Neuroscience

BSc Hons

  • UCAS code B140
  • Entry year 2026
  • A level requirements AAB
  • Duration Full time 3 years
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Overview

Top reasons to study with us

  • Enhance and extend your knowledge and research skills with master’s level study in your fourth year

  • Learn from experts in two highly-respected Lancaster University departments – Psychology, and Biomedical and Life Sciences

  • Benefit from our outstanding biosciences and psychology facilities

Our neuroscience degree will provide you with a deep understanding of the nervous system.

You will study its role in human behaviour and brain disorders including schizophrenia, autism, mood disorders and dementia.

Discover the mysteries of the brain

Our brains and nervous systems work together to enable us to make sense of the world around us. They coordinate our body, create emotions and sensations and ultimately determine how we behave.

Our Neuroscience BSc will give you the biological and psychological grounding to explore the brain, nervous system and how the body works.

You will explore how these insights, and recent scientific advances in these areas, provide a gateway to the development of life-changing treatments and interventions for common conditions such as schizophrenia, autism, mood disorders and dementia.

Your degree in neuroscience will be an ideal basis for a host of exciting careers across the pharmaceutical, health, biotechnology and academic sectors, offering you the scientific knowledge, practical lab skills and career-ready mindset to succeed.

And, because you will build your skills and competence in experimental design, data recording, analysis and presentation, effective project management, teamwork and communication, you will have the highly-transferable skills valued by employers both within the sciences and in broader fields such as marketing, finance and management.

Your journey through neuroscience

Our academics have carefully designed this course to provide you with a progressive training in neuroscience.

    • You will begin, in Year 1, by studying the core principles of neuroscience, pharmacology, genetics and psychology. This will provide you with a firm foundation for the future years of your degree.
    • In Years 2 and 3 you will develop a deeper insight into the subject by studying themes such as fundamental neuroscience, translational neuroscience and cognitive psychology. You will explore molecules and cells in more depth, get to grips with circuits and systems and build an understanding of drug development. You will also join the broader UK neuroscience community by becoming a member of the British Neuroscience Association (BNA), which offers additional career development opportunities.
    • Additionally, during Year 3 you will put your learning into practice with an independent research project, working alongside our research-active academics to tackle global healthcare challenges through neuroscience. This is your opportunity to make a unique contribution to increasing scientific knowledge in an area of neuroscience that fascinates you.

A hands-on degree

As a neuroscience student at Lancaster, you will get a practical education - putting your learning into practice and becoming skilled in using equipment and techniques to understand the brain from a biological and psychological perspective.

You will benefit from the outstanding practical facilities across both biomedical and life sciences and psychology, with access to our state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities. Depending on your choice of modules and dissertation topic you could gain hands-on experience of using equipment and facilities such as:

      • Fluorescent imaging
      • Confocal microscopes
      • Flow cytometers
      • Spectrophotometric technologies
      • Plate readers
      • Thermocyclers
      • Microscopes
      • Babylab
      • Eyetracking technology
      • Electroencephalography (EEG)
      • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Neuronavigation (TMS)
      • Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)

In taught practical sessions and workshops, you will hone your skills in working as a team, planning and running experiments. Lab work is also a great way to make lasting friendships with your course-mates.

In addition to laboratory practical classes and workshops, you will learn through lectures, workshops, tutorials, laboratory reports, essays and case studies, presentations, tests and exams. You will also benefit from digital resources through our online learning environment which will support your independent learning.

Altogether, your classroom learning and practical experience means you will graduate well-prepared for a successful career in neurosciences or other scientific and non-scientific fields.

Careers

Neuroscience is an exciting, dynamic and evolving field, with new developments leading to a range of possible career options.

Below are just a sample of the fields that a neuroscience graduate might go on to:

• Research in the academic, pharmaceutical, health and biotechnology sectors
• Neurophysiology
• Science communications and publishing
• Science policy

Throughout your course you will develop a host of transferable skills in data gathering, analysis and interpretation which are highly valued by employers and will open doors to careers in other fields such as finance, marketing or technology.

You can also apply for a paid summer internship in our Biomedical and Life Sciences department, helping you to gain additional research experience.

Altogether, you will graduate with a scientific understanding of neuroscience as well as the mindset, confidence and workplace experience to stand out in the competitive world of employment.

Employability at Lancaster: preparing you for the world of work

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring that you gain a highly reputable degree. We are also committed to ensuring that you graduate with relevant life and work-based skills.

Because professional skills are embedded throughout our curriculum, you will develop wider expertise valued by employers including communication, teamworking and negotiation skills, project management and problem-solving skills, ethical and environmental awareness.

We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award, which offers you the opportunity to complete activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.

Visit our employability section for full details.

Entry requirements

These are the typical grades that you will need to study this course. You may need to have qualifications in relevant subjects. In some cases we may also ask you to attend an interview or submit a portfolio. You must also meet our English language requirements.

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International foundation programmes

Delivered in partnership with INTO Lancaster University, our one-year tailored foundation pathways are designed to improve your subject knowledge and English language skills to the level required by a range of Lancaster University degrees. Visit the INTO Lancaster University website for more details and a list of eligible degrees you can progress onto.

Contextual admissions

Contextual admissions could help you gain a place at university if you have faced additional challenges during your education which might have impacted your results. Visit our contextual admissions page to find out about how this works and whether you could be eligible.

Course structure

Enhancing our curriculum

We continually review and enhance our curriculum to ensure we are delivering the best possible learning experience, and to make sure that the subject knowledge and transferable skills you develop will prepare you for your future.

We will publish more detailed information about the structure of this degree course for 2026-entry in June 2025, ahead of our summer undergraduate open days. This will include overviews of the core modules you will take and examples of optional modules which may be available to you.

Fees and funding

We set our fees on an annual basis and the 2026/27 entry fees have not yet been set.

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Scholarships and bursaries

Details of our scholarships and bursaries for students starting in 2026 are not yet available.

You can use our scholarships for 2025-entry applicants as guidance.

Important information

The information on this site relates primarily to 2026/2027 entry to the University and every effort has been taken to ensure the information is correct at the time of publication.

The University will use all reasonable effort to deliver the courses as described, but the University reserves the right to make changes to advertised courses. In exceptional circumstances that are beyond the University’s reasonable control (Force Majeure Events), we may need to amend the programmes and provision advertised. In this event, the University will take reasonable steps to minimise the disruption to your studies. If a course is withdrawn or if there are any fundamental changes to your course, we will give you reasonable notice and you will be entitled to request that you are considered for an alternative course or withdraw your application. You are advised to revisit our website for up-to-date course information before you submit your application.

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