Cognitive Neuroscience

Overview

Programme overview

The Master's programme in Cognitive Neuroscience seeks to unravel the workings of the human brain. The research Master’s programme offers four specialisations that coincide with the research themes of the Donders Institute.

This competitive programme provides a sound balance of theory and practice. Our selective approach guarantees excellence, especially during the research training period.

Besides the Donders Institute Radboud also hosts the Radboud University Medical Centre and the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Students in this programme benefit from experience with experts and share state-of-the-art research equipment.

What will you learn?

• This programme offers specialisations in Language and Communication; Perception, Action and Control; Plasticity and Memory; and Neural Computation and NeuroTechnology

• Gain a theoretical background in your chosen field to apply to your own research project

• Take a multidisciplinary approach to your chosen specialisation, drawing on courses from other faculties, such as sociology, biology or artificial intelligence

Career prospects

About 80 percent of our graduates pursue a PhD project, while other graduates find jobs in the commercial sector or at research institutes.

Each year there are, on average, about 12 PhD positions available at the graduate schools Donders Graduate School for Cognitive Neuroscience (DGCN) and the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS).