Description

The Neuro-cognitive Psychology program

• is an English-language study program for a selected group of outstanding students

• is taught by leading scientists in their fields, with various teaching contributions from LMU (home institution) and a number of national and international (European) partner institutions

• has a major focus on attentional and executive control of vision and action

• integrates state-of-the-art theoretical and methodological approaches of Experimental Psychology and the larger field of Cognitive Neurosciences (Neurobiology, Neurophilosophy, Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry)

• is research-oriented, providing advanced training in basic-science Neuro-Cognitive Psychology as well as in applied, clinical and technological research areas

• consists of intensive, small-group and student-oriented teaching

• provides individual supervision and advising through a personal mentor system

• awards successful students with an international competitive Master’s degree, qualifying for an academic career but also for professional work in applied health and industrial settings

• is an integral part of the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences LMU Munich (GSN-LMU), preparing students for a career in research (Ph.D. program)

Teaching Network

The NCP program is conceived as an interdisciplinary study program, with main course offerings from the brain research-oriented sub-disciplines of Psychology (general and experimental, biological, neuro-, and developmental psychology) as well as contributions from LMU’s Departments of Neurobiology, Neurophilosophy, and Medicine (neuroanatomy and -physiology, neuropsychiatry) including also the Psychiatry Department of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). In addition, leading international researchers from European universities will also take an active cooperative role within the program such as providing places for laboratory internships outside of Germany.

DURATION

2 years

Entry requirements

Previous Degree: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in psychology, biology, medicine, or a closely related subject area. Also eligible to apply are students in the final year of their bachelor (or equivalent) provided that the degree will be conferred prior to the enrolment date within the Neuro-Cognitive Psychology program in the winter semester (October).

English - CEFR English  - min B2; German CEFR min A1. Specification: Can be handed in at the latest one year after the start of the studies.

No such proof is required if the degree qualifying for NCP was fully taught in English, if the university entrance qualifications were fully taught in English, or if the degree-holder’s native tongue is English. Regarding German language skills, no such proof is needed if the degree qualifying for NCP was fully taught in German or if the university entrance qualifications were fully taught in German.

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