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Master's programmes

The Donders Institute is involved in several educational activities at Master’s level.

The main programme offered by the Donders Institute is the two-year intensive Cognitive Neuroscience Master’s programme.

In addition, researchers of the Donders Institute are involved in other Master's Programmes at the Radboud University with a specialisation in neuroscience:

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The main programme offered by the Donders Institute is the two-year intensive Cognitive Neuroscience Master’s programme.

Donders Master's programme in Cognitive Neuroscience

Top-research Master
Donders Institute

Studying the cognitive and neural basis for diverse brain functions such as perception, action, language, attention and memory.

In the Master’s programme in Cognitive Neuroscience you’ll become acquainted with the most important theories, models, techniques and analysis methods in Cognitive Neuroscience. It offers an in-depth theoretical background by internationally renowned scientists in the first year. The second year is dedicated to elaborate practical training in setting up, conducting and reporting research in cognitive neuroscience. The programme consists of four specialisations (language and communication / perception, action and control / plasticity and memory / brain networks and neuronal communication).

The research Master’s programme in Cognitive Neuroscience is a so-called top-research Master, for which students are selected. Every applicant will be screened individually to ascertain whether he/she is eligible to participate in the programme.

In addition, researchers of the Donders Institute are involved in other Master Programme’s at the Radboud University with a specialisation in neuroscience:

Master's programme in Biomedical Sciences

Specialisation: Medical Neuroscience
Faculty of Medical Sciences

Providing in-depth training in the fundamental, translational and clinical aspects of Neuroscience, from molecule to men, aiming to enable students to have a significant impact on health care.

The objective of the Medical Neuroscience specialization is to offer you in-depth training in the genetic, molecular, cellular and systems-level neurosciences so you can have a significant impact on health care. This specialization is positioned in between the more fundamentally oriented specialization in Neuroscience offered by the Faculty of Science and the more cognition-oriented research master Cognitive Neuroscience. With its roots in the research themes and clinical practice of the Radboud umc and with its interdisciplinary translational approach to health care innovations, the Medical Neuroscience specialization of the Biomedical Science Master’s is ideally suited for those who wish to bridge the gap between the fundamental and clinical neurosciences.

Master's programme in Medical Biology

Specialisation: Neurobiology
Faculty of Science

Unravelling the cellular and molecular workings of the human system by translating fundamental biomedical discoveries into applied clinical practice and public health issues.

The Master’s specialisation Neurobiology in the Medical Biology Master focuses on gaining a deeper fundamental understanding of the human system; either on the surface of biological and medical science, human epigenomics, or the brain. In this programme you will choose a specialisation through internships and you compose a programme that fits your interests. The Donders Center for Neuroscience, and the specialisation in Neuroscience aims at unravelling the neuro-biological and neuro-computational mechanisms of the complex human system. The programme covers the full spectrum from molecule to man, and from experiment to advanced theory and models. They may focus on a research-oriented program, or on a different variant that suits their future career plan (education, science in society, management and innovation)

Master's programme in Physics and Astronomy

Specialisation: Neurophysics
Faculty of Science

Unravelling the computational principles and network mechanisms of the central nervous system, by theoretical modelling studies, advanced data analysis techniques, and challenging experiments.

The Master specialisation Neurophysics focuses on the fundamental understanding of the computational and mechanistic principles that underlie the function of the human central nervous system. In this programme you will choose a specialisation through an internship at one of the Research Departments of the Science Faculty and you compose the programme that best fits your own interests. The Donders Center for Neuroscience at the Faculty of Science, and the specialisation in Neurophysics, aim at unravelling the neuro-computational and theoretical principles of the human nervous system and its behavior. The programme covers the full spectrum from experiment, to advanced theory and computational neuroscience. They may focus on a research-oriented program, or on a different variant that suits their future career plans (education, science in society, management and innovation).

Master's programme in Artificial Intelligence

Faculty of Social Sciences

Understanding naturally intelligent systems, building artificially intelligent systems, and improving the interactions between humans and artificial systems.

The AI Master programme has a distinctly cognitive focus where computational modeling is the central methodology.  The programme consists of two specialisations (neural computation and interactive agents) focusing on different areas of natural and artificial intelligence. Both specialisations share a set of foundational courses covering basic techniques.  Within their different areas of interest, all specialisations consist of three main topics; understanding natural intelligence, developing intelligent machines and improving the interactions between natural and artificial systems.

Master's programme in Linguistics

Faculty of Arts (duration: 1 year)

Learning to become a competent linguist who has an understanding of a wide array of topics ranging from how people learn and use language to how the brain processes language and how language and people influence each other.

Language teaching at Radboud University is closely intertwined with research in this field. The RU has a dedicated research institute Center for Language Studies (CLS) and also works closely with the Max Plack Instiutute and the Donders Institute. You can choose from a wide range of advanced topics in fields as diverse as psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, language description, language testing and linguistic diversity. There is also a range of combined courses that allow students to learn about the very latest findings in interdisciplinary areas such as cognitive neuroscience.

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