What Can You Do With A Neuroscience Degree? 10 Cool Career Options

Neuroscience is a super interesting subject to study, but how does this degree transfer after university or college?
Here is a collection of 10 jobs (03:13) you can do with a neuroscience degree or major - aimed at undergraduates but completely applicable to masters or PhDs if you are thinking of or currently studying the brain to give you some ideas of what you could do after you graduate!
I studied Neuroscience for my undergraduate (00:24) and saw how many different careers my class went on to do! The skills you acquire from studying neuroscience go way beyond the brain, as you also develop your critical eye, analytical ability, writing techniques and the confidence to present tough research; equipping you with a deep scientific knowledge and skills for creative jobs.
If you love the brain and want to learn more about it, I would definitely recommend!
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:24 My Neuroscience Degree Experience
3:13 10 Careers with Neuroscience Degree

[@antoniobento2105]

Summary: -1.Academia 3:16 -2.Clinical Scientist 4:36 -3.Pharmaceutical and biotech industries 5:45 -4.Medicine 6:53 -5.Medical writer 7:57 -6.Public engagement work 8:52 -7.Scientific Journalist 10:30 -8.Teaching 11:40 -9.Scientific Policy 12:25 -10.Artificial Intelligence 13:15

[@dechante6696]

Thank you so much! This was so helpful I'm starting bsc neuroscience in two weeks after loving biology and psychology at A level and there's no videos on this from a UK student perspective. Originally I was concerned it would be too specific compared to biomed but like you said I would just rather do something I'm passionate about. Everyone is always like ''so what do you want to do with neuroscience?'' and I'm like ''idk I just like learning about brains"

[@juliaraveyscience]

Thank you so much! Ahhh I am so excited for you to start - you will be amazing. Go with what you are passionate about and the "career" will come to you. Good luck!

[@dechante6696]

Julia Ravey Science Thank you so much! Can I ask how you studied and revised in your bsc for neuroscience? it’s so hard to find information on bsc neuroscience

[@tm9425]

@@dechante6696 omg we're literally the same, I did bio and psych at a-level and decided on this course (I'm in 2nd year now) not knowing what I wanted to do with it, I just figured I love learning about the body and the brain happened to catch my interest. But everytime I mention what course I do to people they instantly ask me "so what do you wanna do with that / where can that take you?" and look so confused when I say I don't know

[@sushuchinny7233]

@@dechante6696 hey dechante😊 actually iam also studying bsc neuro...I will help you🤗

[@kim2358]

@@sushuchinny7233 Where?

[@Hello-sq9xy]

you can also become a patent lawyer, firms like it when you have a basic scientific knowledge :)

[@juliaraveyscience]

That is a great career! I know one person who went down this route after a PhD - so cool!

[@maitpx]

Thank you so much for this video!! For literally the past 3 years I've been trying to find a more UK based view of what you can do after a neuroscience bsc! I never really thought about scientific policy, even though I literally based my whole personal statement about politics and neuroscience lmaoo, so thank you so much for bringing it to my awareness!!

[@macuriels]

Just found your channel - was surprised to see this video is recent! Your insights are enlightening in uncertain times. I applied to several neuroscience programs earlier this year but got rejected and this made me doubtful. Your video helped me gain (an optimistic) perspective - thank you! Cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽🙏

[@juliaraveyscience]

Welcome! Thank you so much. You have got this - keep going!

[@janhavip1022]

Looking forward to a career in neuroscience... Really loved your channel and what you are doing .. Thanks for sharing this information 👍

[@Letmb]

Thank you so muchhhh for this video! I’m a senior in high school and this was really helpful. I’m really excited about the careers involving writing, public engagement and journalism, I didn’t know you could do those things on a scientific field

[@juliaraveyscience]

Thank you so much!! There are so many amazing options :)

[@adamr84m4n2]

This was an amazing video and a super informative. I’m starting my neuroscience degree this academic year and was hopeful looking to go into a career which was more face to face with patients. I’m glad to see that this is possible.

[@juliaraveyscience]

Thank you so much! I am so glad have gotten some ideas from it :)

[@beccaapak0228]

Thank you, Julia~ The video helped me to get some idea of what to do with a PhD degree in neuruscience~

[@juliaraveyscience]

You are so welcome! :)

[@fit.tiffanie]

love this vid! There's a lot of misconception or confusion about what cog neuro is, btw you're great at being a medical writer for sure (I can tell you love the topic and want to educate the community, it's amazing what you're doing). I'm starting my ms in cog neuro in spr 2021 this semester and I am def stressed about the analytical side of it, mainly the bio side, it's not my forte. However, the impact cog neuro has on the community, along with its implication, is what continues to fuel my passion and perseverance for the journey ahead - my goal is to work wi neurotech/pharmaceuticals! Thank you for the informative content

[@juliaraveyscience]

You are so welcome! Good luck with your course!

