Educational Neuroscience

What you will learn

Educational neuroscience seeks to translate recent insights into the neural mechanisms of learning into classroom practice. It argues that a better understanding of how the brain works can help both teachers and students.

On this course you will develop subject-specific IT skills and learn how to manage and report on an extended research project. You will also gain:

We offer different module combinations to give you the choice of studying for an MA or MSc.

MA Educational Neuroscience: The MA is ideal for teachers, educational psychologists and policymakers who wish to develop an in-depth understanding of contemporary education and neuroscience that can inform their continuing practice.

MSc Educational Neuroscience: The MSc is ideal if you wish to carry out research in educational neuroscience or any area of developmental psychology, education or developmental cognitive neuroscience, either at PhD level or in the private sector.

How you will learn

You can study this course either full- or part-time. Most classes take place in the evening, with occasional daytime teaching. It is taught across the two adjacent sites of Birkbeck and the UCL Institute of Education.

You will learn through lectures, seminars, discussion groups, laboratory classes and independent study. You may also gain experience in a range of behavioural testing and neuroimaging methods.

Highlights

Careers and employability

On successfully graduating from this course, you will have gained an array of important transferable skills, including:

Graduates can pursue career paths in psychology, education and policy development. Possible professions include:

Some of our graduates from this course have gone on to be employed in: