- Degree
- Master of Science in Neurocognitive Psychology
- Course location
- Oldenburg
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- All modules are taught in English.
A few voluntary seminars with clinical contents are taught in German. You can complete all of the modules without speaking German.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The University of Oldenburg offers in-person teaching. Our programme contains many hands-on research classes, which require students to be present in Oldenburg.
The programme is a full-time programme with required attendance and active class participation in the majority of seminars.
Classes start in mid-October.
Lecture-free periods can be used for internships, independent study, or holidays:
summer break: beginning of August to mid-October
winter break: beginning of February to mid-April
- Application deadline
- International applicants:
Applications via uni-assist open on 15 March and close on 30 April for non-EU students and on 15 July for EU students. (To ensure a smooth admission process, we strongly recommend submitting your documents by 15 June.)
Applicants with a German Bachelor's degree:
The application period via the university opens on 1 June and closes on 15 July.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The Master's degree in Neurocognitive Psychology is a two-year research-oriented international graduate programme that provides systematic coverage of the major fields in psychology and in-depth training in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology.
In our English-taught classes taught in person in Oldenburg, Germany, you can get in direct contact with teachers and students from all over the world and build a long-lasting professional network.
As a graduate student, you will be able to choose from a variety of research and applied modules that span the research focus of the Department of Psychology, and you will be actively involved in its ongoing research activities (cutting-edge topics such as multisensory integration, auditory perception and noise exposure, brain oscillations and behaviour, cortical plasticity, individual differences in cognitive functioning and social cognition, ambulatory assessments of hearing and cognitive decline and non-pharmacological interventions, neuromodulation, neurophysiology of everyday tasks, motor imagery and neurofeedback for functional neurorehabilitation, brain-machine interfaces, pharmaco-neuroimaging, and statistical modelling of brain behaviour associations). The mandatory internship at an external research institution, clinic, administrative body, company or consultancy will help to shape your career path.
The programme does not focus on clinical psychology.
Reasons to study Neurocognitive Psychology
• hands-on research experience in state-of-the-art neuroscience and psychology labs (fMRI, (mobile) EEG, transcranial magnetic and alternating current stimulation (TMS/tACS), MEG, fNIRS)
• English-taught psychology programme with many international students
• interdisciplinary background of teachers and students
• small groups with approximately 45 students per year
• a large variety of classes for the Minor module (e.g. neuroanatomy, music cognition, psychiatry, German, and more)
• an active student body
• a career day for neuroscience
• ERASMUS+ partnerships for studying abroad with a number of renowned European universities
• membership in the Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS) with lots of advantages for students: mobility grants for internships in other labs, travel grants to conferences, slots in neuroscience courses, and schools, etc.
Career perspectives
The Master's programme prepares students for a wide range of attractive employment fields. The department regularly organises events to help with the career orientation. Almost all graduates find a job within a few months of graduation or opt to continue their studies: Currently, about 50% continue into a doctoral programme while most others work in a clinical setting. The programme does not result in a license to practice psychotherapy in Germany. Possible career fields include:
• an academic career (PhD)
• research in psychology and neuroscience
• neuropsychological assessment and therapy in neurological hospitals and rehabilitation units
• areas focusing on human information processing and decision making: human-machine interfaces, usability, cognitive ergonomics
• data science