Psychologists conduct experiments to study our perceptions, decisions, prejudices, motivations, friendships and memory. But how do the brain and the body affect these processes? Where in the brain do they occur? And how are they represented? Psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists aim to map how brain and behaviour are related.
This contemporary area of psychology investigates areas ranging from vision, hearing and touch to the mechanisms underlying language, action, attention, emotion and social processes. Our Centre for Brain Science allows you to discover the neuroph...
Psychologists conduct experiments to study our perceptions, decisions, prejudices, motivations, friendships and memory. But how do the brain and the body affect these processes? Where in the brain do they occur? And how are they represented? Psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists aim to map how brain and behaviour are related.<br/><br/>This contemporary area of psychology investigates areas ranging from vision, hearing and touch to the mechanisms underlying language, action, attention, emotion and social processes. Our Centre for Brain Science allows you to discover the neurophysiological processes that take place in our bodies and brains.<br/><br/>We give you the freedom and facilities to study and experiment, explore and research the human mind. You cover core areas in psychology and cognitive neuroscience including:<br/><br/><br/>- Brain and behaviour<br/><br/><br/>- Methods in cognitive neuroscience<br/><br/><br/>- Applied psychology<br/><br/><br/>- Language, memory and perception<br/><br/><br/>- Developmental psychology<br/><br/><br/>We provide one of the most immersive and exciting experience of studying the human mind in the UK. You learn from our researchers, and can work together in the same space via our Research Experience Scheme (RES) which gives you the opportunity to work one-on-one with a psychologist as their research assistant.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
10/2025
Campus
Colchester Campus
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
C808
Institution Code
E70
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2
UCAS Tariff112 120 Offers will be made from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels Access to HE DiplomaD:6,M:39 We can only accept QAA approved Access to HE Diplomas International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme29 30 Or three Higher Level certificates with 555-554. We are happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programmes at both Higher and Standard Level. Exact offer levels will vary depending on the range of subjects being taken at higher and standard level, and the course applied for. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DMM Offers will be made in the range of DDM to DMM or 120 - 112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels Entry requirements for students studying BTEC qualifications are dependent on subjects studied. Advice can be provided on an individual basis. A levelB,B,B Offers will be made in the range of BBB to BBC or 120 - 112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £23,200 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |