4-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Science and Health - Continue to Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Neural Engineering with Psychology (Placement Year)

Program Description For students who've finished high school but don’t meet the entry requirements for university, a Foundation Certificate can help them gain entry to an undergraduate degree. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 1st year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.

A student’s course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. Students taking a course longer than 2 terms, will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Neural Engineering with Psychology

Neural Engineering is an emerging area of Biomedical Engineering that uses engineering, maths, biophysics, computer science and psychology to develop treatment for neurological disorders and create innovative interfaces between the brain and computers.

They will equip students with the skills and knowledge to be leaders in the development of novel technologies for the rapidly expanding neural engineering industry, building systems that can change people’s lives. Students will be taught in a collaboration with the Department of Psychology, which will give them a foundation in the cognitive processes within the human brain.

The BEng Neural Engineering with Psychology will cover the following areas:

• Brain-computer and neural interfaces • Analysis and classification of neural signals • Brain-activity recording (neuroimaging) and simulation technologies • Human experimentation • Brain and behavior • Neuroscience • Artificial intelligence and machine learning

The School is a community of scholars leading the way in technological research and development. It is home to many of the world’s top engineers, and its work is driven by creativity and imagination, as well as technical excellence. Students graduate as creative, experimental and focused engineers ready to explore further how engineering can impact the people and world around them.