Bielefeld University Bielefeld
Psychology with a focus on Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience at Bielefeld University is a four-semester Master of Science worth 120 credit points, starting in the winter semester. It builds on a Bachelor's in psychology and rests on two pillars. The first gives you research methods, such as eye tracking, EEG and fMRI, plus programming research equipment in languages such as Python and MatLab, and programming data analysis in current statistical environments, brought together in a neurocognitive project. The second deepens cognitive neuroscience, including attention, memory, perception, motivation and emotion, plus neuropsychology and clinical neuroscience, which link basic research to work with people with brain damage, their assessment and rehabilitation. You also deepen the methodological foundations of psychology and computer-based data collection. It suits psychology graduates who want to do research in experimental psychology or neuroscience.
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Access to the Master programme is granted to those who can provide evidence that they have a first university degree which has a standard period of study of at least six semesters, qualifies for exercising a profession and is in accordance with the subject-specific regulations.
Prerequisite is a polyvalent BSc in Psychology (according to the quality seal of the DGPs), which can be acquired in Germany or abroad. In addition, English at baccalaureate level is expected, as well as a minimum score from the selection process, which gives information about the previous performance in psychology (BSc grade) as well as the areas of general psychology, neuroscience, empirical-experimental research methodology that are particularly relevant for the program
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