- Degree
- Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Course location
- Berlin
- In cooperation with
- Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Berlin (CCNB) (http://ewi-psy.fu-berlin.de/ccnb)
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- All of the courses are held in English.
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- More information can be found on the department's website (http://ewi-psy.fu-berlin.de/mcnb).
- Application deadline
- Application period (https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/bewerbung/frist-master/index.html): 15 April – 31 May
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience (MCNB) Master's degree programme is an international programme offered by the Department of Education and Psychology at Freie Universität Berlin.
MCNB is a research-focused consecutive Master's programme that aims to provide students with the theoretical and methodological skills to qualify for a career in applied research in general and neurocognitive psychology, biological psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
Candidates complete 9 compulsory modules (75 ECTS) + elective modules (15 ECTS) and a Master's thesis (30 ECTS).
The programme is divided into two phases, study and research, which correspond to the two years of the programme.
During the first year, in the study phase, the students are expected to take courses covering the programme's core themes. The study phase aims to provide an in-depth theoretical introduction to the three research themes and equip the students with appropriate methodological skills for the research phase.
In the research phase, the students will have the opportunity to pursue their own research projects under the supervision of the programme’s faculty members. In the second year of the programme, the class schedule will be reduced to a week of class or one or two sessions a semester.