warwick neuroscience

does anyone have any experience of studying neuroscience at warwick (or biomed related subjects)?
i have an offer for september.
how flexible is the course, what are the lectures like and is there lots of essays?
also any views of student life and accommodation after first year. thanks

I do biomed at warwick, the course isnt very flexible (2 options 1st year and 1 option second year), the lecturers arent great honestly and dont seem to give af. There's only a couple essays first year, a couple second year and more in 3rd year (depends on modules). Student life is quiet, warwick isnt near major cities (except brum) so the night life isnt crazy. Accom after 1st year is pretty chill, cheap and expensive options mostly in lem

does anyone have any experience of studying neuroscience at warwick (or biomed related subjects)?
i have an offer for september.
how flexible is the course, what are the lectures like and is there lots of essays?
also any views of student life and accommodation after first year. thanks

Hi I’m currently a neuroscience student at Warwick who has just finished my placement year so will be in my final year this September. The course itself is actually quite flexible with a range of optional modules you can take which may be suited to your best interest. There are frequent lab practicals and lab reports in all three years of the course and these usually last between the September-Jan period. The lectures are actually quite interesting but obviously some more than others. I tend to find neurobiology and neurobiology of disease modules more appealing rather than the molecular cell biology module. In first year you pretty much have most lectures with other biomed, bio science or stem students with maybe 2 modules specifically with neuroscience students. Then in year two it’s obviously more tailored to neuroscience but there still are a lot of similarities. In terms of essays you will get Christmas and Easter essays in year 1 as well as some other essays for practice in year 2 but not that many. There are essays in most of the exams in year 2 besides the molecular biology exam being data based in section 2 of the paper. I have heard from other students in their final year that the workload does get really heavy in final year and students may have 6/7 essays to submit close together but it depends on the modules you choose.
As for student life and accommodation I can’t really say much due to the fact that I commute to uni and don’t really drink or party so I can’t vouch for the night life. I’m aware there are loads of circling events though so just as long as you’re in a few societies I’m sure you’ll be able to enjoy it!

Hi I’m currently a neuroscience student at Warwick who has just finished my placement year so will be in my final year this September. The course itself is actually quite flexible with a range of optional modules you can take which may be suited to your best interest. There are frequent lab practicals and lab reports in all three years of the course and these usually last between the September-Jan period. The lectures are actually quite interesting but obviously some more than others. I tend to find neurobiology and neurobiology of disease modules more appealing rather than the molecular cell biology module. In first year you pretty much have most lectures with other biomed, bio science or stem students with maybe 2 modules specifically with neuroscience students. Then in year two it’s obviously more tailored to neuroscience but there still are a lot of similarities. In terms of essays you will get Christmas and Easter essays in year 1 as well as some other essays for practice in year 2 but not that many. There are essays in most of the exams in year 2 besides the molecular biology exam being data based in section 2 of the paper. I have heard from other students in their final year that the workload does get really heavy in final year and students may have 6/7 essays to submit close together but it depends on the modules you choose.
As for student life and accommodation I can’t really say much due to the fact that I commute to uni and don’t really drink or party so I can’t vouch for the night life. I’m aware there are loads of circling events though so just as long as you’re in a few societies I’m sure you’ll be able to enjoy it!