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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    UCL (University College London)

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The Cognitive Neuroscience MSc at UCL is a research-led, state-of-the-art degree programme on mental processes in the human brain. The programme brings together some of the world's leading researchers in cognitive neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology. You will learn about the relationship between the mind and the brain in patients and healthy individuals, alongside the ideas, methodology, and current state of knowledge in cognitive neuroscience. Students learn in the classroom and laboratory via a combination of lectures, discussions and practical work. Alongside discipline-specific knowledge and skills, the programme develops key transferable skills. UCL is among the principal research centres in the world in this area and offers an ideal environment to study cognitive neuroscience. We are ranked first for research power in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience by the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), with more than two thirds of our research in these areas rated as world-leading (4). Our work attracts staff and students from around the world. Together they create an outstanding and vibrant environment, taking advantage of cutting-edge resources such as a behavioural neuroscience laboratory, a centre for brain imaging, and extensive laboratories for research in speech and language, perception, and cognition.

Tuition fees

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£ 39,800per year

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University information

UCL (University College London)

  • University League Table

    13th

  • Campus address

    UCL (University College London), Gower Street, London, Camden, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    8th out of 91 5

    10th out of 118 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 218
    178 81%

    13th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    84.0 84%

    12th

    8
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.99 75%

    74th

    30
  • Entry standards

    / Max 220
    169 77%

    15th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    83.0 83%

    3rd

    24
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.96 74%

    102nd

    33

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