Neuroscience MSc
Queen Mary University of London
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Fromthebenchtothebedside-helptotransferneuroscienceandpharmacologicaldiscoveriesintoclinicaluse.

Studytopicsfromtheprinciplesofdrugdesignanddevelopmenttotheclinicalaspectsofthemanagementofmajorneurologicaldiseases.Theclinicalcomponentisuniquetothiscourseandtiestogetherthe'scientific,clinicalandpersonalaspectsofneurologicaldisease.

Gainathoroughgroundingintheprinciplesunderlyingneuroscienceandtranslationalmedicine

Focusondiseasesofthenervous'systemandthechallengesassociatedwithdevelopingbettertherapies

Explorelaboratorymethodsandmodelsusedindrugdiscoveryandthe'specificmethodologyofclinicaltrials

Learnthe'stepsinvolvedinthedevelopmentandimplementationofnewtreatmentsandhowtoapplythisknowledgeinafutureprofessionalrole

Undertakeyourownresearchinwritingyourdissertation

AlsoavailableasaPGCertandPGDip

Whatyou'll'study

Animportantaspectoftheresearchonneurologicaldiseaseistheclinicaltranslationaspect,whichisamajorpartofourMScprogramme.Translationalmedicineistheprocessofapplyingresearchfindingsfrombasic'sciencetoclinicalpractice,withthegoalofimprovingpatientoutcomes.

Youwill'studytopics'suchastheprinciplesofdrugdesignanddevelopment,inparticularthekey'stepsinvolvedinthedrugdiscoveryanddevelopmentprocess,andlearnaboutclinicaltrialdesignandmethodology.Youwillalsocriticallydiscussthechallengesassociatedwithdevelopingbettertherapiesinvariousdiseasesandgaininsightintotheregulatoryenvironment.Furthermore,youwillbeabletogain'stateoftheartexpertiseinareas'suchasbraintumours,pain,neurodegenerativediseasesandneuroinflammation,neurotraumaand'stemcellstherapeutics,andthiswillbedeliveredthrough'specialisedinteractive'sessionswithworldleadingexpertsinthefield.

What'setsourNeuroscienceprogrammeapartisouruniqueemphasisonthepresentclinicalchallengesinneurologicaldisease.Thisprogrammetiestogetherthe'scientific,clinical,andpatientcareaspectsofneurologicaldiseaseinauniqueway,whichmakesourcoursequitedifferentfromothercourses.

Youwillalsohavetheopportunitytobecomeactivelyinvolvedinneuroscienceresearchduringyourfinalprojectanddissertation.Youwillhavetheopportunitytoworkalongsidepioneeringresearchgroupsandgainfirst-handexperienceonclinicalorbench-basedresearchprojects.Witha'strongfocusontheclinicalperspective,thiscoursewillgiveyouadvancedknowledgeonapathtoinnovativetreatmentsforpatients'sufferingfromneurologicaldisorders.

QueenMaryUniversityofLondon'sFacultyofMedicineandDentistryiscomprisedoftworenownedandprestigiousteachinghospitals:'StBartholomewsandTheRoyalLondon.Bothcontinuetomakeanoutstandingcontributiontomodernmedicine.

Careerpaths

ManyofourgraduatesgoontoprestigiouspositionswithintheNHS(e.g.AiredaleGeneralHospital,'StGeorge'sHospital,UniversityCollegeHospital,UniversityHospitalofBurtonandDerby),theOxfordVaccineGroup,andothernon-medicalemployment.

Manyareworkinginpositions'suchasDoctor,LaboratoryAssistant,ClinicalTrialsDataManager,TrialCoordinator,PharmacyAssistantTechnicalOfficer,Research'Scientistsinacademiaorindustry,Independent'ScientificInvestigators,Medicaland'Sciencewriters,andMarketingandCommunicationsroles.

Othershavereturnedtotheirclinicalworkor'study,asPhD'studentsorMBBS'studentsatinstitutions'suchasQueenMaryortheUniversityof'Sunderland.

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Entry requirements

A 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, Medicine, Pharmacy or a related discipline.

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£14,850 per year

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£27,250 per year

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£27,250 per year

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Garrod Building, Turner Street London Greater London E1 2AD United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Whitechapel  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Bethnal Green  0.2 miles away
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