Neuroscience and Psychology and Synthetic Organic Chemistry

The stream leaders for this combination are:

Neuroscience and Psychology	Dr Velia Cardin	velia.cardin@ucl.ac.uk
Synthetic Organic Chemistry	Prof Alethea Tabor	a.b.tabor@ucl.ac.uk

Year 1

Term 1

Core modules

BIOS0019	Life Sciences Foundation	15 credits	T1
CHEM0005	Chemical Foundations	15 credits	T1~3
NSCI0010	Science and Society	0 credits	T1

Choose an NSCI module

NSCI0006	Mathematics for Natural Sciences B	15 credits	T1	[*]
NSCI0005	Mathematics for Natural Sciences A	15 credits	T1	[**]

[*] select if you will not be studying PHAS0011
[**] select if you will be studying PHAS0011

Choose an additional foundation module

GEOL0007	The Earth	15 credits	T1
HPSC0009	Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	15 credits	T1
PHAS0011	Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology	15 credits	T1
STAT0002	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T1

Term 2

Core modules

CHEM0008	Basic Organic Chemistry	15 credits	T2
PSYC0039	Introduction to Psychology	15 credits	T2
PHOL0002	Introductory Mammalian Physiology	15 credits	T2

Choose one module

CHEM0009	Basic Physical Chemistry	15 credits	T2
CHEM0013	Basic Inorganic Chemistry	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

(Synthetic Organic Chemistry)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules

CHEM0016	Organic Chemistry	30 credits	T1&2
CHEM0018	Organic Reaction Mechanisms	15 credits	T2

You can choose 1 module

CHEM0015	Inorganic Chemistry for Physical Science !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0012	Chemistry of Materials !Pre-requisites: CHEM0013	15 credits	T1
CHEM0020	Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences !Pre-requisites: CHEM0009	15 credits	T2

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

(Synthetic Organic Chemistry)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core modules

CHEM0034	Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0035	Organic Photochemistry Radicals and Heterocycles	15 credits	T2

Core module for major stream

CHEM0024	Synthesis and Characterisation Techniques in Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2

Option Modules

Major stream select 15-30 credits. Minor stream select 0-15 credits

CHEM0033	Principles of Drug Design	15 credits	T2
CHEM0039	New Directions in Materials Chemistry	15 credits	T1	[CHEM0013
CHEM0031	Inorganic Rings, Chains and Clusters	15 credits	T2	[*]

[*] CHEM0013 is a pre-requisite however it is fine to take this module without as long as you do some self-study

Year 4

Choose the relevant research project

BIOS0017	MSci Research Project in Life Sciences	60 credits	T1&2
CHEM0080	Advanced Chemical Research Project	75 credits	T1~3

(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

(Synthetic Organic Chemistry)
Major stream select 15-45 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules

CHEM0077	Topics in Modern Chemistry	15 credits	T1&2
CHEM0078	Topics in Modern Chemistry	30 credits	T1&2
CHEM0079	Topics in Modern Chemistry	45 credits	T1&2

Topics to be taught in term 1 and assessed by end of first week of term 2