Cognitive Development and Disorders MSc

University of Leeds

This course combines psychological theory and application to the study of cognitive functioning, its development through childhood and ageing, and its deficits encountered across disordered populations. While studying with us, you'll draw on theory from multiple perspectives including cognitive, clinical, health, educational, biological, and social psychology, along with neuropsychology, neuroscience, and gerontology. This course will: Improve your psychological understanding of cognitive development and its disorders. Demonstrate how this understanding informs the development and application of new real-world techniques for improving the assessment of cognitive functioning. Develop your understanding of the diagnosis of deficits, delivery of support and intervention, training in education, gerontology and clinical implications. Provide an advanced understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods. On this course you'll be taught and supervised by subject experts at the forefront of current research, actively publishing in their areas of expertise. This gives you the opportunity to learn from those currently working with the NHS, industry, and charities to improve educational, developmental, clinical, and health outcomes. We offer high-quality, research-led teaching and you’ll be actively encouraged to engage in ongoing research. Much of this research is collaborative with government departments, research councils, the NHS and industry. We offer a lively learning environment with modern facilities for teaching and research, which aims to produce graduates equipped with current knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to different populations. We have over 70 members of academic, research and support staff. The School is renowned for high quality research, much of it in collaboration with government departments, research councils, the NHS and industry. The School of Psychology has excellent facilities to support your learning and allow you to participate and conduct novel research. We have dedicated computer laboratories, EEG and fNIRS equipment for measuring the brain's electrical activity, the human appetite research unit with its state-of-the-art facilities and exceptionally well-resourced libraries, giving you access to contemporary research outputs within the discipline. In addition to this there is a wide range of other specialised equipment to support research and teaching. We offer a lively learning environment with modern facilities for teaching and research and a comfortable student lounge. The School of Psychology’s size and range of activities combine to provide a varied and exciting environment in which to study and work.