The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

MA Cognitive Studies

Briana Toole, postgraduate student in the Department of Philosophy

Key facts

  • Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Humanities
  • 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Entry requirements

You'll need a first-class or 2:1 honours degree in a relevant subject. We prefer philosophy, psychology, archaeology, human communication sciences or linguistics.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

Joanne Elliot
E: j.m.elliott@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 0587

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About the course

You'll study the key theoretical issues and how they relate to empirical findings on the development and functioning of human cognition.

There are modules in the departments of archaeology, human communication sciences, linguistics, philosophy and psychology. You'll be based in the Department of Philosophy but you are free to specialise in any of the other subjects.

Core module

  • Research Seminar in Cognitive Studies

Optional modules

  • Philosophy of Language
  • Philosophy of Psychology
  • Mind and Language Seminar
  • Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Current Issues in Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Evolutionary Primatology
  • Hominid Palaeontology
  • Palaeolithic Art
  • Linguistic Theory and Language Acquisition
  • Linguistic Theory and Language Processing

Teaching

  • Weekly seminars for the core module
  • Lectures and seminars for optional modules

Assessment

  • A long essay for each module
  • PhD proposal (for students intending to continue to a PhD)
  • Dissertation

Where your masters can take you

A masters from Sheffield is excellent preparation for a PhD at any leading university. Many of our MA students take their PhDs with us, then go on to academic posts at places such as Aberdeen, Birkbeck, Cambridge, Essex, Keele, Kent, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Manitoba, Newcastle, Nottingham, the Open University, Oxford, Sheffield, Stirling and Zurich.

A lively study environment

We want your time here to be rewarding, a positive experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

The Philosophical Gourmet Report 2011 recognised our strengths in Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Art, Kant, 19th Century Continental Philosophy, American Pragmatism and Feminist Philosophy.

The department is home to The Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies and the Leverhulme-funded Implicit Bias and Philosophy Project.

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You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form