
Applied Cognitive Neuroscience
Master

In the Applied Cognitive Neuroscience (ACN) master, you will gain knowledge and skills that will allow you to work as a researcher in academia or in a company. Your knowledge and skills can be used to address fundamental or applied research questions, help in prevent cognitive errors and improve human functioning.
Graduating from ACN equips you with in-demand skills for both academia and business. For example, you will be able to:
Would you like to learn how to make ads more effective and memorable? Or what helpful information pupil size gives us, for instance when someone is driving or operating a machine? Or how a computational model of memory can be used to develop an app to study more efficiently?
- analyze human data as a data scientist or analyst
- measure and enhance marketing effectiveness
- design, implement, and test human-friendly systems
- evaluate and improve traffic safety.
And, most importantly, you will gain a deeper understanding of the human mind.
Interested? Check out the information events or contact our study advisor.
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English
Title
Master of Science
Duration
1 year
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Tuition fee 2025/2026
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,601
Non-EU/EEA
The non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
€ 21,400
Institutional
The institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level.
€ 16,300
Admission
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Tuition fees | |
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€ 2,601 | |
€ 21,400 | |
€ 16,300 |
Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
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1 Sep '25 | 1 May '25 | 1 May '25 |
1 Feb '26 | 15 Nov '25 | 15 Nov '25 |
1 Sep '26 | 1 May '26 | 1 May '26 |
1 Feb '27 | 15 Nov '26 | 15 Nov '26 |
1 Sep '27 | 1 May '27 | 1 May '27 |
Scholarships
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Contact
Main addressOude Boteringestraat 44
9712 GL Groningen
050 363 9011
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