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    1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

This programme provides an opportunity for intensive advanced training in psychology of language. The teaching and supervision is conducted by internationally recognised researchers from our Language, Cognition & Communication Research Group.

The group’s expertise covers the broad scope of psycholinguistics, as well as connections to other areas of social and cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience, and members use a wide range of experimental, observational, computational, and neuroscience methods. The group is part of one of the largest collections of natural language researchers in Europe, with links to computer scientists, linguists, and philosophers.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in psychology, linguistics, cognitive science or a related subject.

Fees

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Student Destinations

The programme is primarily designed for students who aspire to pursue a research-oriented career in psychology of language. However, students interested in careers outside research will obtain a broad range of highly desirable transferable skills, in areas such as research design, data science, critical evaluation and synthesis of scientific literature, and written and oral communication.

Module Details

Core courses

  • Psychological Research Skills – General advanced research methodology
  • Univariate Statistics and Methodology using R – Introduction to R and statistical models
  • Multivariate Statistics and Methodology using R – Advanced statistical modelling
  • Psychology of Language 1 (semester 1) and Psychology of Language 2 (human language processing; semester 2)

Option courses include:

  • Neuroscience of Language (taught by the Language, Cognition, and Communication research group)
  • Contemporary Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Brain Imaging in Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Specialist Techniques in Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Atypical Development
  • Applied Psychological Testing
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Or any other Edinburgh course open to MSc students, as agreed by the programme director

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