[@lamiasanzana9425]

This was so informative and to the point. Very helpful and motivational. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@LockurasEnVivo]

Wonderful explained and informative. Thank you! I am getting my way into that Neuroscience degree. ! Excited !!

[@juliaraveyscience]

Thank you so much!

[@stefanyzambrano7325]

New subscriber from Chicago 🥰💜love love love your videos!! I’m about to start my undergraduate degree in neuroscience next month!🥳

[@lucasfernando4655]

Thank you so much for the amazing work! :)

[@Shreya-so1um]

Thank you Julia thank you so much. I'm in high school and I really love the brain like I'm obsessed but I didn't know what to do if I take neuroscience but now I got the rough sketch and I'm now going to make my clear route to my goals.

[@shabarney]

I'm so glad to come across your channel! I'm literally 39 have absolutely no experience with anything on the subject, yet simply through experiences with mental health and my own personal research on the brain and how it works, I've decided I really want to pursue this role! I'm from your neck of the woods by the sounds of things (Merseyside), but currently work full time with 3 kids! Do you have any advise on which pathway I could take to get into this career?

[@lifeofmaha]

OMG I am a mom of 2 just turned 30 and I decided to take MSc in neuroscience! my BSc is in early childhood education what about you?

[@kim2358]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video,it helped me alot!Love you💓

[@DSGDolphin]

Thank you this was a really helpful video. I'm in Y11 and I'm looking into neuroscience quite a bit but before watching this I didn't have a super accurate idea of which path to take.

[@DSGDolphin]

Also- How long would it take to go from Y11 to getting a Master's degree or PHD?

[@juliaraveyscience]

So Glad it was helpful! From end of Y11 to masters would be ~6 years (2 for sixth form, 3 for BSc, 1 for MSc!)

[@tanvikamra9171]

Thank you so much for this video ❤️

[@hakizimanaomar6]

Thank you very much for your useful information.

[@lumifreitas]

watching ur videos from Brazil, u r amazing, thanks for all this information!! keep going with the channel 🤩

[@cansuozbudak]

Love your video, very helpful really, i love your energy. ❤️

[@juliaraveyscience]

Ahh thank you so much - that means a lot! :)

[@AnnaLisaShow]

Thank you so much for this video! I am currently a third year student with a double major in BSc Neuroscience and BA Psychology. Is there any masters program you would recommend with this combination? Personally, I've been looking at pursuing academia in the field of cognitive neuroscience as I find that it incorporates both degrees nicely. Are there any other less known careers that would work for someone like me majoring in both Neuroscience and Psychology?

[@juliaraveyscience]

Glad you found it helpful! Cog neuro sounds like a perfect fit! Or if you want more patient facing, you could do clinical psych PhD to be a practicing psychologist or do a masters to become a psychotherapist :)

[@adamfalah3884]

Thank you for this great video. I just started my master's in neuroscience and wondering how to best position myself to get an industry job in artificial intelligence or a tech-based company. Would be awesome if you could do a video about this topic!

[@sreyanair5422]

Very informative...thank you so much❤️❤️

[@juliaraveyscience]

Thank you so much! :)

[@bhaktikataria7561]

i love this video! i'm going to start a bsc neuroscience and fell down a google rabbit hole about how limiting it is, but thankfully thats not true!! i also dont know exactly what i want to do but i sure love brains xx

[@juliaraveyscience]

Glad it was helpful! If you love brains, that is more than enough to get the most out of the degree :)

[@brelynngayton9873]

I found this video sooo helpful and it made me wanna study the brain EVEN MORE

[@juliaraveyscience]

Yes! I am so glad! :)

[@jhoef78]

This was incredibly helpful! I wish I had seen it my freshman year of college when I had no idea what to do with my life. Do you know any more about specific jobs in scientific policy? Would I need a PhD for that?

[@juliaraveyscience]

you are very welcome! I think for science policy, having a PhD helps but in the UK, there are roles within the civil service which don't require a PhD!

[@alphakennybody469]

I am currently choosing my highers in Scotland. I have a partnership thing with St Andrews university and was unsure what to study, this has really helped.

