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Master’s Programme “Neuroscience and Cognition”

 

Scope of the program

 

The ambition of this Master Program is to create a new type of scientist

Trained to approach multidisciplinary tasks from their own scientific discipline..

 

 

Outline of the program:

The program outline adheres to the usual scheme of 84 weeks of training, 120 ECTS. The 2 tracks have their own obligatory theoretical courses. The courses will be in the format of 2 to 10-week independent modules and will be organised during the course of the academical year. Students following the experimental and clinical neuroscience track can followcourses from the ABC-Master program..

Career opportunities

Masters will find their way to :

      -     Academic hospitals (disease-oriented research)

-          Research institutes (fundamental research on the various areas in the cognitive sciences)

-          Pharmaceutical industry (applied research)

-          Policy- and management functions in science and healthcare

-          Clinical settings (neuro-psychologist, clinical physicist)

 

Entry requirements

The program may be entered once a year in September. The master program is open to bachelors of biomedical sciences (Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Veterinary Sciences), Physics, Linguistics and Social Sciences. An intake interview may be part of the admission procedure. Students with deficiencies may be given the opportunity to make up for them during the program.

 

 

Modes of instruction: lectures, seminars, laboratory work, practical research, theoretical courses
Examinations/assessments: research results, examination of theoretical courses

Duration: 2 years
Programme begins: 1 September 2003
Programme ends: 31 August 2005

Application deadline: 1 December 2002 (early bird), 1 March 2003 (normal), 15 April 2003 (late).
Application for admission Dutch students: see page Aanmelding en inschrijving Nederlandse studenten.
Application for admission foreign students: see page Application for admission (English website Utrecht University).

Tuition fee:
EEA/EU-students: 1,445 euro
Non-EEA/EU-students: 4,500 euro
See page Information on finance (English website Utrecht University).