In this course, you will study current trends in cognitive neuroscience by reading the latest research papers. You will take a researcher’s perspective and critically evaluate cutting-edge research. How solid are claims made by researchers and companies? And how can we take the latest trends even further?

In addition, you will learn to apply theories and methods from cognitive neuroscience to real-world scenarios: economic decision making, education, marketing, clinical practice, policymaking, etc. During the master, you will combine your scientific knowledge and your creativity to develop your own project that brings cognitive neuroscience from the lab into the world.

Why study this programme in Groningen?

You will

join a vibrant and international community of students
get lectures from top researchers
join a small-scale master that provides attention to individual students

Job prospects

After you have finished the master Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology, you will be able to work with human data in the broadest sense, and this is a unique set of skills that is relevant in many areas of today's job market.

For example, you will be able to

measure and improve the effectiveness of marketing campaigns;
work with large sets of human data as a data analyst
help companies and governmental organisations to design, implement, and test human-friendly systems and environments;
evaluate and improve traffic situations.

And finally, but just as importantly, you will have a deeper understanding of the human mind.

Job examples

Researcher

CPP graduates are well prepared for a career as researcher, for example as PhD student at a university, but also in the private (Philips, Unilever) or government sector (ministries, TNO), or with NGOs(SWOV)

Advisor/Consultant

You can use your skills and knowledge as CPP-graduate to advise companies, NGOs of the government about the latest developments in cognitive psychology and psychophysiology, for example in the context of human-computer interaction, or on recent developments such as neuromarketing.

Finally, you will acquire the skills for designing, programming, and conducting cognitive-neuroscience experiments; and you will learn how to analyze complex data sets. Through hands-on experience, you will gain practical skills that are crucial in today's job market, both in academia and business.