[@juliaraveyscience]

I am so glad!

[@arushisharma8762]

Hi, thank you so much for this video! I had a question, do you think you would definitely need A-level Chemistry to go on and study neuroscience at uni? I am currently thinking to do biology, psychology, maths and english lit, and don't have too much interest in Chemistry as of now so is it essential? I've also heard a level chem is extremely difficult if you don't enjoy it as much.

[@juliaraveyscience]

No problem! I know when I was applying, you needed Chemistry for most of the courses as the first year is biochem heavy - meaning understanding basic chem is really important. If you go to the university courses and check the requirements, you should get more of an idea! A-level chem is quite challenging but I really enjoyed it!

[@arushisharma8762]

@@juliaraveyscience Thank you so much for your advice!! I'll defo check out the uni courses' requirements ♥

[@clo2078]

I mastered out of a neuroscience PhD because I realized I didn't love research as much as I thought I did and ended up as a medical writer. You can make some pretty good money with a masters degree and work remotely if you want!

[@juliaraveyscience]

Yes I love this! I am going on to science communication too - I love reading, talking and writing about science so perfect career. Congrats on finding a job you love!

[@joeybrown9952]

great vid!

[@tunaeggmayo8708]

Hello, Julia! This was absolutely valuable for me, who's a 10th-grade student in the Philippines. I'm still confused but I practically got the gist of it because of you. I'm taking STEM when I enter grades 11-12. Do you have any tips for me? Any book recommendations or websites that'll help me prep for the coming year? Again, thank you so much for your insights!

[@juliaraveyscience]

Ahh good luck! You will be great. There is a great book called "your brain explained" which explains neuroscience research in some cool fields!

[@TR_wsr1]

Hi I'm in 10th grade too! From Bangladesh😊

[@dafanid5201]

Hi Julia. Nice sharing! I graduated from med school and currently working as general practitioner. I aspire to specialise in neurology or physical medicine & rehabilitation. I even consider psichiatry. Just a lot of interest😂. But before that, I really wanna take a postgraduate master degree in neuroscience to have a more comprehensive knowledge of it all. Is it odd to take it after medschool? Or do you have any options to suggest? I still wanna be a clinician, care for the patient and work in academic field. My main interest is actually everything about autism, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. I wanna help people with those disorders directly and do teaching in university as well. Hope you would share your thoughts on it. Thanks 😊

[@juliaraveyscience]

Thank you! So cool to hear about your interests in neurology. Definitely not odd to do a Master's after - it is a great way to learn more on a subject you love! Would you also think about doing a PhD? I know a lot of clinical fellows who take a few years out of clinical work to study :)

[@slkjess1206]

Hey Julia, hope all is well! I have a question for you. If i wanted to research a neurological disorder and develop medicine for "said disorder", what degrees would i need ? MD/PhD in neuroscience ? PhD ? MD (e.g. neurologist) ?

[@ellakippax486]

Is post grad medicine more competitive to get into than undergrad? I'm in year 13 and have missed the time slot to apply for medicine (as I was sure I wanted to study neuroscience) now I think I'd rather to medicine but don't know whether to take a gap year and apply next year or go through the post grad route. Thanks for this video!

[@juliaraveyscience]

Hi! Yes it is more competitive because there are fewer places (on my partners course, there was 30 places) but dont let that put you off! You can also apply for undergrad courses too after your neuro degree. Even though they take a bit longer to complete, it gives you more options :)

[@oveishosseinzadeh3031]

Thank you so much for your informative video. I’m a Ph.D. Student in Neurophysiology and I wanted to know about my chance to work in hospital and have closer contact with patients. I already know that there is an M.D.- Ph.D. Program to do so but is there any Ph.D. To M.D. program? I could find some cases in US although one of their requirements is to finish your preliminary education in US. Do you know situation in UK? I would appreciate it if you can guide me through it

[@dronene8472]

Im starting my Neurosceince MRes next month :) just found your channel

[@juliaraveyscience]

Ahh good luck with the MRes! I am sure you will love it! Thank you for your support :)

[@jyotikaur119]

Hey, I’m considering into doing neuroscience at postgraduate level. I am confused if I should pick an MRes or MSc. What made you choose an MRes over an MSc in neuroscience.

