Cognitive Science (Humanities) Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
Course Overview - Cognitive Science (Humanities) Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary attempt to understand the human mind. It focuses on abilities such as:
* reasoning
* perception
* memory
* awareness
* emotion
* attention
* judgement
* motor control
* language use
Cognitive science brings together and forms connections between these abilities, through methods such as:
* computer modelling
* linguistic analysis
* philosophical reasoning
* robotics
* neuroimaging
* psychological exp...
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary attempt to understand the human mind. It focuses on abilities such as:
* reasoning
* perception
* memory
* awareness
* emotion
* attention
* judgement
* motor control
* language use
Cognitive science brings together and forms connections between these abilities, through methods such as:
* computer modelling
* linguistic analysis
* philosophical reasoning
* robotics
* neuroimaging
* psychological experiments
It brings together scholars from:
* linguistics
* psychology
* philosophy
* neuroscience
* computer science
Cognitive science at the University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh played a key role in founding this discipline by forming connections between the disciplines that contribute to the study of human cognition and artificial intelligence.
You will learn from researchers who both laid the foundations, and are still making key advances in the field. The programme content is regularly reviewed to make sure you learn about current developments.
Our Cognitive Science (Humanities) programme offers an opportunity to complete a selection of basic courses covering material in:
* linguistics
* philosophy
* psychology
* computer science
Our goal is to help you achieve a broad understanding of issues, such as the:
* relationship between language and thought
* relationship between mind and brain
* philosophical implications of our ability to look inside the brain and to model its activities in computers and robots
Programme benefits
* The University of Edinburgh helped to create the field of cognitive science and is still at the forefront of it.
* You will learn not only from researchers who laid the foundations of the subject, but also from those who are still making key advances.
* Edinburgh is one of the largest centres in Europe for the study of human cognition and the only university in Scotland to offer cognitive science at undergraduate degree level.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2027-09-13
Campus
Central area campus
Application Details
13 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A14-I29
Institution Code
E56
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
Required subjects: A levels: one from Biology or Human Biology at B; Chemistry at B; Computer Science or equivalent at B; Environmental Science at B; Geography at B; Geology at B; Life and Health Science at B; Mathematics at B; Physics at B; Psychology at B; Statistics at B. GCSEs: English at C or 4; Mathematics at A or 7, or Mathematics and Physics both at B or 6, or Mathematics and Science Double Award both at B or 6.
UCAS Tariff
Not accepted
Scottish Higher
ABBB by end of S5 or AABB/ABBBB by end of S6 (Standard). ABBB by end of S6 (Minimum). BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6. Required subjects: Highers: one from Biology or Human Biology at B; Chemistry at B; Computing Science or equivalent at B; Geography at B; Geology at B; Mathematics at B; Applications of Mathematics at B; Physics at B; Psychology at B. National 5s: English at C; Mathematics at A or Mathematics and Physics both at B. You do not need to meet the National 5 Mathematics requirement if you have: Higher Mathematics or Applications of Mathematics at B; or Higher Mathematics or Applications of Mathematics at C, and one of the other required Highers subjects at B. We do not accept National 5 Applications of Mathematics in place of National 5 Mathematics.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
34 points with 655 at HL. Required subjects: HL: one from Biology or Human Biology at 5; Chemistry at 5; Computer Science or equivalent at 5; Environmental Systems and Societies at 5; Geography at 5; Mathematics at 5; Physics at 5; Psychology at 5; Sports, Exercise and Health Science at 5. SL: English at 5; Mathematics at 6 (if not at HL).
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £1,820 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Republic of Ireland | £10,050 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
| EU, International | £40,900 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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