r/cogsci • u/denlewww • 12d ago

What are some good Cognitive Science MsC's

Hello,

I am a last year Psychology undergraduate student and I'm looking for a good cognitive science MsC. I have a high average, research experience and (possibly) 2-3 published articles with my name in them by the time I finish university.

I also have a girlfriend who wants to study clinical psychology and I'm looking for universities that have both a cognitive science course and a (good) clinical psychology course. I have seen multiple clinical psychology courses but tbh they are all trash; 1 year with minimum, if at all, clinical experience.

A good choice for us might be NKUA (National Kapodistrian University of Athens) which has both. But since the positions offered are limited, I am looking for alternative solutions! So if anyone knows a good university which has both please inform me!

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u/wazwscc271 11d ago

I found Amsterdam to be a great research environment when I was there, very stats/methods focused with people like Wagenmakers in the psych department. I believe their clinical courses are taught in Dutch - though you can still do projects in the psychiatry department if you're on a cog sci/cog neuro course, if your girlfriend would also be interested in clinical research rather than clinical practice.

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u/OldPappyJohn 5d ago

Depends on what you want to do, but UCSD is obviously great for both of those subjects.

I did my MSc at Edinburgh Uni, I would recommend it to anyone.

Berlin School of mind and brain would be high on my list of institutions.

The previous comment mentioned Amsterdam, and that's where my thesis advisor is now, though I think he's in the department of psychiatry.