Understanding Neuroscience
Course dates: Tuesday 12 January - Tuesday 23 March 2027
Class timetable: 11 sessions (View class timetable for Tuesday 12 January 2027 to Tuesday 23 March 2027)
Timetable data for Tuesday 12 January 2027 to Tuesday 23 March 2027
| Day of class | Date of class | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12-Jan-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 19-Jan-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 26-Jan-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 02-Feb-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 09-Feb-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 16-Feb-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 23-Feb-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 02-Mar-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 09-Mar-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 16-Mar-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 23-Mar-2027 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Hyflex |
Location: Hyflex
Fees: £650.00
RegisterCourse dates: Tuesday 12 January - Tuesday 23 March 2027
Class timetable: 11 sessions (View class timetable for Tuesday 12 January 2027 to Tuesday 23 March 2027)
Timetable data for Tuesday 12 January 2027 to Tuesday 23 March 2027
| Day of class | Date of class | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12-Jan-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 19-Jan-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 26-Jan-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 02-Feb-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 09-Feb-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 16-Feb-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 23-Feb-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 02-Mar-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 09-Mar-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 16-Mar-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
| Tuesday | 23-Mar-2027 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Hyflex |
Location: Hyflex
Fees: £650.00
RegisterCourse Overview
Our Understanding Neuroscience short course gives you the opportunity to examine the relationship between biology, behaviour and mental processes, in particular the role of the brain and nervous system.
We plan to cover the following:
- Introduction to the brain and nervous system
- Neurons and the synapse
- Drugs and neuro-transmitters
- Investigating the brain and behaviour
- Neuroimaging
- Cognitive neuropsychology
- Animal behaviour
- Hormones and behaviour
- Stress and anxiety
- Sociobiology and emotions
- Frontal functions: motor and cognitive control
This 11-week course is suitable for anyone interested in biology and human behaviour, including those working in health and social care who want to learn more about neuropsychology. It is also ideal if you have a non-psychology degree but need a Level 4 psychology qualification or a greater understanding of the importance of biological factors in psychology in order to progress to postgraduate study.
The course is assessed by a 1500-word essay (60%) and one-hour online multiple-choice test (40%). If you do not want to gain credit, you can still take the course without completing assessments.
There may be multiple instances of the class starting on the same date and at the same time. This allows us to offer additional places and you can enrol on any that have availability.
As a student on this course, you will study alongside Birkbeck students enrolled on one of our undergraduate or postgraduate courses, giving you the opportunity to network with a range of Birkbeck current students whilst you learn.
This can be taken as a standalone short course or as part of:
Fees
Students are charged a tuition fee for each short course on registering. Please view details for this course, including dates, location and fees at the top of this page. Short course fees may be subject to annual inflationary increases. For more information, please see our Fees Policy.
Birkbeck's Lifelong Learning Guarantee
If you've studied at Birkbeck before and successfully completed an award with us, take advantage of our Lifelong Learning Guarantee to gain a reduction on the tuition fee of this course.
Entry Requirements
Most of our short courses have no formal entry requirements and are open to all students.
This short course has no prerequisites.
As part of the registration process, you may be required to submit a copy of a suitable form of ID.
International students who wish to come to the UK to study a short course can apply for a Visitor visa. Please note that it is not possible to obtain a Student visa to study a short course.
How to Register
You register directly onto the classes you would like to take. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis - so register early.
If you want to take more than one short course, you can select each one separately and then register onto them together via our online application portal. There is usually no formal selection process, although some modules may have prerequisites and/or other requirements, which will be specified where relevant.