Course Overview

Aimed at graduates of either the computational sciences or the psychological sciences, this Master's degree in cognition and computation is an ideal foundation for a research career in the cognitive sciences.

It studies the cognitive processes and representations underlying human thought, knowledge, and behavior, and integrates a wide range of disciplines and methodologies with the core assumption that human cognition is a computational process, implemented in neural hardware.

The course will give you intensive training in experimental design and methodology. You will build computational models and carry out a substantial piece of original research.

Graduates can pursue career paths in psychology, research sciences, and other disciplines in which computer simulation is used. Possible professions include:

• psychologist

• scientific researcher

• visual scientist

• higher education lecturer.

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General Eligibility

A second-class honors degree (2:2) or above in psychology, neuroscience, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this program is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.