Clinical Neuroscience Practice

Discover how theory applies to practice and shape the future of neuroscience healthcare delivery to improve patient care.

From migraine and traumatic brain injury to motor neurone disease and dementia, one in six people in the UK are diagnosed with a neurological condition.

To help meet the growing demand for experts in this area, we’ve designed a course that explores how to provide high-quality care, as well as the psychological impact of neurological conditions on cognition, emotion and behaviour. We focus on using the latest evidence-based practice while listening to patients' lived experiences.

If you complete a clinical placement, you’ll work alongside healthcare leaders. You’ll observe as they deliver the latest treatments like deep brain stimulation which, by altering electrical signals in the brain, produces life-changing outcomes for people with Parkinson’s disease. Neurorehabilitation and neuropsychological rehabilitation (both impairment-based and strategies), neuromodulation and cerebrovascular disease are just a few examples of areas our experts are exploring.

Is this course right for you?
You’re the perfect fit for this course if you’re a psychology graduate who wants to gain clinical experience and explore theory further. It’s also designed for professionals already working in the field of clinical neuroscience including doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. This means you’ll learn alongside students from a range of backgrounds which reflects the multidisciplinary nature of modern neurosciences healthcare.

We offer this course as a PgCert and MSc. For the PgCert, students only take the Foundations of Clinical Neuroscience module plus the Clinical Neuropsychology or the Health Services Delivery. This is a great option if you want to upskill but can’t commit to the full course.

Why St George's?
- Practical experience – explore practical delivery in a UK context by watching clinicians use the latest evidence-based interventions on clinical placement (this is optional if you already have clinical experience).

- Research-active academics – learn from our experts at the Centre for Biomedical Education and Neurosciences and Cell Biology Research Institute, as well as senior clinicians from Atkinson Morley Regional Neurosciences Centre.

- Community of change makers – we value patient voices, the equal contribution of the different health professions and awareness of structural factors.

Course content
Unlike courses with similar titles, this course goes beyond theory. It’s a course about neuroscience in clinical practice. You learn how breakthroughs in the lab can shape the future of care for people with a diverse range of neurological conditions.

Working towards the MSc qualification, you’ll complete:
- a practical work placement with the hospital’s renowned clinical neuropsychology and clinical health psychology team (this is optional for students who already have clinical experience);

- our Foundations of Clinical Neuroscience module;

- one or both specialist modules on Clinical Neuropsychology or Health Services Delivery for the Neurosciences;

- at least one research support module and a dissertation.

You can also pick from optional modules from our other courses on topics like genomics or global health.

Sharpen your research skills
Your dissertation will focus on an area that interests you. Perhaps you’ll look at the quality of life of people living with neuromuscular disorders. Or maybe you’re interested in looking at how we can create interventions for carers.

Outside of lectures and seminars, you can get involved with our journal club, run by a clinical teaching fellow, which explores structural inequalities within this area. You’ll also attend events such as our annual conference on structural inequalities, as well as research networking events where you can present your ideas.