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How it Works
Everything you can learn on Neurovidya, and how it fits together
Courses come in two formats and every one earns a certificate. Set groups of courses add up to a Professional Certificate. Workshops and programs run alongside on their own timelines.
- Self-pacedopen all year
- LiveBlendedinstructor-led, term-wise
- PCProfessional Certificate
Two types of offerings
Courses are shown in the diagram above. Workshops and programs sit beside them.
Courses
Single subjects with one syllabus, taken self-paced or instructor-led. Instructor-led courses can also be curriculum-led, running in a term as part of a set curriculum. Sets of courses make up Professional Certificates.
Workshops and Programs
A sequence of sessions across a range of topics. Some run on their own dates and others follow terms with a set curriculum, like certificates.
Everything at a glance
| Offering | What it is | What you receive | Teaching | Start and pace | Work and graded assessment | Counts toward a PC | Standalone certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-paced course | A recorded course on one subject | Course Certificate | Recorded video lectures | Any day, at your own pace, lifetime access | Quizzes; graded final for certificate credit | Yes* | Yes |
| Instructor-led · Live | A course taught live to a cohort | Course Certificate | Entirely live, by faculty or a TA | Term start date; weekly sessions | Quizzes, assignments and graded final or project | Yes* | Yes |
| Instructor-led · Blended | A recorded course run in a term with TA help | Course Certificate | Recorded lectures, limited TA support | Term start date; weekly milestones | Quizzes, assignments and graded final | Yes* | Yes |
| Research Training Project | A mentored research project | Course Certificate | One-to-one or small-group mentoring | Term start; 1, 2 or 3 months | Milestones, report and presentation, graded | Yes* | Yes |
| Workshop | Summer or Winter School | Workshop certificate | Live lectures and hands-on sessions | Fixed dates; 5 to 10 days | Attendance; optional poster or abstract | No | Yes |
| Program | A sequence of sessions across topics | Program certificate | Live sessions and mentoring | Cohort dates, own timeline or in terms | Program project or presentation | No | Yes |
* Only when the course is in a Professional Certificate's set of courses.
Protocols
| # | Protocol |
|---|---|
| P1 | All offerings, including courses, workshops and programs, are eligible for a standalone certificate. |
| P2 | Courses are self-paced or instructor-led. Instructor-led courses are Live or Blended. |
| P3 | Prerequisites are recommendations. They never block enrolment or a certificate. |
| P4 | Only courses in a certificate's set count toward that Professional Certificate. A set can mix self-paced and instructor-led courses. |
| P5 | A course counts toward a Professional Certificate once its graded assignments or exams are passed. |
| P6 | Courses passed on their own convert to Professional Certificate credit when their graded assessments are completed. |
| P7 | A Professional Certificate expires if it is not finished within its time limit. Course Certificates already earned stay. |
| P8 | Instructor-led courses in a certificate run at set times. If the course is also in that term's curriculum, learners join that class. |
| P9 | Workshops and programs are a sequence of sessions covering a range of topics. A session is not necessarily a course. |
| P10 | Workshops and programs either run on their own dates or follow terms with a set curriculum. |
| P11 | The course code is the unit of credit. Taking the same course in two formats counts once. |
| P12 | Returning learners earn loyalty points and can redeem them as cash when they buy a course. |
Certificates and awards
| Award | How you earn it |
|---|---|
| Course Certificate | Pass any single course, in any format. |
| Professional Certificate | Pass every course in a certificate's set, self-paced or instructor-led, ending with the research project, within the certificate's time limit. |
| Program certificate | Complete a program's sessions and its final project or presentation. |
| Workshop certificate | Take part in a Summer or Winter School. |
More programs and offerings will be announced soon.
Switching from single courses to a Professional Certificate
Already passed some courses in a certificate's set? You don't start over.
- Step 1
Check your courses
Your dashboard shows which of your courses are in the certificate's set.
- Step 2
Enroll in the certificate
The certificate's time limit starts here.
- Step 3
Complete graded work
Take the graded assignments or exams for the courses you already passed.
- Step 4
Finish the rest
Take the remaining courses as part of the certificate.
| Course | Before | To convert | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS101 Python for Neuroscience | Passed, self-paced | Graded final exam | Counts |
| NS101 Neuroscience Foundations | Passed, live | Graded assignments | Counts |
| MA101 Mathematics for Neuroscience | Passed, live | Graded assignments | Counts |
| CN201 Neuron and Network Modelling | Not taken | Take it in SP2 | To do |
| CN203 Neural Data Analysis | Not taken | Take it in SP2 | To do |
| RP301 Research Training Project | Not taken | Take it in Summer | To do |
Example: a learner with three of the six courses for the Professional Certificate in Computational Neuroscience.
Course codes and terms
The letters give the subject and the first digit gives the level. A run of a course in a term adds the year and term.
| Prefix | Subject |
|---|---|
| NS | Neuroscience foundations and experimental neuroscience |
| CN | Computational neuroscience, modelling, neural data analysis |
| NT | Neurotechnology and brain-computer interfaces |
| MA | Mathematics and statistics |
| CS | Programming and computer science |
| CL | Clinical and medical applications |
| PS | Psychology and psychiatry |
| SH | School programs |
| RP | Research Training Project |
| NGS / NGW | Neurogati Summer School / Winter School |
| Number | Level |
|---|---|
| 100–199 | Foundation |
| 200–299 | Intermediate |
| 300–399 | Advanced |
| Research code | Length |
|---|---|
| RP101 | 1 month |
| RP201 | 2 months |
| RP301 | 3 months |
| Term | Months |
|---|---|
| SP1 Spring Term 1 | January–February |
| SP2 Spring Term 2 | March–April |
| SU Summer | May–July |
| FA1 Fall Term 1 | August–September |
| FA2 Fall Term 2 | October–November |
| WI Winter | December |
Loyalty points
Every time you come back to learn, you collect points. Use them as cash off your next course. Points are linked to your account, so you need to be logged in to earn and spend them.
| Item | How it works |
|---|---|
| Earn | On every purchase after your first: courses, workshops and programs. Rate to be set. |
| Value | Each point is worth a fixed cash amount at checkout. Value to be set. |
| Redeem | Apply points at checkout when buying a course. |
| Limits | Cap per purchase and expiry to be set. |
| Where to see them | Your dashboard, after you log in. |
Prospectus
Every course, certificate and programme in one document, with the 2027 calendar.
Download the prospectus (PDF, 1.3 MB)