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Brain and Cognition in SocietyRomke Rouw & Ellis Emanuel
Department of Psychology
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Brain and Cognition in Society Track in Master’s programme Psychology
¢ Introduction of this Master’s track, Romke Rouw£ Why did we develop BCiS?
£ Introduction of Track’s content
£ Why you should (not) apply
¢ What’s it like to be a student in BCiS: Ellis Emanuel
¢ Q & A : Your Turn!
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Think of an Occupation
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Brain and Cognition in Society Track in Master’s programme Psychology
§ Cognition– perception, attention, memory, consciousness, knowledge, reasoning, decision making, language, individual differences (e.g. intelligence), problem solving, expertise...
§ Brain -
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Examples: How do I ensure people pay attention to my advertisement, stay on my website, like my brand?
Brain and cognition: relevance to society
Can I use EEG to predict people’s (un)healthy choices?
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• Apply knowledge & skills from the field of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, to answer important societal questions.
• Learn to set up applied experiments, and to translate empirical findings into practical advice.
Master Track: Brain and Cognition in Society
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One Year Programme (60 EC)
Ø Mandatory Courses – Block 1 & 2 (18 EC)• Brain and Mind in Business and Society• Applied Experimental Skills• Real World Case Studies
Ø Elective course(s) – (6 EC)
Ø Internship (18 EC)Ø Master’s Thesis (18 EC)
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INTERNSHIP / THESIS
OR ELECTIVE OR ELECTIVEELECTIVE
OR Start INTERNSHIP/ THESIS
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Examples of assignments in the mandatory courses:
¢ Using consumer neuroscience, write a letter of advice to a company on how to improve the strength of their brand
¢ Improve the educational program using memory research
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BCiS: Instant Fame
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Brain and Cognition in Society: Internships
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Internship at IKEA
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Some examples of jobs of alumni from the Master Brain & Cognitive Sciences
¢ research assistant Habit Lab & Ph.D. Student UvA
¢ klantacceptatie & beheer, Knab¢ Junior Oracle Consultant
Capgemini¢ developer bij Accenture Interactive¢ research assistant validators¢ PhD candidate Erasmus Univ.¢ developer at cyberAnt¢ Shleep¢ accountmanager BrainsFirst¢ client executive
¢ Junior Research Consultant bij Presearch
¢ product support Effectory¢ researcher at Neurensics¢ research assistant GGZ inGeest¢ Junior research consultant at
InSites Consulting¢ management consulting analyst
Accenture¢ cognitive psychologist at Neurofied¢ learning consultant Philips¢ researcher at Bloakes¢ Etc.
Our students find jobs
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Why you should (not) do it!
Strong interest in topic(s) of Brain and Cognition &
You want to apply it in Society
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• Academic degree equivalent to a Dutch academic Bachelor’s degree
• Knowledge and skills in psychology, methods andstatistics, empirical research and writing
• Track-specific knowledge and skills • English language skills
¢ Check the entry requirements at gsp.uva.nl¢ APPLICATION IS OPEN; APPLY NOW
BEFORE 1 MARCH 2021¢ You will receive the decision mid May 2020 at the latest
Am I eligible?