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MSc Origins of Mind: Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives

  • DeadlineStudy Details: One year

Masters Degree Description

Explores the evolution and development of behaviour and cognition in humans and non-human animals and provides advanced research training in a range of intellectual and practical skills associated with evolutionary, comparative and developmental approaches to the study of the mind.

Entry Requirements

A 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree in Psychology or a cognate discipline.

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Student Destinations

Many postgraduates from this course have gained academic positions in universities across the world while others have pursued careers in academic publishing, management services, and wildlife conservation.

Module Details

Compulsory: 

  • Empirical Approaches to the Evolution of Communication
  • Methods of Data Analysis in Psychology
  • Origins of Human Cognition
  • Principal Approaches to the Origins of Mind

Students will undertake a significant piece of independent research as part of their final assessment. 

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