Medical Physics and Neuroscience and Psychology

The stream leaders for this combination are:

Medical Physics	Dr Pavlo Zubko	p.zubko@ucl.ac.uk
Neuroscience and Psychology	Dr Velia Cardin	velia.cardin@ucl.ac.uk

Year 1

Term 1

Core modules

BIOS0019	Life Sciences Foundation	15 credits	T1
PHAS0011	Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology	15 credits	T1
NSCI0010	Science and Society	0 credits	T1
NSCI0005	Mathematics for Natural Sciences A	15 credits	T1

Choose an additional foundation module

GEOL0007	The Earth	15 credits	T1
HPSC0009	Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	15 credits	T1
CHEM0005	Chemical Foundations	15 credits	T1~3
STAT0002	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T1

Term 2

Core modules

PHAS0005	Waves, Optics and Acoustics	15 credits	T2
NSCI0027	Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus	15 credits	T2
PSYC0039	Introduction to Psychology	15 credits	T2
PHOL0002	Introductory Mammalian Physiology	15 credits	T2

Year 2

Choose one module

NSCI0036	Programming for Scientists	15 credits	T2
NSCI0039	Science Communication	15 credits	T1
NSCI0038	Science for All	15 credits	T2

(Neuroscience and Psychology)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

PHOL0005	Structure and Function of Nervous Systems	15 credits	T1
PSYC0014	Brain and Behaviour	15 credits	T1

Option modules (Group 1)

Choose 15-30 credits

ANAT0003	Human Neuroanatomy	15 credits	T2
NEUR0023	Essential Cellular Neurophysiology	15 credits	T2	[*]
PSYC0017	Perception	15 credits	T2

[*] These modules have limited places. Performance in previous years taken into account when allocating spaces.

Option modules (Group 2)

Choose 0-15 credits

PSYC0016	Developmental Psychology	15 credits	T2
PSYC0015	Health and Clinical Psychology	15 credits	T1

(Medical Physics)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

MPHY0005	Physics of the Human Body	15 credits	T2
MPHY0006	Introduction to Biophysics	15 credits	T2

Choose one module

NSCI0033	Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism	15 credits	T2
PHAS0021	Electricity and Magnetism	15 credits	T1

Cannot select both modules

Choose 0-15 credits

PHAS0025	Mathematical Methods III	15 credits	T1

Year 3

Core modules

NSCI0004	Literature Project for Natural Sciences BSc/MSci Programme	15 credits	T1&2

(Neuroscience and Psychology)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Modules for students interested in both Neuroscience and Psychology

NEUR0014	Neural Basis of Motivation and Learning	15 credits	T1	[*]
ANAT0013	Pain	15 credits	T2
PSYC0030	Human Learning and Memory	15 credits	T1
PSYC0031	Cognitive Neuroscience	15 credits	T2
PSYC0032	The Brain in Action	15 credits	T2
NEUR0017	Visual Neuroscience	15 credits	T2
ANAT0014	Neuroesthetics	15 credits	T1

[*] Module has limited places. Performance in previous years taken into account when allocating spaces

Psychology

PSYC0025	The Social Psychology of Risk	15 credits	T1
PSYC0010	Social Psychology	15 credits	T2
PSYC0023	Topics in Clinical Psychology	15 credits	T2
PSYC0002	Behaviour Change: An Interdisciplinary Approach	15 credits	T1
PSYC0026	Topics in Developmental Psychology	15 credits	T2

Neuroscience

NEUR0020	Integrative Systems Neuroscience !Pre-requisites: ANAT0003	15 credits	T1	[*]
NEUR0016	Neural Computation: Models of Brain Function !Pre-requisites: ANAT0003	15 credits	T1	[*]
CELL0003	Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology	15 credits	T1	[*]
BIOS0058	Missing info

[*] Module has limited places. Performance in previous years taken into account when allocating spaces

(Medical Physics)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core modules

Major stream choose all modules; Minor stream choose 30-45 credits

MPHY0018	Biomedical Ultrasound	15 credits	T1
MPHY0016	Medical Imaging with Ionising Radiation	15 credits	T2
MPHY0038	Treatment with Ionising Radiation	15 credits	T1

Major stream choose 15-30 credits

MPHY0039	Applications of Biomedical Engineering	15 credits	T2
PHAS0054	Practical Physics 3 (For Natural Sciences)	15 credits	T2

Year 4

Choose the relevant research project

BIOS0017	MSci Research Project in Life Sciences	60 credits	T1&2
MPHY0036	Research Project in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (Masters Level)	45 credits	T1&2

(Neuroscience and Psychology)
Major stream select 30-60 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Modules for students interested in both Neuroscience and Psychology

NEUR0014	Neural Basis of Motivation and Learning	15 credits	T1	[*]
ANAT0013	Pain	15 credits	T2
PSYC0030	Human Learning and Memory	15 credits	T1
PSYC0031	Cognitive Neuroscience	15 credits	T2
PSYC0032	The Brain in Action	15 credits	T2
NEUR0017	Visual Neuroscience	15 credits	T2

[*] Module has limited places. Performance in previous years taken into account when allocating spaces

Psychology

PSYC0025	The Social Psychology of Risk	15 credits	T1
PSYC0010	Social Psychology	15 credits	T2

Neuroscience

NEUR0020	Integrative Systems Neuroscience !Pre-requisites: ANAT0003	15 credits	T1	[*]
NEUR0016	Neural Computation: Models of Brain Function !Pre-requisites: ANAT0003	15 credits	T1	[*]

[*] Module has limited places. Performance in previous years taken into account when allocating spaces

(Medical Physics)
Major stream select 45-75 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules

MPHY0015	Physiological Monitoring	15 credits	T1
MPHY0019	MRI and Biomedical Optics	15 credits	T2
MPHY0020	Computing in Medicine	15 credits	T1
MPHY0037	Medical Electronics and Neural Engineering	15 credits	T2
MPHY0030	Programming Foundations for Medical Image Analysis	15 credits	T1
MPHY0039	Applications of Biomedical Engineering	15 credits	T2

Y4 students to avoid taking both MPHY0020 and MPHY0030 together – both term 1, MPHY0020 is introductory (50% MATLAB and appropriate for those with little/no prior experience of computing, includes digital signal and image processing, topics on general application of computing to medicine),MPHY0030 – more advanced for those with prior programming experience.