Origins of Mind: Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives (Taught)

The MSc is a one-year taught postgraduate programme run by the School of Psychology and Neuroscience.

The modules are taught by renowned researchers, and students normally have the opportunity to conduct a research project that is supervised by world-leading experts.

Highlights

• The core curriculum provides a broad understanding of the evolution and development of behaviour and cognition, supplemented with options that allow students to explore specialist topics at an advanced level.

• Students gain a range of valuable transferable skills that are highly relevant for pursuing a postgraduate research degree or other research-related careers.

• Students have the opportunity, subject to availability, to conduct an independent research project, supervised by our academic staff. These projects often include field- or zoo-based animal studies, or studies on children and adult humans.

• The course is mainly taught by members of the Origins of Mind Research Group, with additional contributions from other members of the School of Psychology and Neuroscience and the wider Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution.

Course Modules

Please see the Modules section for information: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/psychology/evolutionary-psychology-msc/

A mix of coursework, research proposals, lab reports, statistical analyses and exams.