BSc Medical Neuroscience
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Medical Neuroscience, a neuroscience degree centred on the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Core topics include Programming and Research Methods. The course includes an optional placement year, an optional year abroad, and an optional foundation year. The first year covers foundational topics through Cells, Organisms and Systems, Physiology and Disease, and Neuroscience and Behaviour. The second year progresses to Human Genetics and Genomics, Principles of Medical Neuroscience, and Neural Circuits. The final year involves a compulsory Third Year Bioscience Research Project alongside core study in Structure and Function of the Brain and Neurobiology of Brain Disorders. Optional modules allow students to explore areas such as Biological Psychology of Mental Health, Molecular Neuropharmacology, and Programming for Life Sciences.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 2 UCAS decisions for BSc Medical Neuroscience (B142) at the University of Sussex for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is ABB at A level.
What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 75%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Caring personal services: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Information Technology Professionals: 10%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 25%
- South East: 40%
- South West: 5%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Cells, Organisms and Systems
- Physiology and Disease
- Skills, Ethics and Society
- Biochemistry and Metabolism
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Neuroscience and Behaviour
- Research Methods for Neuroscience
- Human Genetics and Genomics
- Principles of Medical Neuroscience
- Research and Professional Skills I: Neuroscience
- Cell Regulation and Pharmacology
- Developmental Biology
- Neural Circuits
- Research and Professional Skills II: Neuroscience
- Third Year Bioscience Research Project
- Structure and Function of the Brain
- Neurobiology of Brain Disorders
- Biological Psychology of Mental Health
- Cell Signalling and Therapeutics
- Communicating STEM
- Intelligence in Animals and Machines
- Programming for Life Sciences
- Science of Memory
- Synaptic Communication
- Current Issues in AI and Cognitive Science
- Drugs, Brain and Behaviour
- Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Innovation in Bioscience and Medicine
- Manipulating Minds
- Molecular Neuropharmacology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Medical Neuroscience at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £28,000 after 3 years, £36,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £46,500. The £36,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Biomedical sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Medical Neuroscience at University of Sussex do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Medical Neuroscience at University of Sussex?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Medical Neuroscience at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
Does BSc Medical Neuroscience at University of Sussex include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Medical Neuroscience at University of Sussex?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.