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Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information This course is moving into one of our new buildings at City campus. Teaching will be delivered at our Collegiate campus during the 2024/25 academic year while we get our new facilities ready. After that you will study in brand new facilities at City campus. Course summary

  • Explore brain-behaviour relations and neurophysiological mechanisms and theories.
  • Complete perceptual and cognitive psychometric and neuropsychological tests.
  • Gain hands-on experience with principal cognitive neuroscience techniques.
  • Learn practical research skills with advanced psychological software.
  • Study neurotypical and neurodivergent perceptual and cognitive development.
On this course, you’ll explore cognitive neuroscience, focusing on brain-behaviour relationships and underlying neurophysiological mechanisms. You’ll study human perception across visual, auditory and tactile senses, alongside debates on neurodivergent development. You'll apply techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), psychometric assessments, eye movement tracking, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data analysis. How you learn Clinical cognitive neuroscience is a specialist subject that employs cutting-edge techniques, so you’ll get hands-on practical experience of a broad range of these, supplementing and applying the knowledge you’ve gained in lectures. This multifaceted approach to learning and teaching – alongside peer and tutor feedback – helps you reflect on your own progress. By conducting independent research and analysing complex psychophysiological data, you’ll gain the skills to work with both healthy and neuropathological populations in clinical, academic and healthcare settings. Our course blends learning methods to facilitate active and independent learning while maintaining maximum flexible delivery. You learn through:
  • lectures and workshops
  • online learning
  • a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
  • visiting speakers
  • tutorials, discussion boards and research forums
  • personal progress plans
In the current programme modules have been designed to supplement each other so you can consolidate your learning within broad and comprehensive conceptual and methodological frameworks. Assessments are designed to measure your progress and help you refine your skills through a variety of methods – such as essays, case studies, presentation and a dissertation project. Key themes The course covers both theoretical and practical aspects of perceptual and cognitive functions, and how they interact with underlying brain mechanisms, including the methodology used to research them. You’ll study electrophysiological techniques for recording and interpreting behavioural cognitive functions, alongside neural systems at the cellular and network levels, and neuropsychopharmacology sciences. Modules also include research design, statistics, ethics, and research in theory and practice. Your dissertation takes place in the third trimester. Part-time students complete half of the taught modules in the first year and the remaining modules, along with the dissertation, in the second year. Applied learning On this course you’ll develop a solid understanding of the vital ethical issues for working in academic and biomedical fields. You’ll gain hands-on experience with specialised neuroscience measurement techniques used in diverse neuroscience settings. These include EEG and event-related potentials (ERPs) research design, recording and analysis, eye movement tracking, heart rate variability (HRV), MRI unit visit and psychometric testing. These core academic, practical and vocational skills will prepare you for various roles in clinical, academic and pharmaceutical neuroscience, and give you the confidence to transfer your knowledge directly to the workplace.

Modules

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page. Compulsory modules Applications Of Clinical Methods In Neuroscience Research Clinical Neuro-Psychopharmacology Clinical Research In Theory And Practice Cognitive Neuroscience Dissertation Cognitive Neuroscience Methods Electrophysiology Neuron To Neuropathology Perception And Cognition Across The Lifespan Principles Of Cognitive Neuroscience Research Design And Statistics Research Ethics In Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience

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Entry requirements

Typically you need one from: a second class honours degree or above in psychology; a relevant undergraduate degree from a non-psychological background such as human biosciences or a healthcare related subject; appropriate practical or work-based experience You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6If English is not your first language, you need an IELTS score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other skills or equivalent.

If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.5 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this course

https://www.shu.ac.uk/Courses/Psychology/MSc-Clinical-Cognitive-Neuroscience/Full-time/

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Our postgraduate fees vary depending on course, level and mode of study. Each postgraduate course page tells you how much the tuition fees are, and what additional costs you might have to budget for during your studies. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees for both full-time and part-time postgraduate study options.

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Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS