Course description
Brain and Mind Sciences MSc
This international programme is offered by three of Europe's most prestigious centres of research and teaching in cognitive studies and neuroscience: UCL, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (part of Sorbonne University), and Ecole Normale Supérieure. Students design an individualised programme of study, exploring multidisciplinary perspectives.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
The programme is suitable for students who will benefit from a personalised programme of study and research in the neurosciences and cognitive science disciplines relevant to a career in brain and mind sciences. All students will be rigorously selected on the basis of academic excellence and academic recommendation.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Employability
Students will graduate with a Master's from UCL (awarded at the end Year 1), and an international university diploma (Master's level) from Sorbonne/ENS (on completion of Year 2). Upon successful completion of the MSc programme, students will be able to embark upon a successful career in their chosen field of research. 100% of our students are in graduate-level work or study 15 months after completion of this programme (SourceGraduate Outcomes Surveypublished by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)).
Training Course Content
Full-time
The programme consists of up to six taught modules, a library project, and a research project. Learning outcomes are variable depending on which modules you choose to study, although any available module aligns to the overall programme learning outcomes.
Students choose up to six modules from the following degrees:
- Clinical Neuroscience MSc
- Neuroscience MSc
- Language Sciences (with specialisation in Neuroscience and Communication) MSc
- Language Sciences (with specialisation in Linguistics with Neuroscience) MSc
- Philosophy MA
- Clinical Neuroscience: Neuromuscular Disease MSc
- Cognitive and Decision Sciences MSc
- Cognitive Neuroscience MSc
- Clinical Neuroscience: Stroke Medicine MSc
- Advanced Neuroimaging MSc
- Dementia: Causes, Treatments and Research (Neuroscience) MSc
- Translational Neuroscience MRes
Choosing a module is always dependent on its availability in the current year; other UCL departments may cap module numbers or make them available only to their own students, therefore it is not guaranteed you will be able to take modules outside QSIoN. You are invited to make enquiries with the relevant departments before the year begins. Modules at the QSIoN are not capped and are available to all but you should check for timetable/assessment clashes and discuss with the programme team.
Students must have successfully completed the UCL year in order to progress to Paris. Students will be enrolled as a UCL student for Year 1 only. They will only be enrolled at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (part of Sorbonne University), and Ecole Normale Supérieure for Year 2.
If you choose to undertake a research project that requires you to be present in a clinical setting, you will need to prove, as part of UCL occupational health checks, that you have been vaccinated against Covid-19. You will not be able to undertake a project that requires contact with patients in a clinical setting if you have not been vaccinated.
Course delivery details
Students will design their own curriculum in both London and Paris, tailoring their studies to their own area of interest. The individualised nature of the programme attracts intellectually mature students who are confident enough to define their own research path. The opportunity to undertake original research in two centres of excellence makes the successful student more attractive to potential PhD supervisors, as evidenced by the fact that 90% of graduating students go on to full-time doctoral studies.