Cognitive Neuropsychology
The programme in a nutshell
The Master’s in Cognitive Neuropsychology is a two-year research Master’s programme, combining in-depth courses about cognitive function in the general and clinical populations with broad-based general and neuroscientific research skills. Features of the curriculum include:
- 3 elective courses
- seminars
- research internship
- writing a Master’s thesis
Electives and independent research
Three of the 14 subjects are electives. You will be able to select courses that allow you to explore specific areas. In addition, you will be free in the choice of your research topics. The Practical Skills for Researchers course contains a large research internship, for which you can choose from a range of research lines. And you will have the freedom to choose your own topics in the final phase, when you complete a literature survey and conduct your own thesis project. You can also choose where to do your thesis research; in previous years, some students have completed their thesis projects in Australia, the US and Germany, but others have remained in Amsterdam and made use of our excellent research facilities.
Graduation
You will conclude your studies by writing a Master’s thesis under the supervision of one of our research staff. Your final thesis assessment will be carried out by two senior researchers.
Master of Science
Once you have completed the programme, you will be awarded the title of Master of Science in Cognitive Neuropsychology.
A challenging mix of clinical cases and cognitive theory
The Research Master’s in Cognitive Neuropsychology will give you the opportunity to obtain knowledge and skills in the area where cognitive psychology and neuropsychology meet. Cognitive neuropsychology is gaining in international prominence and offers you the best of two fields of study. On the one hand it focuses on fascinating clinical cases which unfold themselves to the researcher as an intriguing puzzle, while on the other hand it encompasses the theories and methods used in cognitive psychology. All these aspects together provide the ingredients for a challenging programme.
You will interpret clinical cases within cognitive-neuropsychological theories and put these theories to the test in a real-life clinical environment. In doing so, you will make use of behavioural measurements, neuropsychological tests and neurophysiological techniques such as EEG and fMRI. The programme also has a strong focus on general skills, such as critical analysis and presenting your own research.
Look here for an overview of the programme.
