Overview

The master's degree is intended for applicants interested in the following issues:

How the human brain codes colour vision or oral discourse.
The molecular and cellular bases of drug addiction.
Why neurons do not regenerate spontaneously.
The physiological mechanisms of complex behaviours, such as memory and learning.
Understanding psychiatric disorders from a biological viewpoint.
The advances made in pharmacological and regenerative therapies to treat neurodegenerative disease and central nervous system trauma.
The use of animals in experiments to study neurological disease. The master's degree Neurosciences broadly addresses these issues and many others.

Accreditation

Excellent Accreditation by AQU Catalunya

Programme Structure

Specialization: Neurosciences

Advanced Cellular Neurophysiology

Advanced Techniques in Cell Engineering and Histology

Advanced Techniques in Neuroimaging

Ananlysis of Neuroimagin

Animal Models and the Generation of Transgenic Animals

Specialization: BC for admission to the Master's Degree in Neuroscience

Principles of Cell Biology and Molecular Biology

Principles of Psychobiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

Partially taught in Catalan, Partially taught in Spanish, Partially taught in English

Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Barcelona, Spain

Disciplines

Biomedical Science Psychology View 10 other Masters in Biomedical Science in Spain

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

General requirementsStudents wishing to be admitted to a university master's degree must hold one of the following qualifications:

Official Spanish university degree.
A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.
A qualification issued by an institution outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, applicants must request homologation of the degree to its equivalent official Spanish university qualification or obtain express approval from the University of Barcelona, which will conduct a study of equivalence to ensure that the degree is of a comparable level to an official Spanish university qualification and that it grants access to university master's degree study in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.

Specific requirements

Applicants should hold an official bachelor's degree or equivalent undergraduate degree in one of the following disciplines: Biology, Biochemistry, Basic Medical Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychology, Veterinary Science, Dentistry, Biotechnology, Biomedicine or equivalent, Genetics, Physiotherapy, Biomedical Engineering or other bachelor's degree related to life sciences and engineering disciplines. Applications from students with other degrees will be considered as long as they are supported by a research group in the area of neurosciences.

It is also recommendable to have completed the bachelor's degree subjects Cell Biology and Psychology. Students who have not completed these subjects prior to enrolment will be required to complete bridging courses covering their general content. Each bridging course has a study load of 2.5 ECTS credits and has been specifically designed for students enrolling in this master's degree program.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

4920 EUR / year

≈ 4920 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

1140 EUR / year

≈ 1140 EUR / year

Additional Details

19.37 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2025-2026

Living costs

Barcelona

Spain

770 - 1360 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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