This course combines psychological theory and application to the study of cognitive functioning, its development through childhood and ageing, and its deficits encountered across disordered populations. <br/><br/>While studying with us, youll draw on theory from multiple perspectives including cognitive, clinical, health, educational, biological, and social psychology, along with neuropsychology, neuroscience, and gerontology. <br/><br/>**Highlights**<br/>This course will: <br/><br/><br/>- Improve your psychological understanding of cognitive development and its disorders.<br/><br/><br/>- Demonstrate how this understanding informs the development and application of new real-world techniques for improving the assessment of cognitive functioning.<br/><br/><br/>- Develop your understanding of the diagnosis of deficits, delivery of support and intervention, training in education, gerontology and clinical implications. <br/><br/><br/>- Provide an advanced understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods.<br/><br/><br/>On this course, youll be taught and supervised by subject experts at the forefront of current research who are actively publishing in their areas of expertise. <br/><br/>This gives you the opportunity to learn from those currently working with the NHS, industry and charities to improve educational, developmental, clinical, and health outcomes.