[@dronene8472]

@@jyotikaur119 I want to go into academic research, they teach you how to think more critically.ect to fit into research, I never considered an MSC

[@akshita_1706]

pls make a video on how to become a neurosurgeon through neuroscience!!BTW loved the content❤

[@aylar1793]

Hey, thanks for the video is was really useful! I was just wondering, if I wanted to go into pharmaceuticals from a neuroscience degree, would I have to get a pharmaceuticals or medicinal chemistry degree as well?

[@yasminb6335]

Great video, very informative! What career do you want to pursue after your PhD? Also, how are you funding your PhD?

[@juliaraveyscience]

Thank you! I am going into science communication - hopefully media and running my own business (in the planning stages now!). I applied for a fully funded PhD position so all covered by my funding body!

[@lucarocca6112]

Thanks for the video! I’m thinking of starting the studying rout, which college and universities did you go to and would you recommend them?

[@nycto16]

I am a business student majoring in 3 things banking, finance and marketing. I want to go in neuromarketing which mixes both neuroscience and marketing. And I get to know that you can go in neuroscience with business background! Obviously not the medical one but you can go in consumer neuroscience, decisional science etc. And for me, neuroscience with emphasis on consumer's brain activities is more interesting than normal medical neuroscience.

[@eleonoraderosa8228]

Hi! I am a physiotherapist currently working in Milan. I have been working for about four years in the field, and I am thinking of doing a MSc in behavioral neuroscienze to open new carreer possibilities. Do you know other physio that made this choice? Do you have any raccomandations?

[@seheraslan639]

Thank you for sharing!! Love it

[@juliaraveyscience]

You are very welcome!

[@emilienbialecki448]

Hi Julia, thanks for the video it's really cool to give some guidance ^^ I'd like to have your advice please: so next year I wanna study a Msc in neuroscience and then I am tempted to do different things: I think I wanna do some reaserch about music and neuro degenerative disease, with these two themes alone and toghether I think. I wanna do prevention aswell because I think it's the future of medecine. I am also passionate about the gut/brain connection and neuro immunology in general I'd like to study the impact of sound environment in hospital setting with patient with Dementia, because I think a lot are getting so much stress from sounds and having quieter wards with acoustically more adequate setting would help A LOT. 😀 Thank you, 🙏 What do you think?

[@juliaraveyscience]

Wow these all sound amazing! It is wonderful to hear how passionate you are. I know at my university, there is a specific department which focuses on auditory processes in dementia (www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/departments/neuroscience-physiology-pharmacology/neuroscience-phd/supervisors/neuroscience-jason) - they have some amazing research so if you read some of their work, it might give you more of a flavour for the fields you are interested in! Thank you for your kind words :)

[@emilienbialecki448]

@@juliaraveyscience thanks so much for the reply and the time you spent on it, really appreciate it!!!!

[@audreyajose632]

Hi,I'm doing my undergrad in biomedical neuroscience, was just wandering if that's any difference from just neuroscience and also if doing biomed neuroscience gives me more options between either biomed or neuroscience. In addition i would love to hear about your husband medical post grad degree,because i am considering that pathway

[@Gurkenklemme]

I am currently doing my psychology bachelor in Germany and I really want to do a neuroscience Master. I was also thinking to do computational neuroscience, which is very cool. Very helpful video.

[@franciscoespinosaagentebie7035]

Thanks for the content. It is very interesting. Could you help me please. My daughter would like to study a Bachelor in neuroscience. She has realized that some Universities split the major between Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. She has found out information about BS degrees but not a lot for BA degrees. She would like to emphasize the psychological function within the framework of a liberal art education. It isn't clear for us the scope of getting a BA in neuroscience. Do you know what she can work as a B.A. in neuroscience?She told me, she would rather prefer to focus on the field of consciousness, thought and human behavior applying neuroscience.

[@littyjoseph2897]

Wow .Nice presentation

[@Vforvin]

Hey hope you doing well, Im currently study at general biology but i want my master and phd in neuroscience if i go to medical school how many years does it take to complete , thanks for helping

[@Lab2Lotus]

Hey Julia, your page is so cool!! I love the way you are giving a close preview to being a scientist 👩‍🔬 I have a 4 year undergraduate degree in Physical Therapy, but lately I've developed a keen interest in neuroscience. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to switch from clinical experience in neurological rehabilitation at hospitals. I hope to apply human biomechanics to neuroscience, rehab tech or explore the mind-body connection. Is there a relevant masters I can do? Since this is a very specific topic, how is the scope? Thanks 😊

[@juliaraveyscience]

Thank you very much! That sound like such an interesting switch. You could go for a general masters in neuroscience and look before hand at the supervisors/projects you could do when applying. I know at my uni (UCL) there is a fair bit of research on neuro rehabilitation and that could span to the more specific areas you are interested in! So I would look for unis which research your areas of interest and then see if any masters permits you to work in those labs! :)

[@joaoseibold777]

Thank you so much. I think I want to become a clinical scientist

[@clu7361]

Hello, I’m currently in year 11 and I have chose Biology, Psychology and Chemistry for my A-levels, are these good subjects to choose? But I don’t know if I’m limiting myself with not choosing maths or physics instead of psychology. Do you need to choose maths/physics or english for A-levels to go into neuroscience?

