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Overview
The Psychology programme of the University of Oslo offers only the Cognitive Neuroscience programme in English and welcomes international applicants as well as Norwegian/Nordic applicants.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge outcomes
- Understand and discuss discoveries within the fields of cognitive psychology and neuroscience.
- Gauge the theoretical backgrounds of cognitive psychology and neuroscience and their relationship and relevance to other fields (e.g. biology, medicine) or subfields (e.g. clinical psychology).
- Understand and describe state-of-the-art research methods and experimental designs within the field of cognitive psychology and neuroscience.
Skills
- Design, plan, and manage different types of research projects to test particular research questions.
- Gain hands-on experience in psychophysiological recordings using state-of-the art neuroscience methods such as functional or structural magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, or eye tracking.
- Analyze quantitative data according to a variety of statistical and computational methods.
General competence
- Communicate knowledge to other experts as well as the public.
- Be critical to the knowledge and practice in the field of psychology and science.
- Reflect on the ethical implications of research and experiments (with both humans and animals).
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Vision and the Brain
- Music Cognition
- Research communication in cognitive neuroscience
- Visual curiosity and Learning
- Hemispheric asymmetry and cognition
- Language Acquisition
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 90
Credits
120 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Psychology Cognitive Sciences Clinical PsychologyAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 90
Other requirements
General requirements
- You must have a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree.
- 4-year bachelor's degree or Licence.
- You must have a minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C in the required specialization. A Norwegian C is described as a good grade, generally comparable to an American B and a Second Class Upper in the British system.
- Documentation of English language proficiency.
- Scan and upload your official transcripts documenting that you have completed your upper secondary education.
- You must scan and upload your official bachelor's degree certificate and academic transcript.
- Documentation of financing.
- Passport or ID card.
Tuition Fee
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International
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EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR for the full programme during 24 months.
Living costs for Oslo
11682 - 19230 NOK /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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