Hello please help:]

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i'm desperately trying to decide what degree to do next year.

i'm 24 and british. i spent 2-3 years failing computer animation/web design many years ago, and finally feel prepared and enthusiastic about getting some qualifications and making something of my life.

my british A Levels are B, C, D (IT, Chemistry, Biology), but i am hoping that being a "mature student" will help me into some of the harder courses.

a few months ago i was quite set on studying Japanese language as a degree but wasn't entirely convinced due to its lack of usefulness.

then i suddenly stumbled upon "neuroscience" as a 3 year degree.

i decided or realised that i would enjoy being a RESEARCHER in this field.


well, that's about as far as i've got. i enjoy psychology VERY much however am not convinced that it would be particularly useful to me as a degree - not as much as neuroscience. i also realised that psychiatry may be attractive to me but perhaps not as much, after reading some threads here and there.

my major fear is that i might struggle with such a science-heavy subject. however, i know that my school grades were so low simply because i had absolutely no interest whatsoever in doing any school work back then. i also realise that my biology grade was so ghastly because biology in school was 100% "unapplied" - so you weren't in any way "forced" to learn the material.


please note that these are not "medical school" degrees - they are straight-off 3 years - so you might have something to say about that. also note that, as far as i can tell, i just want to be involved in research type jobs.

lastly, note that i do have a VERY strong interest in human psychology general. some of the British "neuroscience" courses are actually "50% psychology, 50% basic bio/neuroscience". these are an option for me, but i am terrifically worried about the usefulness of them in real life/after graduation.

perhaps it wouldn't matter so much if i intend to be a researcher?



ANY help, suggestions, questions, critiscms - anything - would be appreciated =)

i'm going to include the (small) list of possible "neuroscience" courses that might be suitable to me. in England we can apply to SIX of these.

thankyou!!



key:
- = less attractive
* = either way
+ = attractive



bristol-
B140
bba 1 science
http://www.bris.ac.uk/prospectus/unde...009/sections/XNRS/134/admissions#prog
(very heavy science)
notes: seems quite broad science


lancashire+
B140
240pts* incl Biology or Chemistry at A2
http://com2.uclan.ac.uk/courses/ug/bsc_n.htm
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/c...uroscience.pdf
(balanced, slightly more psy. basic science)



keele-
BC18
http://www.keele.ac.uk/undergraduate...uroscience.htm
(dual)



kings college+
abb inc chem/bio
B140
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ugp09/programme...ryrequirements
(heavy science)



dundee-
FOUR years (foundation)
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduat...uroscience.htm
(very heavy science)



aberdeen-
FOUR years (foundation)
ccc
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/prospectus/ugr...y/subject.php?

code=neuroscience_psychology&prog=science
(heavy science i think)



nottingham+
bbb
B140
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/...se&code=000115
(heavy science)



edinburgh*
FOUR year
bbb
b140
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergr...hp?id=0,1,B140
(heavy science)
note: might get accepted..



sussex+
abb
B141
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/public...oscience/19936
(balance)



leeds*
b140
bbb
http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/admission...de=BS-NEUROSCI
http://webprod1.leeds.ac.uk/banner/d...&P=BS-NEUROSCI
http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/ugcours...se.asp?id=1183
(very heavy science)

 

[!PsyChirurgus!]

I'm afraid that you can only apply for FIVE university course choices on UCAS. Two years ago, one can apply to a maximum of six.

You may want to have a look at dual degrees (joint honours) in Psychology and Neuroscience if you think undertaking a pure neuroscience course would be very sciency for you.

These joint honours are offered at:
aberdeen
keele
leicester
manchester
nottingham
sussex
westminster

Some universities will allow you to transfer to a different course after one year if you feel you want to change direction and pursue a different career path instead e.g. at manchester Uni's life sciences faculty.

A lot of people take up postgraduate degrees e.g. medicine having done psych/neuro degrees. Most go into research or do a PhD/PGCE to become a lecturer/teacher.

Psych/Neuro is a good degree as it teaches you transferable skills needed for different types of employment.

 

[bambi]

Although Nottingham and Edinburgh are both "heavy science" as you put it, Notts exams are easier, mostly multiple choice and you certainly don't have to be a genius to do it, I know grads of both the Notts and Ed courses.

I would go for Notts, Kings, Ed, Leeds + Bristol, they are all in the Russell group so MAY look better when applying for research jobs.

 

[bambi]

Some universities will allow you to transfer to a different course after one year if you feel you want to change direction and pursue a different career path instead e.g. at manchester Uni's life sciences faculty.

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Almost every uni will allow you to transfer between bioscience/life science degrees during or after 1 year.