[@juliaraveyscience]

These sound great! For neuro, you need chemistry and another science normally so you are set!

[@clu7361]

@@juliaraveyscience thank you😁

[@ssk2475]

hey...if I get a MSc in psychology - which has cognitive psychology and biopsychology modules among others...can I go for a PhD in neuroscience..cognitive neuroscience specifically ? or do I have to stick to a PhD in psychology. I don't want to go for clinical psychology and a research career in just psychology doesn't seem that appealing as a lot of experiments are hard to replicate in the field. I feel like neuroscience has more rigorous standards for experiments which will more likely be replicated - so psychology gives a good broad perspective but neuroscience helps in the nitty gritty so to say - imv a research with neuroscience as discipline will be more helpful to prepare me for a research career - but I'm not sure if unis accept psychology students for PhD in neuroscience ..is it mandatory to be from chemistry, biology background?

[@nikkid4890]

Why not do it the other way round? Do an M.Sc in Neuroclinical Psych perhaps. Kings College London have some very good ones. Maybe contact them and take their advice?

[@hyperbeam8374]

Thank you so much for the video. This is really informative.👍 How easy is it for a computer science student to get a master's degree in a interdisciplinary subjects like cognitive computing/computational neuroscience? I also request you to make a seperate video on this field. Thanks in advance

[@neurolife77]

I am far from being super knowledgeable about this, but I just spend the past 2 months working on an internship that is centered around computational neuroscience and I plan to pursue it long term. I am doing a neuroscience major and a computer science minor (still undergrad), so I kinda have a good idea of the sort of background you get from a comp sci degree. Here's my take: Most of what I do right now is centered around brain simulations and inverse problem. Most of the knowledge I have used so far revolves around math and comp sci stuff. The neurophysiological components of the simulations are relatively straightforward, although it does help to have knowledge of how neurons work and how populations of neurons can behave. But there are a lot of existing models that you can use right away and you don't need extensive knowledge of neurophysiology to do so. If you want to make custom models and work "under the hood" of simulations then you'd need to catch up with neurophysiology and math. There are also other branches in the large field of computational neuroscience, and often you can start with the branch that is closest to your current field and work your way to the branch that interest you most. The thing with computational neuroscience is that it is highly interdisciplinary, so everyone is bound to have to learn a lot of things before and during a project. The good thing about that is that if you don't come from a neuroscience background you won't be in a worse position than someone who came from a neuroscience program with focus on biology/physiology, you will only have to learn different parts than those people (they will learn comp sci/math stuff and you will learn bio/physio stuff). So, will it be easy? No. But will it be harder for you than for someone that comes from physics, biology, mathematics, neuroscience, etc.? Not really either. If you are interested in computational neuroscience, this shouldn't be a reason not to pursue it. Hope this helps.

[@nycto16]

I am doing undergrad in finance and marketing (double major) and wanna do PhD in decision/consumer neuroscience. Combining two different fields specially when they are connected is beneficial and cool.

[@jennamarkes9857]

Hey Julia, thank you for the video! Right now I study Pharmacy in Germany (english is not my native language, so sorry for mistakes). But after I graduate I would really like to do a master's degree in neurosciences, because it's the field I am really passionate about. My Problem is that I don't want to do a degree in pharmacy for nothing and i would like to go into the pharmaceutical industrie to work in neuropharmacology. What I am afraid about is that I won't be qualified enough in my pharmaceutical knowledge to go into drug research and manufacturing because i didn't do my master's degree in pharmacy. Do you maybe know somebody who ist working in this field as a neuroscientist, so would you think with a pharmacy background and a master's and PhD in neuroscience I have a chance to get where I want to get? I know it is a very specific question but I would be so grateful I you could share some of your thoughts and experiences about this with me!

