Overview

Key facts

The MSc is a part-time course, spread over two years, combining online and in-person teaching, delivered by pre-clinical and clinical research teams from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, the broader Oxford Pain community, Oxford University Hospitals, and external institutions. You will receive comprehensive and high-quality teaching on pain fundamentals and pain research, spanning basic to clinical science.
This format is designed to unite a diverse group of educators and students—including basic and clinical scientists, allied health professionals, and physicians—creating a unique environment for professional collaboration and providing opportunities to undertake research projects in world-leading laboratories. The Pain Neurosciences programme is offered at University of Oxford.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Mechanisms of chronic pain and specific pain conditions eg low back pain, inflammatory pain, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, headache.
Assessment and management of pain eg pain metrics and biomarkers, pharmacological and multidisciplinary pain management, novel interventions
Pain in distinct populations and pain research methodology eg age and gender, social factors, experimental rigour, research dissemination
Special topics eg pain and the immune system, pain and sleep, neurotechnology and pain.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-12 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Neuroscience View 161 other Masters in Neuroscience in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in biomedical sciences, neuroscience, psychology or other related science or a a health-related discipline including clinical training (eg medical degree, allied health degree).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

20355 GBP / year

≈ 20355 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

13065 GBP / year

≈ 13065 GBP / year

Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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