Master's Degree in Human Cognition and Evolution

Academic year 2020-21

To be awarded the degree, 60 ECTS credits must be passed as follows:

30 ECTS from mandatory subjects.

15 ECTS from elective subjects:

  • 6 ECTS to be selected from advanced training subjects:
    • 11199 Advanced Research into Cognitive Psychology
    • 11204 Advanced Research into Cognitive Neuroscience
    • 11210 Advanced Research into Social and Political Studies
  • 9 ECTS to be selected from electives on the master's programme, including advanced research subjects that have not be selected as a main option.

15 ECTS from the Master's Thesis.

Subjects

First year
Name Type Credits Period
11215 - Master's Thesis Master's Dissertation 15,0 Yearlong
11191 - Theory of evolution Mandatory 3,0 1st semester
11192 - Human evolution Mandatory 6,0 1st semester
11193 - Evolution of the mind Mandatory 6,0 1st semester
11194 - Cognition and the brain Mandatory 6,0 1st semester
11195 - Socialization processes and plurality in modern societies Mandatory 6,0 1st semester
11196 - Training in scientific research Mandatory 3,0 1st semester
11198 - Neuronal networks Elective 3,0 2nd semester
11199 - Advanced research into cognitive psychology Elective 6,0 2nd semester
11200 - Psychology of decision-making Elective 3,0 2nd semester
11201 - Visual and auditory cognition Elective 3,0 2nd semester
11203 - Emotion and cognition Elective 3,0 2nd semester
11204 - Advanced research into cognitive neuroscience Elective 6,0 2nd semester
11207 - Language processing Elective 3,0 2nd semester
11208 - Experimental aesthetics and neuroaesthetics Elective 3,0 2nd semester
11210 - Advanced research into social and political studies Elective 6,0 2nd semester
11211 - Sexual Roles in Contemporary Societies Elective 6,0 2nd semester
11212 - Applied ethics Elective 6,0 2nd semester
11213 - Ethics and politics of advanced modernity Elective 3,0 2nd semester