Overview

Within this Cognitive Development and Disorders M.Sc degree delivered at the University of Leeds you'll draw on theory from multiple perspectives including cognitive, clinical, health, educational, biological, and social psychology, along with neuropsychology, neuroscience, and gerontology.

This course will:

improve your psychological understanding of cognitive development and its disorders
demonstrate how this understanding informs the development and application of new real-world techniques for improving the assessment of cognitive functioning
develop your understanding of the diagnosis of deficits, delivery of support and intervention, training in education, gerontology and clinical implications
provide an advanced understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods

On this course, you'll be taught and supervised by subject experts at the forefront of current research; actively publishing in their areas of expertise.

This gives you the opportunity to learn from those currently working with the NHS, industry, and charities to improve educational, developmental, clinical, and health outcomes.

We offer high quality research-led teaching and you’ll be actively encouraged to engage in ongoing research. Much of this research is collaborative with government departments, research councils, the NHS and industry.

Career opportunities:

This Cognitive Development and Disorders course from University of Leeds was designed to be versatile and opens up a range of career paths for our graduates.
It is highly suitable for students wishing to pursue a research-oriented path, as the MSc course forms a sound basis for further PhD study.
The wide coverage of cognition and its development in healthy and clinical groups supports paths into careers including clinical and educational psychology.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Research Issues in Psychology

Advanced Research Methods

Systematic Review

Current Themes in Neuropsychology and Neuroscience

MSc Research Project

The Psychology of Ageing and Dementia

Typical and Disordered Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-11 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Psychology Cognitive Science View 665 other Masters in Psychology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in psychology or a discipline containing a substantial amount of psychology and research methods training. In addition, successful applicants will normally have at least a UK upper second class grade or equivalent in research methods-related modules taken as part of their undergraduate degree.

Tuition Fees

Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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