MSc in Neuro-cognitive psychology call for applications

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Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 09:40:41 +0200
From: Mark Elliott
To: visionscience.com
Subject: [vslist] MSc in Neuro-cognitive psychology call for applications

Dear colleagues

I am very pleased to announce our desire to start considering candidates for the second year of the M.Sc program in Neuro-Cognitive Psychology at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. This mail is out first call for candidates. The M.Sc is run in Munich in collaboration with our Bavarian partner universities in Regensburg and Würzburg. In the following posting I will briefly outline a course description, objectives, requirements for candidature and application procedures. For full details please consult the course web site at

http://www.paed.uni-muenchen.de/~ncp/

and concerning stipendia please read this mail very carefully and consult your local DAAD representative. Local Addresses may be found under

www.daad.de

Should you consider it appropriate I would be obliged if you could distribute this mail to your students or other interested parties.

The Neuro-cognitive Psychology program

* is an English-language study program designed for a select group of outstanding students.
* is taught by leading scientists in their fields, both at the University of Munich (home institution) and at national and international (European) partner institutions.
* is interdisciplinary in focus, integrating state-of-the-art theoretical and methodological approaches of Experimental Psychology and the Cognitive Neurosciences (Neurobiology, Neurology, Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry).
* is research-oriented, providing advanced training in basic-science Neuro-Cognitive Psychology as well as its applications in the emergent fields of Neuro-Cognitive Diagnostics and Ergonomics.
* consists of intensive, small-group and individual tuition, using both traditional and innovative teaching methods (e.g., debating club seminar).
* provides individual supervision and advising through a personal mentor system.
* awards successful students with an international Master’s degree, which qualifies the holder for professional work in cutting-edge scientific and applied (e.g., health and industrial) settings.

Program Goals

* The course is designed to provide an advanced, research-oriented study program in Neuro-Cognitive Psychology (NCP), an emerging field at the intersection of Experimental Psychology and the Cognitive Neurosciences.
* The course has two interrelated foci, one basic and one applied. The first focus is on basic-science Neuro-Cognitive Psychology theories and methods, and the second on the application of Neuro-Cognitive Psychology in selected fields, in particular, human-factors engineering and experimentally based diagnostics of neuro-cognitive disorders.

Background and Further Information

The program is funded by the German Federal State of Bavaria as part of the new academic "Elite Network Bavaria". NCP is one of only 10 funded, out of over 100 proposed, "elite study programs". The program is organized jointly by Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (lead institution), the Technical University of Munich, University of Regensburg, University of Würzburg, Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry (Munich), and further academic and research institutions. As an "elite"
study program, the course is directed at a select group of highly able and motivated students, and is taught by leading scientists in their fields of expertise, within a structure of small-group (including
one-to-one) instruction and advising. Within this "elite" framework, the traditional German semester structure has been replaced by course components that progress continuously, enabling a shorter period of intense study.

Students undertake two years of individually supervised course work, comprising of lectures, tutorials, seminars, methods courses, colloquia, independent research projects (laboratory rotations), and the Master thesis. Applicants must normally hold a Bachelor degree, or equivalent, in psychology, biology, medicine, or a closely related subject area.

Application and Selection Deadlines

The application period is effectively open from this point onwards and ends on February 15th, 2005. A second call for candidates will be posted towards the end of the application period.

The selection and admission process takes place in three steps:
evaluation of the written application, a test of subject-specific knowledge, and a personal interview when possible. Specific details of the application procedure are available under

http://www.paed.uni-muenchen.de/~ncp/app/pro.html,

while information for prospective students concerning prerequisite qualifications may be found under

http://www.paed.uni-muenchen.de/~ncp/app/qual.html.

The admissions committee will arrive at a final decision with regard to admission based on thorough evaluations of all three above stated steps:
written application, subject test, and interview by September 1, 2005.
Admission letters will be issued immediately thereafter.

Personal funding and Bursaries

We expect to be able to provide funds to cover living expenses for some students while the university in Munich has agreed to provide a limited number of dormitory rooms. However students requiring financial support are strongly recommended to consult their local DAAD (German academic exchange service) representative with a view to applying to the DAAD for a bursary. Potential DAAD applicants are advised to make haste. The DAAD have a closing date for receipt of applications on October 15th 2004.
Consequently, and given that our admissions procedures will not be completed until the middle of 2005, we advise you ask that any application you make be put on hold pending our review of your application.

Please note that the course is free to students with the exception of a small administration charge of