Overview

Modern cognitive psychology is an experimental discipline that studies the origin and functioning of the mind, brain, and intelligence. The Master’s programme Cognitive Sciences and Technologies: From Neuron to Cognition at HSE University focuses on perception, control of attention and motor responses, formation of mental representations, dynamics of memory retrieval, learning, cognitive development and cognitive breakdown, the mechanisms of reasoning, language, and problem solving.

An integration of psychology and neuroscience - Cognitive Neuroscience - examines neural systems underlying complex behaviors like emotions, language, attention, memory, etc.

Methods employed in cognitive neuroscience include a wide range of experimental paradigms starting from psychophysics and cognitive psychology, neurology and psychiatry, and ending up with electrophysiological studies of neural systems and, increasingly, cognitive genomics and behavioral genetics. Recent breakthroughs in brain imaging technology allow cognitive neuroscientists to see a live human brain at work using state-of-the-art methods like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magneto- and electroencephalography (MEG, EEG),brain navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS), transcranial direct/alternating current stimulation (tDCS/tACS) .

What are the advantages of our Master’s programme comparing to similar ones?

We are the only English-language Master’s programme in cognitive sciences in Russia. Our lecturers are active world-class scientists including the highly cited researchers in the fields of cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroeconomics, neurolinguistics and other interdisciplinary areas. Thanks to our international partners’ laboratories students have an access to the whole range of neuroimaging techniques which provide unique opportunity for the development of young researchers.

Programme Structure

To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-08 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Moscow, Russia

Disciplines

Neuroscience View 3 other Masters in Neuroscience in Russia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants must provide the following documents:

a) Photo

b) Scan of the ID page (often the 1st page) of the passport

c) Academic transcript (and diploma)

d) Motivation letter

e) Letters of recommendation

f) Publications (and other documentation)

g) English certificate

h) Resume (CV)

i) Presentations at academic conferences and events

j) Other achievements

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

570000 RUB / year

≈ 570000 RUB / year

Living costs

Moscow

Russia

41640 - 81437 RUB / month

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

Funding

International students can apply to study at HSE for free through full-tuition scholarships and partial grants. Here is a link to explore: https://admissions.hse.ru/en/graduate-apply/financial-aid

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