MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology at University of Essex

The MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology is a one-year degree at the Colchester Campus that blends both disciplines, covering the neural mechanisms underlying human thought and behaviour and the understanding and treatment of brain injury and neurological illness. It gives advanced training in statistics and neuroscience methods, with access to EEG and TMS equipment and the centre for brain science.

Department: Department of Psychology  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are a 60-credit Research Project, Fundamental Statistics for Research (15), Neurocognition of Human Interaction (15), Numerical Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience (15) and Theory and Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (30), plus 45 credits of options.

Career pathways

The degree prepares graduates for careers or further study in psychology and counselling, health (health psychology, medical imaging), civil services (forensic psychology, intelligence analysis), education (educational psychology, SEN), business and finance, and research including PhD study; graduates have joined the NHS, King's College London and the University of Edinburgh.

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