origins of Individual Differences, The Cognitive Brain, The Electrophysiological Brain, Computational Neuroscience, Imaging the Brain - Reading the Mind, Complex Systems and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• Placement and Study Abroad available.

Description

In years 1 & 2 you will study a mixture of core and mandatory modules. Some courses are shared with the Psychology BSc and incorporate the British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited curriculum conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for chartered membership of the society. Other modules will develop your understanding of neural science and methods, and build your skills and confidence in statistical analysis and computing using software such as R and Matlab.

You will have the opportunity study abroad for a year, or put your knowledge and skills in practice during a professional placement year. Our unique partnership with South London & Maudsley Hospital (SLaM), and the more than 100 research teams at the IoPPN, from basic and clinical neuroscience, to developmental neurobiology, to neuroimaging and psychiatric research, to neurodevelopmental and age-related disorders, ensure that you will find a placement that meets your interests. In your final year you can choose from an exciting and wide range of optional modules covering all flavours of neuroscience and psychology. 

Career prospects

This course will appeal to students who are looking towards careers or future study paths in psychology or neuroscience. Possible career choices are broad, including all the career options associated with BSc Psychology (eg clinical psychology, occupational psychology, educational psychology) as well as more neuroscience focused careers such as biomedical research, biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry.

Neuroscience & Psychology BSc graduates can follow a variety of careers, within scientific research and beyond. You will develop wide-ranging knowledge of human behaviour and the nervous system, a thorough grounding in experimental research methods in psychological and neural sciences, training in some of the latest technological and methodological approaches in cognitive and systems neuroscience and the computational, statistical and analytic skills required to  work with complex and big data. You will develop the mind-set required for project-based interdisciplinary team-work, be comfortable working across levels of analysis, from cells and molecules to cognitive and cultural processes, and will develop problem solving and effective communication skills.

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Career destinations

As a Neuroscience & Psychology graduate you could follow a variety of career pathways, including:

• Scientific research and teaching in neuroscience and psychology
• Further study in order to become a forensic, educational or clinical psychologist.
• Pharmaceutical industry and Drug Development, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Data science, Health Science and Health Services Research
• Science communication, museum work and public engagement, scientific publishing