Study location	United Kingdom, Sheffield
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Study language	English
Awards	MA

Tuition fee	£16,000 per year

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) a first-class or 2:1 honours degree The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 7.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component TOEFL (IBT): Overall score of 80 or above, with at least 17 in Listening, 17 in Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking CAE: Overall score of 176 or above, with at least 162 in each component

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. These should be supplied and signed by academic staff at institutions where you have studied previously. They must be presented on the official letter-headed paper of the relevant institution. If you have been out of education for the last two years, you can send one academic reference plus one from your current employer if you wish. CV

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. sheffield.ac.uk/..phy/cognitive-studies-ma

Overview

This course offers an opportunity to explore this cutting-edge field, where philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, computer science and anthropology come together to discover how the mind works.

You’ll be based in the Department of Philosophy but you’re free to take any MA module in the departments of Archaeology, Human Communication Sciences, Linguistics and Psychology.

We also encourage you to join the iCog network and take part in events run by the Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies.

You’ll write a long essay for each module and a dissertation. If you’re going on to a PhD, you may choose to write a PhD proposal.

Programme structure

Core modules

Cognitive Studies Seminar
Dissertation

Optional modules

Other modules include:
Computational Neuroscience
Current Issues in Psychological Research
Evolutionary Primatology
Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience
Hominid Palaeontology
Language and Linguistics
Mind and Language Research Seminar
Philosophy of Psychology

Teaching

Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials

Assessment

A long essay for each module
Dissertation
PhD proposal (for students intending to continue to a PhD)