Educational Neuroscience MA/MSc

This programme will develop students' understanding of research processes and give them the opportunity to be taught by staff with a wide range of expertise in psychology of education and developmental cognitive neuroscience. Students will also benefit from strong links with psychological expertise in other colleges of the University of London, especially Birkbeck, with whom this is a joint award.

Students undertake modules to the value of 210 credits.

The programme consists of five core modules (90 credits) - four taught at Birkbeck and one at UCL - two optional modules (60 credits) - taught at the IOE - and a dissertation (60 credits).

indicates modules taken at Birkbeck

• Advanced Quantitative Methods
• Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
• Genetics of Development
• Neuroimaging Methods
• Issues in Educational Neuroscience

• Students choose two of the following optional modules offered by the IOE.
• Autism: Research and Practice
• Cognitive Development and Learning
• Language Development
• Personality and Social Psychology in Education
• Reading and Spelling Difficulties
• Social Development

All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a 10,000-word dissertation.

This programme is delivered by face-to-face daytime or evening sessions and attendance may vary depending on your choice of optional modules. It is assessed by coursework assignments of up to 5,000 words and a 10,000-word dissertation.