Study Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience MSc at University of Sussex in the UK, Neuroscience

Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience MSc

UK

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What will I learn?

Study the biology of the mind and prepare for a career using cognitive neuroscience or clinical neuroscience, or both. At Sussex, you’lll: study the structure and function of the brain with our expert cognitive and clinical neuroscience researchers. You’ll discover how this is linked to concepts such as social interaction, consciousness, and clinical disorders tailor your course to your interests and career goals. You can choose to focus your studies more on either neuroscience theory or research methods gain hands-on and practical experience with advanced research techniques. This includes neuroimaging (fMRI), statistics, programming for experiments and electroencephalography (EEG) enhance your data analysis skills using R and specialised software for neuroimaging. You’ll also have direct, expert supervision on your own research project. You’ll become part of our cognitive and clinical neuroscience community with access to advanced research seminars and workshops. You’ll graduate with the research skills in cognitive and clinical neuroscience needed for progression to a research PhD or other careers. These skills are also valuable in other exciting fields, including: data science science communication psychology consultancy related clinical professions.

Which department am I in?

Neuroscience

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£27,300.00 (US$ 35,256) per year
Books, course materials and other costs (average) - £10 to £15 per week

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

Expected August 2027

Start date

September 2026

Venue

University of Sussex

Sussex House, Falmer,

Brighton,

East Sussex,

BN1 9RH, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your undergraduate degree should be in psychology, or a closely related subject such as neuroscience or cognitive science. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing. You can also apply if you have a qualification from outside the field of psychology.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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