Course summary
With our MSc programme you will bridge the three major research and clinical disciplines of clinical, social and cognitive neuroscience. You gain a strong grounding in the neuroscience that underpins mental health, well-being, and psychiatric illness, social and affective interaction, and human cognition. Clinical neuroscience will give you an understanding of mental health and neurological, psychological or psychiatric illness via their neural and cognitive antecedents. Social neuroscience will let you investigate brain processes that help us communicate, feel, learn, and interact with others. Cognitive neuroscience will enable you to explore human cognitive functions such as memory, perception and language in healthy and clinical states. You will be well suited to our programme if you have an undergraduate degree in psychology or a related discipline and want to advance your knowledge and gain skills that are highly valued in research and clinical professions. We give you a strong preparation for further professional training in clinical psychology. You will also be well equipped for progression to PhD studies in fields such as cognitive neuroscience or social neuroscience, and to research positions outside academia.
Modules
The programme consists of eight taught modules worth 15 credits each with around 30-34 hours of face-to-face contact, supported by online resources and an empirical research project (worth 60 credits). Core modules:
- Principles of Neuroscience: Brain anatomy, techniques and paradigms (15 credits)
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (15 credits)
- Mental Health, Wellbeing and Neuroscience (15 credits)
- Fundamental Processes in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology I (15 credits)
- Fundamental Processes in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology II (15 credits)
- Social Cognition and the Social Brain (15 credits)
- Research Methods and Programming (15 credits)
- Statistical Models (15 credits)
- Research Project (15 credits)
Assessment method
You will learn from seminars, lectures, computing and statistics classes, and by undertaking an individual research project supervised by a member of staff. We expect you to undertake independent study, supported by the teaching and learning team. You will be given assessment and grade-related criteria to outline your intended learning outcomes, along with new skills, knowledge and attitudes you are expected to demonstrate.
Entry requirements
In order to be eligible for entry, you must hold a first or upper second class degree in Psychology, Biology or a related discipline. An equivalent qualification from an overseas university will also be considered.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
City, University of London
Northampton Square
City of London
EC1V 0HB