These are the international student eligibility for the MSc in Research Master in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience in Netherlands
The Board of Admissions of this programme assess applications holistically on a broad range of criteria. Because we aim to create an interdisciplinary mix of students, we cannot state which university bachelor’s degree is suitable for the research master and which one is not. Students with university bachelor’s degrees as diverse as political sciences, philosophy, liberal arts, psychology, psychobiology, physiotherapy, neuroscience, biology, biotechnology, health sciences, biomedical engineering and economics have successfully applied in the past.
Clearly, some bachelor’s degrees are intrinsically more suitable for specific specialisations. For example, a molecular biology bachelor’s degree fits better with the Fundamental Neuroscience or Drug Development and Neurohealth specialisations than with the Psychopathology or Neuropsychology specialisations.
The reverse is true for a bachelor’s degree with a focus on clinical psychology. At the same time, there are no strict exclusives. To give an example: a candidate with a bachelor’s degree in political sciences or history may have taken a one year break to work in a neuroscience lab, where he/she might have shown great talent for experimental work, statistics and programming, as evidenced by excellent motivation and recommendation letters, and perhaps even a co-authorship on a conference abstract or paper. An application of this candidate to for example the Cognitive Neuroscience specialisation may well be competitive. Such applications are exceptional, but some have been successful in the past. Therefore, you should highlight in your application all aspects and strengths of your background that make you a fitting candidate for your chosen specialisation. Students are also required to have:
- CV. Please list your education, relevant extracurricular activities and internship/professional experience.
- Motivation letter (Please provide good arguments about why you want to do this master's programme at Maastricht University and why you believe that you can successfully complete the programme.)
- Two letters of recommendation
- English Language Proficiency
Note: The above admission requirement is based on Cognitive Neuroscience specilization. The specilizations are Cognitive Neuroscience, Drug Development and Neurohealth, Fundamental Neuroscience, Neuroeconomics, Neuropsychology, Psychopathology.