MSc by Research in Clinical Neurosciences

University of Oxford

About the course: The MSc by Research in Clinical Neurosciences offers excellent opportunities for high quality research training, for both clinical and non-clinical graduates, in wide-ranging leading areas of clinical neuroscience. As an MSc student in NDCN you will be a part of one of the leading and largest clinical neuroscience departments in Europe. The MSc by research in Clinical Neurosciences will develop your skills through a range of research and practical training. NDCN incorporates six divisions each of which hosts world-leading programmes in basic, translational and clinical research. Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia Division of Clinical Neurology MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology Wellcome Centre for Integrative NeuroimagingYou will be admitted directly to a particular research area (and you will work alongside your supervisors to develop your programme of study which is normally part of a larger research group with shared interests. You will not normally do laboratory rotations. There are no taught courses examined by written papers but there is a wide range of courses and workshops available across the Medical Sciences Division and you will be encouraged to attend regular departmental and divisional seminars. Assessment: You will begin your course as a probationary research student (PRS) and you will be monitored and assessed regularly via completion of termly reports by you and your supervisors through the Graduate Supervision Reporting (GSR) system. You will be expected to transfer your status from PRS to MSc before the end of your first year. To transfer your status, you must apply formally, submit a research report and statement of future research plans, and take an independent Assessment: by two assessorsThe degree is examined by thesis and oral examination by two examiners. Most MSc by Research students submit their thesis within two years. Graduate destinations: According to the latest statistics available, 86% of graduate research alumni from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences are employed across a wide range of sectors with the remaining 14% going on to further study. Past students from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences have gone on to careers based both in the UK and other countries in teaching and research in universities or back to clinical posts.

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