MSc Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience

University of Sheffield School of Psychology

Full time September MSc 1 year full-time 03 September 2026 Award winner

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About the course

The biggest part of the course is your research project in cognitive neuroscience. Here you’ll work with one of our world-leading experts on a research topic ranging from theoretical to more applied cognitive or computational neuroscience. You could even have the opportunity to collect and analyse real-life cognitive brain science data, using state-of-the-art equipment.

This project will give you the chance to put your new techniques in computational neuroscience into practice, while exploring ideas at the cutting-edge of cognitive neuroscience, ready to present your findings at our summer postgraduate students' conference.

Entry Requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject with relevant modules.

Please visit our website for the full list of accepted subjects and modules.

We also accept medical students who wish to intercalate their studies.

Fees

Please see the university website for further information on fees for this course.

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MSc Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience

University of Sheffield School of Psychology

About the course

Entry Requirements

Fees