NUI Galway - Clinical Neuroscience

Course Overview/Contact:

Knowledge derived from neuroscience research in mental health, psychology, neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration is revolutionizing how we think about and treat mental disorders. A thorough grounding in neuroscience is fast becoming an essential step for a career in academic and clinical psychology, psychiatry, and careers in neuroscience more broadly.

In response to that need this program is designed for students with backgrounds in psychology, medicine, pharmacology, and other biomedical and neuroscience related disciplines. It will equip students with a set of core skills in the field of clinical neuroscience including in-depth understanding of neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, and neuropsychiatry. Students will have opportunities to learn through practical hands-on experience.

Career Opportunities:

This is a new and exciting program that will provide graduates with a highly marketable and transferrable combination of neuroscience skills, as well as experience of applying these skills in neuroscience research. Graduates of this program are likely to go on to professional training in Clinical Psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience related posts in industry or undertake further academic work at Ph.D. level. 

Programme Content:

The course will be of a content and format consistent with highest standards for postgraduate courses, consisting of 90 ECTS credits obtained by completion of course modules. Teaching approaches will consist of didactic lectures, Problem based learning, Seminars, Workshops, Journal Clubs, practicals and completion of a research dissertation, as well as subject specific training in a range of areas relevant to clinical neuroscience. Students will also receive valuable training in current research methodologies, being facilitated to study in-depth those methodologies most interesting to them (e.g. systematic review methodologies, wet-bench methodologies, software methodologies, etc). 

Modules include:

• Introduction to Neuroscience & Neuroanatomy
• Genomics of Rare and Common Diseases
• Basic & Applied Pharmacology
• Clinical & Experimental Cognitive Neuroscience
• Clinical & Experimental Neuroimaging
• Neuropsychiatry
• Methods: Systematic reviews & Meta-analysis
• Applied Statistics
• Clinical & Research Methodologies in Neuroscience.

Entry Requirements:

Applicants must have achieved an upper second class honours degree or better in a discipline relating to neuroscience. Qualifying degrees include, but are not limited to, psychology, medicine, pharmacology, and biomedical science.

Find out More