Overview

On the Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience programme from Sheffield Hallam University you’ll explore cognitive neuroscience, focusing on brain-behaviour relationships and underlying neurophysiological mechanisms. You’ll study human perception across visual, auditory and tactile senses, alongside debates on neurodivergent development. You'll apply techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), psychometric assessments, eye movement tracking, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data analysis.

Course summary

Explore brain-behaviour relations and neurophysiological mechanisms and theories.
Complete perceptual and cognitive psychometric and neuropsychological tests.
Gain hands-on experience with principal cognitive neuroscience techniques.
Learn practical research skills with advanced psychological software.
Study neurotypical and neurodivergent perceptual and cognitive development

Careers and opportunities

This course prepares you for an academic or industrial career using psychological and neuroimaging methods like

electroencephalogram (EEG)

transcranial magnetic stimulation

eye tracking techniques

visual psychophysics

further cognitive neuroscience postgraduate academic work

clinical psychology

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to

PhD research

postdoctoral research in clinical psychology

private research companies

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Statistics And Design

Clinical Neuro-Psychopharmacology

Cognitive Neuroscience Methods

Electrophysiology

Neuron To Neuropathology

Perception And Cognition Across The Lifespan

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00

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More details

Applicants from the UK can apply at any time. There are no deadlines for masters courses, but courses do fill up, so you might have to wait for the next entry

Language

English

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90

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Neuroscience Cognitive Science View 162 other Masters in Neuroscience in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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90

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Typically you need one from

a second class honours degree or above in psychology

a relevant undergraduate degree from a non-psychological background such as human biosciences or a healthcare related subject

appropriate practical or work-based experience

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18600 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

10940 GBP / year

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Living costs

Sheffield

United Kingdom

555 - 977 GBP / month

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Funding

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