Masters Degrees in Cognitive Neuroscience

The Masters Degree in Cognitive Neuroscience is led by a team of cognitive neuroscientists who are active in neuroimaging, brain stimulation, and electroencephalography research.

This exciting MSc. reflects the broad-ranging and strong neuroscience research profile of our Department, equipping you with a rigorous grounding in the theory and applications of cognitive, clinical, and developmental neuroscience.

There is increasing international demand for high-quality research training on mental processes in the healthy and diseased human brain.

The Cognitive Neuroscience MSc at UCL is a research-led, state-of-the-art degree programme on mental processes in the human brain.

This Masters is ideal for those who have an undergraduate degree in Psychology or a related discipline and would like to build more knowledge and skills highly valued both in academic research and the clinical professions.

The MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience is aimed at home and international students who are seeking to build on their undergraduate qualifications to develop their project management skills and theoretical knowledge for a career in research or related disciplines.

Work alongside world leading researchers. Get hands-on experience with our specialist facilities and gain the skills required to pursue a PhD or research career in cognitive neuroscience or related disciplines.

*October entry only. Cognitive Neuroscience is a state-of-the-art discipline for both scientists and practitioners interested in the link between brain and mind.

This course is for you if you wish to gain specialist training in cognitive neuroscience using state-of-the-art facilities at the Aston Brain Centre and at the psychology laboratories, coupled with transferable research skills.

Studying the cognitive and neural basis for diverse brain functions such as perception, action, language, attention and memory. Thanks to advanced brain-imaging techniques, scientists are now able to observe the human brain in action.

Brain imaging and cognitive neuroscience have become central aspects of all areas of Psychology. This course is aimed at students who are interested in these new and emerging techniques.

​With the MSc Cognitive Neuroscience gain a firm grounding in interdisciplinary cognitive neuroscience, as well as classical psychology and neuropsychology with options in developmental psychology and psychopathology.

Gain both theoretical and applied knowledge of clinical cognitive neuroscience.

This MSc course aims to integrate two active and rapidly developing fields, computational neuroscience and cognitive robotics, to generate innovative strategies and solutions for scientific problems and technological limitations.

The program of the two-year MSc is designed to offer a training in a specialized area of psychology and aims to be recognized as a high-level qualification for academic and professional purposes at international level.