Courses & structure

See what courses used to constitute the Neuroimaging for Research MSc / Dip / Cert programmes and understand the pathway to completion.

We used to accept students onto the programme both in Sep and Jan.

Stage 1: Postgraduate Certificate: 1-2 years [60 credits]
Complete 60 credits of the following four core courses:
Semester 1 / Sep / Autumn
Techniques and Physics	20 credits	Core
Applications in Disease	10 credits	Core

Semester 2 / Jan / Winter
Common Image Processing Techniques 1	20 credits	Core
Practicalities and Safety	10 credits	Core

Stage 2: Postgraduate Diploma: 2-4 years [120 credits]
Complete 60 credits of the following, plus the Certificate level courses above:
Semester 1 / Sep / Autumn
Anatomy (Neuro)	20 credits	Core
Statistics	10 credits	Core

Semester 2 / Jan / Winter
Study Design	10 credits	Core
Common Image Processing Techniques 2	10 credits	Core

..... plus 10 credits from the following elective courses:
Functional Imaging	10 credits	Elective
Image Analysis	10 credits	Elective
Translational Imaging and Clinical Trials	10 credits	Elective

Stage 3: Postgraduate Master's: 3-6 years [180 credits]
Complete 60 credits of the following, plus the Certificate and Diploma level courses above:
Semester 1 /Sep / Autumn AND Semester 2 / Jan / Winter
Practical work project / Written reflective element	60 credits	Core

This article was published on 2025-04-01