Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master's in Brain and Cognition is a one-year academic program that delves into the fascinating relationship between the brain and cognitive functions. This program is designed to guide students through the latest discoveries in the field, providing a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between the brain and cognitive research from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

Program Details

• Duration: 1 year academic at full-time, 2 years academic at part-time (60 ECTS credits)
• Calendar: From September to June
• Schedule: From Monday to Friday, variable schedule
• Price:
  • Students from the EU: 1,302 €
  • Students from outside the EU: 5,749.8 €
• Places: 25
• Modality: On-site
• Language: English
• Access to: Doctorate in Information and Communication Technologies

Target Audience

This master's program is of interest to psychologists, biologists, engineers (in biomedicine, audiovisual), philosophers, doctors, economists, linguists, mathematicians, or physicists who wish to initiate a research career investigating the fascinating relationship between the mind and the brain. The program is especially interesting for students who want to specialize in cognitive neuroscience research and is highly recommended for those who want to enrich their careers with a solid foundation in cognitive neuroscience.

Professional Outcomes

The program provides access to a doctorate in Cognitive Neuroscience or related areas, or to join other national or international research groups (including our own).

Research Areas

The core of the master's program is composed of the research groups of the Center for Brain and Cognition (CBC) of the UPF, which are led by renowned scientists in areas such as computational neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, psycholinguistics, vision, multisensory perception, human development, and comparative cognition. Students will directly learn about current research projects at the CBC and will integrate into one of the main research lines to develop original research for their final project.

Additional Information

Given its research orientation, the level of the one-year master's program corresponds to the second year of a two-year master's program in other international programs. Students interested in our program who do not have sufficient credits to be admitted to a second-year master's program should contact the master's coordinator for more information.