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Cognitive Neuropsychology – (M.Sc.)
VU University Amsterdam
Faculty of Psychology and Education
- William James Graduate School
- Cognitive Neuropsychology programme
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| Application Deadline: | Start in 1 September: April (non-EEA: April). | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 12,000 - | ||
| Location: | Amsterdam / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Want to deepen your understanding of (ab)normal brain function? Cognitive Neuropsychology explores the intricacies of the brain and combines insights from Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology.
Cognitive Neuropsychology operates on the cutting edge between Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology. Clinical Neuropsychology focuses on patients with brain damage, whose condition can often provide us with insights into how the human brain works. Cognitive Psychology is geared towards general theories of brain function, resulting in a greater understanding of patients and their problems. In the Research Master's in Cognitive Neuropsychology, you will learn to interpret cases using cognitive and neuropsychological theories, as well as finding ways to improve these theories. You will study individual patients with brain damage or neurological and neurodegenerative disorder in order to obtain an accurate impression of the relationship between the nature and the location of the injury and the symptoms of the patient. This will enable you to discover more about how the brain functions in general. Ultimately you will be trained to become a researcher who is capable of pursuing a successful career within universities, research institutes or a clinical setting. The pharmacological industry also offers good job opportunities for Cognitive Neuropsychological researchers.
Contents
Types of teaching (in year 1):
- theory: 30%
- practice: 30%
- self study: 40%
Programme internationalization:
- Studying abroad is optional.
This programme has a workload of 120 ECTS.
Courses:
Memory and Memory Disorders(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is optional to apply to.
Neural Models of Cognitive Processes(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is optional to apply to.
Thinking and Deciding (6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is optional to apply to.
Clinical Neuropharmacology(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is optional to apply to.
Human Information Processing (6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is optional to apply to.
Perception(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is optional to apply to.
Scientific Writing and Presenting(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
Aging and Dementia(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 2
This course is required to apply to.
Behavioral Methods(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 2
This course is required to apply to.
Brain Imaging(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 2
This course is required to apply to.
Advanced Statistics for Experimentation(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
Medical Neuroscience adn Neuroanatomy(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
Seminar Attention(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
Neuropsychology of Cognitive Dysfunctioning(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
Review Paper(6 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
Master's thesis(30 ECTS):
Course type: regular
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
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Grade average
Previous education: Bachelor or equivalent in Psychology, Cognitive Sciene, Biology or Medicine
Grade list
Language test: Proven proficiency in English, via an officieal English language test
Additional language requirements:
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B1
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: C1
- IELTS overall band: 6.5
- IELTS listening: 5
- IELTS reading: 5
- IELTS writing: 6
- IELTS speaking: 5
- TOEFL paper based: 580
- TOEFL computer based: 237
- TOEFL internet based: 92
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
Accreditation
Accredited by: NVAO in: Netherlands
Funding details
Scholarships / Grants:
VU University Amsterdam:
VU University Amsterdam awards its own scholarships to outstanding students joining our international Master's degree programmes. The VU Fellowship is an amount of money between 2.500 and 15.000 Euros to cover a part of the study expenses. The general criteria for selection are excellence, motivatio
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