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MSc Origins of Mind: Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 Year Full-time

Masters Degree Description

This MSc provides advanced research training in a range of intellectual and practical skills associated with evolutionary and developmental approaches to the study of the mind.

The programme explores the evolution and development of behaviour and cognition in human beings and non-human animals and provides students with the academic knowledge and practical skills required to study the origins of mind, using a broad range of theoretical perspectives and empirical approaches. 

Entry Requirements

A 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree in Psychology or a cognate discipline. If you studied your first degree outside the UK, see the international entry requirements.
English language proficiency. See English language tests and qualifications.
The qualifications listed are indicative minimum requirements for entry. Some academic Schools will ask applicants to achieve significantly higher marks than the minimum. Obtaining the listed entry requirements will not guarantee you a place, as the University considers all aspects of every application including, where applicable, the writing sample, personal statement, and supporting documents.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Many postgraduates from this course have gained academic positions in universities across the world while others have pursued careers in academic publishing, management services, and wildlife conservation.

Module Details

Compulsory: 

  • Empirical Approaches to the Evolution of Communication
  • Methods of Data Analysis in Psychology
  • Origins of Human Cognition
  • Principal Approaches to the Origins of Mind

Students will undertake a significant piece of independent research as part of their final assessment. 

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