[@juliaraveyscience]

Not a problem at all! I don't know anyone in the field you mention but you can study neuropharmacology in the UK - you could look for PhDs/Masters in that area :)

[@preethisarvi688]

Hi!! I'm currently in my final year of Bsc Biotechnology and I'm really interested in neuroscience do you think it's wise to change my major to MSc neuroscience? And the carriers would still apply?

[@juliaraveyscience]

I think if you really want to do neuroscience, you should follow that!

[@jessyjohny8535]

Thank u so much actually I wanna be a neurosurgeon but I was kinda puzzled on whether I should do medicine then neuroscience or first neuroscience or then med but now I am all cleared and that’s because of u soo thank u soo soo much

[@jessicahobbs3871]

Hey I’m looking to do a science degree but which would you say has little essay writing as I haven’t ever really done this and would suck at it ?

[@melatiharyanto1481]

Hi! I was wondering what types of math is applied in neurology and do you find it difficult?

[@juliaraveyscience]

Not much at all! Have to do some basic chemistry and in neurophysiology there can be some maths but it isn't too much

[@roarwoof8816]

Hey I was just wondering to enter a neuroscience degree in uni what a levels would u recommend taking ?

[@solr5548]

I think it depends on which uni you are applying for, there will be a section on what they require on the course page of each uni, i took biology spanish and chemistry. Hope this helps

[@itulolaoluwadamilola7246]

I am a student in Nigeria studying anatomy. When I am done I plan to do msc in Neuroscience then PhD too. Can this part lead me to clinical Neuroscience and can I then propose for medcine? Moreso is all the Neuroscience same. Like if I study molecular biology and some stuff as a course, can I then study PhD in a related field and become a clinical neuroscientist. Or am I to stuck to a particular one? Please reply

[@hannahyousuf6652]

I’m planning to do masters in general Psychology . Can I do PhD in Neuroscience after that? Or should I go for phD in Psychology? I have interest in both psychology and neuroscience. Please guide me .

[@soloanxious]

hey!! I am doing five A-levels, physics, maths, chemistry, biology and psychology. I really like neuroscience and psychology but i’m not sure which one should I be choosing, I feel like psychology lacks enough science and that neuroscience lacks enough humanities. My aim behind studying these subjects is understanding the human nature and why do we act the way we do. I have keen interest in metaphysics and humanities yet I still prefer if it is backed up by science. Do you have any advice since you’re an expert in this field? and thank you.

[@amberfrombach9584]

Your basically describing behavioural neuroscience. It is a mixture between neuroscience and psychology. I don’t know what part of the world you from but in Canada we offer this degree and it’s something I’m going into

[@amberfrombach9584]

This degree also focuses more on why humans do stuff and the neuroscience to back it up. So I feel like it would perfectly fit what you are describing you want to do

[@roseoniil4589]

THANK YOU

[@juliaraveyscience]

You are welcome! :)

[@andrewbufalo1675]

Hello! Question about academia, To work in academia I was under the impression that you had to eventually take up some sort of teaching role, even if it was minority of your time. Is this true?

[@juliaraveyscience]

This is true in the US but not in the UK! Teaching is completely optional :)

[@GravityGuy35]

I'm about to start my senior year of college at Columbia University finishing up my BoS in Neuroscience & Behavior and this video just reminds me on all that I have left to do and definitely helped me lean towards what path I should take going forward a year from now. Thanks :).

[@benramos4396]

HI!! I just got accepted to Columbia University and want to study Neuroscience... Can you kind of tell me about your experience?

[@elenagilbert2632]

So I am studying neuroscience right now and this is my last year, if I finish this year can I do the postgraduate medicine degree and become a doctor ? Is this possible ? Or do I have to study for 5 years again and then do a postgraduate degree ? Please answer me.

[@juliaraveyscience]

Hi! If you want to do medicine, you can do a post-grad course which takes 4 years instead of 5/6. Plus in the UK, the NHS partially help fund your fees for a few of the years too. Hope that helps!

[@sethrogen4780]

Hi! What A levels do you recommend taking if I want a career in neurology?

[@juliaraveyscience]

I would say chemistry is a must! All the courses I applied to needed chemistry a-level. Biology is also good - I didn't do biology so did have to focus that bit harder in my first year of uni. And I would say an essay writing subject - like history/eng lit. In neuroscience, you write a lot of essays! I did chemistry, maths and drama for mine :) If you want to do neurology (as in medicine), I think biology, chemistry, maths is best as most people applying will have these

[@anjumalik2289]

Hi, am new to your channel Can I may know from which college or university you did your master

[@drcolde]

hello julia i am a premedical student and i want to study neuroscience. I am confuse that if I should do biomedical engineering or MD. I want to be a neuroscientist that studies brain disorders and do research on it. so pls guide me whether i have to do md or go for biomedical engineering?

