Master of Neuroscience (Advanced) 24 months Postgraduate Programme By Australian National University (ANU) |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

59,270 AUDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

15 May, 2026Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

How does our brain impact our behaviour and cognitive functions? How does our nervous system work?


The ANU Master of Neuroscience will give you both theoretical and practical knowledge of the modern concepts in neuroscience and methodologies employed to answer these questions and more.


Based in the Eccles Institute of Neuroscience at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australia’s national medical research institute, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art, modern facilities, and some of the country’s leading scientists in the field.


This Advanced program incorporates a research project and thesis.


Employment Opportunities

Our postgraduate neuroscience programs pave the way for further studies in neuroscience and related fields, such as a PhD.


A Master of Neuroscience will also provide you with the skills to find employment in the biomedical sciences sector, including in clinical research, with pharmaceutical companies and in policy development.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

How does our brain impact our behaviour and cognitive functions? How does our nervous system work?


The ANU Master of Neuroscience will give you both theoretical and practical knowledge of the modern concepts in neuroscience and methodologies employed to answer these questions and more.


Based in the Eccles Institute of Neuroscience at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australia’s national medical research institute, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art, modern facilities, and some of the country’s leading scientists in the field.


This Advanced program incorporates a research project and thesis.


Employment Opportunities

Our postgraduate neuroscience programs pave the way for further studies in neuroscience and related fields, such as a PhD.


A Master of Neuroscience will also provide you with the skills to find employment in the biomedical sciences sector, including in clinical research, with pharmaceutical companies and in policy development.

Admission Requirements

80+
64+
5.5+
6.5+
176+
Applicants must present a Bachelor degree or international equivalent
  • with a minimum GPA of at least 5.5/7.0
  • with at least 8 courses in a cognate discipline, which must also have a minimum GPA of 5.5/7.0.

The GPA requirement for this program must be met by both the program as a whole, as well as by the 8 courses in a cognate discipline. Where more than 8 cognate courses have been completed by the applicant, ANU will take the best 8 courses when assessing the cognate GPA.

The GPA for a Bachelor program will be calculated from (i) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades and/or (ii) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades other than those from the last semester (or equivalent study period) of the Bachelor degree. The higher of the two calculations will be used as the basis for admission.

15 May 2026
2 Years
Feb
Jul

Tuition fees

International
59,270 AUD

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