Neuroscience at University of Sussex

Neuroscience (Msci (Hon), B101) at University of Sussex asked for 136–153 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sussex.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~153 points

High

around AAA

Published as 136 - 153 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 153

25% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 73% of them had fewer than the 153 asked.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Master of Science (with Honours)
Code: B101 · B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: optional
Foundation year: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 87%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

25 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%89%

Learning opportunities100%88%

Assessment and feedback93%80%

Academic support97%90%

Organisation and management100%86%

Learning resources98%90%

Student voice98%83%

20 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£25k3 years

£28k5 years

£36k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

40% working15% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed20% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

30%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 80%

45%

use what they learned

UK 50%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Brighton, South East England, England
Postcode: BN1 9RH

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Subjects

neuroscience subjects allied to medicine

Campus

Campus: Falmer Campus, Falmer
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Biomedical sciences at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
University of Bristol	Neuroscience BSc (Hons)	112 - 159 points	144–159
Newcastle University	Biochemistry BSc (Hons)	136 - 156 points	128–143
University of Sussex	Neuroscience this course	136 - 153 points	112–127
University of Leicester	Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) BSc (Hons)	128 - 152 points	96–111
University of Warwick	Biomedical Sciences MBio	144 - 152 points	144–159
King's College London, University of London	Biomedical Science BSc (Hons)	AAA	160–175
Lancaster University	Biomedical Science MSci (Hon)	144 points	128–143
UCL (University College London)	Human Neuroscience BSc (Hons)	AAA	144–159
University of Bath	Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)	AAA - A*AB	192–207
University of Birmingham	Human Neuroscience BSc (Hons)	144 points	144–159
University of Manchester	Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)	AAA - AAB	144–159

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Neuroscience at University of Sussex

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