Master in Brain and Cognition (MBC)
mbc, Bústia Compartida
Master in Brain and Cognition (MBC)
The aim of the Master's programme is for students to acquire research-oriented training on various fundamental domains of cognitive neuroscience.
Why our master? Two main reasons: (1) students will be directly taught by some of the world top researchers in cognitive and computational neuroscience. (2) through a two-trimesters practicum supervised by those researchers, students will learn the latest techniques on experimentation, modelling, and data analysis of the brain and behavior, which will allow them to pursue a career in research or in the private sector.
Students enrolling in the Brain and Cognition program will receive specialized training from renowned scientists on different research areas such as computational neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, psycholinguistics, vision, multisensory perception, human development and comparative cognition. The program is highly international, hosting every year over 70% of foreign students coming from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, France, Slovakia, Russia or Vietnam.
The master's programme will be of the interest of physicists, psychologists, philosophers, MDs, biologists, linguists, mathematicians or biomedical engineers seeking to pursue a career investigating the fascinating question of how the relationship between the mind and the brain enables cognitive functions. This makes our programme highly interdisciplinary, with students coming from Biology, Engineering, Mathematics, Psychology and Economics backgrounds every year. Thus, the programme is particularly suitable for those who want to be guided through the latest and most exciting findings on brain and cognition and seeking to enrich their careers by obtaining a solid basis in cognitive neuroscience. The level of this one-year master's programme corresponds to the second year of a two-year master's in other international programmes. Admission to the master in Brain and Cognition is highly competitive, as every year we receive over 120 applications for only 25 slots we can offer.
After completion of the Brain and Cognition master, graduates of this master's programme will be well positioned to enter a PhD programme in Cognitive Neuroscience and to pursue a scientific career at the Center for Brain and Cognition or other international research institutions. You can find some testimonials here.
Calendar Timetable: 1 academic year full time, 2 academic years part time (60 ECTS credits). From September to June
Credit Distribution:
1st term: 20,5 credits (17,5 credits' worth of subjects, 1 credit towards the planning of the master's degree final project under the supervision of a CBC faculty member, and 2 credits' worth of seminar activity).
2nd term: 18,5 credits (5,5 credits' worth of subjects, 10 credits of work towards the master's degree final project, and 3 credits' worth of seminar activity).
3rd term: 21 credits (3 credits' worth of subjects, 16 credits of work towards the master's degree final project, and 2 credits' worth of seminar activity).
Application Process
If you want to enroll in or get information about our Master:
https://www.upf.edu/web/masters/cervell-i-cognicio
Application deadlines
Application deadline Notification results Acceptance of the offer
1 30/11/2020-11/01/2021 02/02/2021 02/02/2021-11/02/2021
2 12/01/2021-08/03/2021 08/04/2021 08/04/2021-18/04/2021
3 09/03/2021-03/05/2021 01/06/2021 01/06/2021-10/06/2021
4 04/05/2021-14/06/2021 14/07/2021 14/07/2021-23/07/2021
5 15/06/2021-22/08/2021 07/09/2021 07/09/2021-10/09/2021
Do you need further information? Please contact the Administration office:
https://www.upf.edu/web/mbc/registration