[@haashimasif1835]

Hi, I’m literally so confused and have no idea yet on what I want to do (I’m in y12 btw). I’m considering to do neuroscience at uni then working in neuropsychology and psychiatry. Is this possible? What’s the salary like? Thanks

[@juliaraveyscience]

Hi! If you want to do psychiatry in the UK, you have to have a medical degree. You can do psychology with a neuroscience degree but to be a psychologist, you need to do a PhD!

[@haashimasif1835]

@@juliaraveyscience ah ok thank youuu!!! I’m probably gonna do neuroscience because it looks so interesting but I don’t think my y12 mocks went very well. I just had them a few days ago

[@nivob3404]

Hi Juliua, thank you for the amazing video! I've just finished my second year for my neuroscience BSc but idk what to do next. I really want that patient interaction but I'm worried I'm not smart enough for medicine and as for clinical scientists, is there a ranking that you keep learning more than the same routinely job?

[@anamsheikh3448]

Hii ..you complete your msc in neuroscience what will do after ..tell me please .. because I think about done msc in neuroscience plzz tell me ???

[@indiag6361]

Girl, if you end up wanting to go the med school route, don’t tell yourself you aren’t “smart” enough. Being a good doctor and med student is largely about hard work and actual care for other people. Intelligence on its own doesn’t mean anything in any field.

[@dinamothupi996]

You could look into neuropsychology as a career, which does enable you to interact with patients (especially if you work in your own practice, a hospital or in a rehabilitation setting) and do research without medical school. The focus of these professionals is more on the brain-behaviour relationship and those disorders.

[@Amber-fz9xt]

After the Neuroscience degree would you still have to complete the full 5/6 year medical degree or is it shorter due to your prior knowledge? Thank you

[@rafaelg6104]

It’s not shorter

[@mahmoodashoory9377]

Hi thanks , could you please describe the opportunities for international students ? By the way it was really great thanks

[@niketapechan876]

So, I’m a clinical social worker wanting to delve into neuroscience. To have a neuroscience informed approach on treatment. Not sure which route to go. I’m planning on getting my doctorate in social work but don’t know how to get research experience in Neuroscience!

[@sl5223]

I've had an offer to study neuroscience at Exeter ! Can neuroscience students speculate in neuro rehabilitaion? My best friend had a stroke aged 16 and so have seen her recovery and want to help others !

[@juliaraveyscience]

Hi! congratulations on your offer - thats fantastic. You will definitely be able to specialise in the research of neuro rehabilitation but with just a neuroscience degree, I don't think you can practice the rehab. You could go on to another course/qualification afterwards in you want the more practical side but if you are keen on 'how it works' per say, you could pursue a masters/PhD in tha area :)

[@roys1830]

Nice one

[@sh3za568]

Is it worth doing a year abroad or or placement or would you say a phd is more valuable

[@Laurap01]

PhDs are incredibly competitive, you would be a stronger candidate if you do a placement during your undergraduate degree or master’s degree.

[@bhaktisagar4388]

Hey mam! Can you tell me how can i apply in harvard medical school? Mam which course is available or applicable in harvard university?

[@diogo6050]

So you can get into medicine through neuroscience? I'm from Portugal and here neuroscience only exists as a major or PhD, and to get into medicine you either compete with your highschool grades or as a licensed in some different subject -> is very difficult to get in

[@sidranazir3131]

This was really helpful! Would you say its best to do a PhD if I wanted to go down the route of research and becoming a neuroscientist?

[@juliaraveyscience]

Thank you so much! I would say to enable yourself to climb the academic ladder and eventually direct your own research group, a PhD (or medical degree) is necessary. If you want to work in a lab on projects then you could be a research assistant or lab technician without a PhD :)

[@sidranazir3131]

@@juliaraveyscience Ah right okay, thank you!!

[@storyera805]

Hi there, could you please let me know that how can a neuroscientist become a neurosurgeon? Or what medicine courses available for Neuroscience students? It would be a great help 🙏 Thank you:)

[@christinemaria9559]

Hey Julia I wanted to know which University you studied neuroscience I'm looking forward to learn it

[@superman100496]

Hi , I need your help please . I have just started bsc in chemistry . What should my pathway be to build a career in neuroscience? Is a chemistry background good for neuroscience? Please help ma’am 🙏

[@juliaraveyscience]

Hi! You can definitely do neuro with chem! It is a prerequisite to get into BSc Neuroscience as you need the foundation knowledge of chemistry to understand any neurobiology :)

[@superman100496]

@@juliaraveyscience how can I get into bsc neuroscience as I have already started my bsc in chemistry?

