12 monthsProgramme duration
40,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
22 Mar, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Cognitive and Decision Sciences MSc studies the cognitive processes and representations underlying human thought, knowledge and decision-making. It integrates a wide range of disciplines and methodologies, with the core assumption that human cognition and choice are computational processes, implemented in neural hardware.
You will study at one of the world’s best universities – UCL is ranked joint eighth in the world (QS World University Rankings 2027) and our research is pioneering. UCL is ranked first for research power in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience by the UK’s most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), with more than two-thirds of our research in these areas rated as world-leading (4*).
Key topics in this course include the nature of computational explanation; the general principles of cognition; the scope of rational choice explanation; probabilistic models of the mind; learning and memory; and applications to economics and business. The course involves training in experimental design and methodology, building computational models and undertaking original research.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Cognitive and Decision Sciences MSc studies the cognitive processes and representations underlying human thought, knowledge and decision-making. It integrates a wide range of disciplines and methodologies, with the core assumption that human cognition and choice are computational processes, implemented in neural hardware.
You will study at one of the world’s best universities – UCL is ranked joint eighth in the world (QS World University Rankings 2027) and our research is pioneering. UCL is ranked first for research power in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience by the UK’s most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), with more than two-thirds of our research in these areas rated as world-leading (4*).
Key topics in this course include the nature of computational explanation; the general principles of cognition; the scope of rational choice explanation; probabilistic models of the mind; learning and memory; and applications to economics and business. The course involves training in experimental design and methodology, building computational models and undertaking original research.
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