Information regarding our 2023/24 admissions cycle
Our 2023/24 postgraduate taught admissions cycle will open on Monday, 10 October. For most programmes, the application form will not open until this date.
MSc Neuroscience / Overview
Year of entry: 2023
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- Degree awarded
- Master of Science
- Duration
- 12 months full-time
- Entry requirements
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We require an honours degree (minimum Upper Second) or overseas equivalent in:
- biological sciences
- medical sciences
With sufficient evidence of relevant units taken related to neuroscience.
We are generally unable to consider applicants with an undergraduate degree in psychology due to the lab skills required for this course.
- How to apply
Please apply via our online application form . See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require.
We recommend that you apply as early as possible. We reserve the right to close applications if the course is full.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
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| MSc | Y | N | N | N |
Course overview
- Take a research-focused master's course where you will learn through seminars, workshops, small group tutorials and research placements.
- Your placement will be in the labs of leading neurobiology researchers where you will work on original research projects and develop your practical skills.
- Study at a university ranked 7th in the UK for Biological Sciences (QS World University Rankings 2022).
- Prepare for a career in the biosciences industry or academic research.
Open days
Attending an open day is a great way to find out what studying at Manchester is like. Find out about our upcoming open days .
Fees
Fees for entry in 2023 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2022 were as follows:
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MSc (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £12,500
International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,000
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees. Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.
Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1000 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
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Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Contact name
- Postgraduate Admissions Office
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 543 4693
- pgtaught.biosciences@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/biology/
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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