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Mind, Brain and Wellbeing – (M.Sc.)
University of Skövde
School of Life Science
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| Application Deadline: | January 16 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 13,190 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Skövde / Sweden / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | August |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Do you want to dig deeper into issues concerning the relationship between brain functions, our behaviour, our well-being and our subjective experience? This master’s programme allows you to study these issues thoroughly.
What will you study?
The program aims to lead to a thorough knowledge of the theoretical principles and the main empirical methods and findings of the three related fields: cognitive neuroscience, consciousness studies and the scientific study of subjective well-being. The first of these fields provides students with the present leading scientific understanding of the relationship between consciousness and brain. The second focuses on the nature of the subjective experience and self-awareness and provides the current leading scientific understanding of our subjective mental life. The third focuses on the quality of our subjective mental life or subjective well-being.
Contents
The programme includes a number of applied components, however the majority are theoretically based. All courses in the first year include components where the students are able to further develop and deepen their ability for independent critical thinking and reflection.
Scientific methods and communication (verbal and written) are included in all courses in the programme.
The second term consists of a dissertation, for which the students will independently identify and address a research and development theme within cognitive science.
- Various states of mind and their neural basis A1N, 7,5 hp
- Brain plasticity: Theory and Applications A1N, 7,5 hp
- Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience A1N, 7,5 hp
- Master Degree (One Year) Project in Cognitive Neuroscience, 30 hp
- Elective courses of 7,5 hp
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Requirements
The basic requirement for the University of Skövde is a full and completed Bachelor degree (for second cycle programmes and courses), or a completed upper secondary degree (for first cycle courses) which is equivalent of a swedish degree and fulfills the entry requirements to universities in the issuing country.
English requirements for international Masters programmes.
All teaching (including the dissertation) in international master programmes is done in English. A prerequisite for entering an international master programme is English knowledge equivalent to Swedish Upper-Secondary level English course B.
IELTS - International English Language Testing System
- overall academic score of at least 6.5 and no less than 5.5 in any other section
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
- Paper-based 575
- Internet overall score of at least 90
- and Test of Written English (TWE) 4.5 20
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
Funding details
Scholarship for international Master's students liable for tuition fees
The University of Skövde offers scholarships to students attending a Master's programme at our university. The scholarships are tuition fee waivers of SEK 60 000 / year (50% of the tuition fee ), and the amount will be deducted from the tuition fee when you receive the invoice. The criteria is academic merits. The scholarship can only be awarded to students from countries outside the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA). Please note that you have to be able to finance the rest of the tuition fee yourself and to cover all the living expenses during your stay in Sweden.
If you want to apply for a scholarship at the University of Skövde please send an e-mail to scholarship@his.se. Your application should contain the following: Your name (as stated on www.universityadmissions.se). Your application number (from www.universityadmissions.se ). Which programme(s) at the University of Skövde you have applied for. A short motivation of maximum 200 words why you think that you qualify for and should be awarded with the scholarship.
Students from the following countries are referred to the Swedish Institute Study Scholarship. instead:
Category 1: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Category 2: Candidates with citizenship from countries on the DAC list of ODA recipients, with the following exceptions: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.
Please note: students from Category 1 can only apply for the Swedish Institute Study Scholarship, while students from Category 2 can apply to both the scholarship from the University of Skövde and the Swedish Institute Study Scholarship.
Scholarships for Exchange students
If you are an exchange student please contact your home university for information about which scholarships they provide. The University of Skövde is part of the Erasmus programme, which means that if the university has a bilateral Erasmus agreement with your home institution you might be able to study here with an Erasmus grant.
Scholarships offered by the Swedish Institute
The Swedish Institute offers a range of scholarships for students coming to study in Sweden. For more information about SI's scholarships, please contact the Swedish Institute.
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