Studienaufbau:
Degree
Master of Science (MSc)
Duration of studies
4 semesters – 120 credit points (CP)
Faculty
Faculty includes Prof. Karl Gegenfurtner, Ph.D., Prof. Katja Dörschner-Boyaci, Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Katja Fiehler, Prof. Roland W. Fleming, Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Martin Hebart, and Prof. Dr. Gudrun Schwarzer, who are all involved in the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind".
Composition of the degree program
The study program comprises theoretical and application modules in selected topics from Neuroscience and Behavioral Science, together with key empirical methods for measuring and modelling perception, neural processes, and behaviour. In total, students complete four theoretical and four application modules.
In the first year, students complete the four theoretical modules and three of the application modules, together with two elective modules. In the third semester, they finish their final application module and spend 9 weeks of practical training in research or industry. The fourth semester is dedicated to writing the Master’s thesis.
Theoretical modules
- Visual Perception of Colour and Materials (6 CP)
- Perception and Action (6 CP)
- Visual Cognition and Object Perception (6 CP)
- Current Topics in Cognition and Development (6 CP)
Application modules
- Programming (8 CP)
- Capturing and Emulating the World (8 CP)
- Measuring and Modeling Human Behavior and Neural Processing (8 CP)
- Imaging and Recording Brain Activity (8 CP)
Elective modules
Two elective modules (each 6 CP) can be selected from the courses offered by other study programs of the Justus Liebig University, specifically from Economics, Data Science, Psychology and Human Movement Analytics.
Master Thesis
Students write their Master’s thesis (30 CPs) in the final semester, typically on an experimental research project in one of the associated research departments.