Overview

This Cognitive Neuroscience degree delivered by the University of York will enhance your transferable skills as well as the skills required for careers in a range of industries. A high proportion of our graduates go on to complete PhDs in neuroimaging, psychology or neuropsychology.

Quick Facts:

Cognitive neuroscience examines the biological processes that help us to understand complex mental functions such as memory, language, emotion, perception, attention and consciousness.
While psychology focuses on understanding the structure of the mind through behavioural experiments, neuroscience concentrates mainly on cellular and molecular mechanisms of the brain.
You'll learn how to design, analyse and evaluate neuroimaging experiments, and see how they contribute to our understanding of brain mechanisms.
Provided jointly by the Department of Psychology and the York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), the course pulls in expertise from other areas of the University, such as the Hull York Medical School.
Others gain further research experience before undertaking a PhD or training in Clinical Psychology; or find work as Assistant Psychologists and Research Assistants.
The Department's Employability Coordinator works closely with the University careers service, which offers our students an additional range of career and recruitment events, skills sessions and one-to-one advice.
For information about professional pathways in psychology see the British Psychology Society website.

Career opportunities

Forensic psychology
Educational psychology
Child psychology
PhD research
Systems analysis
Market research
Teaching
Social work
Media
Finance
Management consultancy
Human resources
Advertising
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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Design and Statistics

Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience

Basic Principles in Neuroimaging

Data Analysis in Neuroimaging

Research Design in Neuroimaging

Programming in Neuroimaging

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-29 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-05 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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87

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61

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

York, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

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English requirements

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120

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87

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61

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6.5

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General requirements

Undergraduate degree

2:1 or equivalent in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biology or a related discipline
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Tuition Fees

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31900 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

13300 GBP / year

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Living costs

York

United Kingdom

646 - 1124 GBP / month

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