This programme aims to produce graduates who:
* Can work in a wide range of career opportunity such as in neurobusiness, neuromarketing, computational neurosciences, social neurosciences, neurolinguistics, neuroeducation, neurobehaviors, etc. at various institutions/companies
* Are able to continue their study at the doctorate level in the inter-disciplinary of arts and sciences.
The programme will be conducted at Universiti Sains Malaysia - KL Campus, Level 20, MoF Inc. Tower, Persiaran KLCC, Kuala Lumpur in year 1 (for core and elective courses). Research Project will be held at a different location of Universiti Sains Malaysia such as in the Main Campus (Penang) or/and Health Campus (Kubang Kerian, Kelantan) depends on the chosen research topic.
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Master of Cognitive Neurosciences |
Full-Time |
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Long Semester |
Short Semester |
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No. of Weeks |
88 |
Not available |
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No. of Semesters |
4 |
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No. of Years |
2 |
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Component Total Credit/ |
Taught-Courses (Core and Elective) |
Research Project |
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Credit Unit (%) |
Credit Unit (%) |
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46 |
26 (43.5%) |
20 (56.5%) |
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should possess the following:
Bachelor's degree in any field of arts and sciences with CGPA of at least 3.00 / 4.00 or equivalent
Applicant is subject to internal assessment by an independent review panel
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
(Applicable for International Applicants Only)
The minimum score for each programme can be vary from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements.
- A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
- A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
- A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
- A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online min. score 154; or
- A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
- A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
- A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)
Exemption is given to candidate if:
- English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
- Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)
DURATION
- Full-time: Min 4 semesters (2 years) / Max 8 semesters (4 years)
- Part-time: Min 6 semesters (3 years) / Max 10 semesters (5 years)
SEMESTER INTAKE
- April & October
FEES
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Malaysian (MYR) |
International (USD) |
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** Fees are subject to change
58th Convocation Ceremony - Master of Cognitive Neurosciences