[@superman100496]

@@juliaraveyscience is there anyway I can connect with you ? As I have a lot of doubts and unfortunately no one to help me with it 🙏

[@dhirajrajbongshi8956]

I am thinking to do Undergrad on Neuro-science on Edinburgh University... 🤔.. should I ?

[@juliaraveyscience]

Edinburgh is an amazing school - especially for neuroscience! One of the best research hubs for Neuro in the UK in my opinion :)

[@ascentiall]

I just developed essential tremor 2 months ago. I have it in all four limbs, head, and core. Tough stuff to deal with and I’m only 2 months in this progressive disease. Now I would like to learn more about the brain. I want to help rid this disease and be on the same side that creates new treatments, or maybe even cure this disease. What would be my first step to aid/learn more about this

[@juliaraveyscience]

I am so sorry to hear about your condition. So wonderful you want to help advance the research into the area. I would say you first step would be to do a course in neuroscience - maybe an undergrad? Or another science course. From there, you can go into research

[@prajeetbohara4816]

I'm about to come Uk to pursue bsc neuroscience, can you please mention the minimum salary i can get right after my neuroscience degree during placement years?

[@fatimasaleem5827]

Would you be able to get in the same careers if you did cognitive neuroscience?

[@juliaraveyscience]

I think you would be able to yes! Many of these careers don't need the 'core science' modules except it may be more favourable for medicine and clinical sciences!

[@kanishkadeshwal]

Hey thanks for the video this was so helpful....I wanna go into medicine after my bsc neuroscience can you please make a video on that with your partner plz plz

[@juliaraveyscience]

I will try to get him on here at some point!

[@wardalyousif3799]

Can you apply for a graduate medical degree in the UK if you got your bachelors in the US?

[@katieella8261]

would I need to do a science at a level to do a neuroscience? I’m about to pick my a levels and was planning on doing psychology , sociology and law? X

[@Laurap01]

It would be beneficial to do biology, although psychology will be useful if you apply for more psychology-focused neuroscience degrees. I did an MSc in Neuroscience, it focused on molecular biology. Students who studied psychology for their undergraduate degree had to catch up.

[@juliaraveyscience]

I would say if you want to do neuroscience, have a look at the university courses prerequisites. When I applied in 2011, all of the undergraduates courses needed chemistry but that might have changed now!

[@two341]

Can we do a BSc in neuroscience and then start a postgraduate medecine and study neurosurgery but also oncology? Is it possible to specialise in both of these during postgraduate medecine?

[@juliaraveyscience]

I think you could do both if you are interested in doing neuro-oncology!

[@naja7610]

What’s the main difference between biomed and neuroscience degrees if you guys can pick the same modules and a person in biomed can pick neuroscience to major in too ? (hope that makes sense )

[@juliaraveyscience]

Great question! With each degree programme you have core modules which are compulsory and then several free options each year (in my uni, got more with each year). So with biomed and neuroscience, some of these core modules are different! Neuro is more brain focused at core :)

[@naja7610]

Julia Ravey Science I see. Thanks for the reply! Hopefully I can soon figure out what I should apply to.

[@Gabi-jy8ih]

Hi, I dont want to be a researcher, I want to work in a hospital. Dream job would be neurologist but I need a 5 year medicine degree for that. How common is it to be a clinical scientist? Thanks

[@aleena788]

Hey can you elaborate on the lost graduate degree in medicine as I want to do a neuroscience degree and then become a specialist.

[@aleena788]

Like neurosurgery so does that mean I have to do 5 years med school and Specialise in so on...

[@cnopy]

Tomorrow is my first clinical class of BSc Neurosciences Technology. I want to become a Neurophilospher. What would you suggest for me?

[@patriciaprincipal5124]

Perfect 😍

[@Helena-vz5bq]

I studied physics in my BSc and nanophotonics engineering in my MSc. Now, I want to pursue a career in neuroscience because I have developed a recent interest in this field. I aspire to work beyond academia and be involved in the medical process, treating patients or working on the fabrication of bio-tech devices that aid in the treatment process. Can I achieve this goal by pursuing a PhD in neuroscience, or should I have studied in medical fields from the beginning?