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Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology MSc

London, Bloomsbury

UK students International students

Study mode

Full-time

UK tuition fees (2026/27)

£16,800

Overseas tuition fees (2026/27)

£39,200

Duration

1 calendar year

Programme starts

September 2026

Applications accepted

Applicants who require a visa: 20 Oct 2025 – 26 Jun 2026

Applications close at 5pm UK time

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Applicants who do not require a visa: 20 Oct 2025 – 28 Aug 2026

Applications close at 5pm UK time

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Entry requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in psychology (equivalent to BPS accredited Honours degree or BPS conversion diploma) from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Students must obtain the BPS graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC). It is the responsibility of the student to show evidence of GBC before accepting a place on the programme.

The English language level for this course is: Level 3

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

If you are looking to pursue a clinical or educational psychology doctorate, or to work as a research assistant or assistant psychologist, this Master’s degree is an excellent choice.

The course covers all key areas of the syllabus recommended by the British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Neuropsychology, to give you a solid foundation in the techniques, methods and contemporary findings of developmental cognitive neuroscience.

You will work in close collaboration with UK-wide, and international, clinicians and researchers within UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH), other neuroscience and psychology departments and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

Through your studies and MSc research project, you will get first-hand experience of how to interpret clinical case presentations within the context of the latest scientific findings of developmental brain-behaviour relationships.

The skills you go away with will put you in a strong position for research or psychology assistant roles, or going onto further research.

Who this course is for

This course is suitable for graduates or overseas professionals (without HCPC registration) who wish to pursue a research career in paediatric neuropsychology or to obtain scientific knowledge underpinning clinical paediatric neuropsychology prior to seeking qualifications that would enable them to pursue UK Training in Clinical Neuropsychology (TiCN).

Read about what it takes to study for a Master's at UCL

What this course will give you

Work with UK-wide and international clinicians and research experts in the fields of paediatric neuropsychology, neurology and neurodevelopment, including UCL academics and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) clinicians.
Study at one of the world's top ten universities. UCL is ranked 9th in the world as a university (QS World Rankings 2026) and first for research power in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience by the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).
Access to a highly interactive and engaging learning community of like-minded peers, researchers and academics, with regular networking opportunities for academic and professional development.
MSc projects supervised by UCL researchers using cutting-edge methods and/or by GOSH clinicians. UCL has a strong relationship with GOSH, and much of our research and teaching is carried out on a joint basis.
This course covers all key areas of the syllabus recommended by the BPS Division of Neuropsychology – which means everything you study is underpinned by the latest developments in neuropsychology.
Gain knowledge of professional, ethical and service delivery issues in assessment and rehabilitative work.
A strong emphasis on developing transferrable professional and academic skills to prepare you for doctorate-level studies, for a research or clinical career.

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The foundation of your career

You will be well equipped to pursue a clinical or educational psychology doctorate, a PhD course, and research assistant positions or assistant psychology positions (particularly in neuropsychology services).

Graduates of this course have gone onto work for the NHS, Child Brain Injury Trust, University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews and the National Autistic Society.*

* Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the cohorts 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23.

Employability

During your Master’s degree, you will gain some experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments, qualitative and quantitative data analysis (including neuroimaging and electrophysiology) and scientific report writing.

Your skills will put you in a good place for pursuing work as a research assistant or assistant psychologist. The course is also good training for progressing onto a PhD, DClinPsych or DEdPsych qualification, which can then lead onto you becoming a clinical psychologist, educational psychologist, or, with further training, a neuropsychologist.

Networking

UCL GOS ICH offers seven MSc courses as well as an MRes in Child Health encompassing a wide range of topics. Our students come from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, from the UK and overseas providing great networking opportunities within and across courses. We hold social events throughout the year for the whole student cohort to enable networking between students. Students on the Master's courses have the opportunity to join events such as the Otto Wolff lectures hosted by the research and teaching departments. These cover a variety of topics and provide an opportunity to hear from national and international experts and to network at the social event that usually accompanies these events.

Teaching and learning

The course is delivered through lectures, group seminars, video demonstrations and directed self-study time (reading, essay, seminar preparations).

Assessment is by two essay journal papers (up to 3,000 words each), two scientific commentary papers (up to 1,500 words each) and four unseen examinations. Students on the MSc in Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology will also be assessed by a research portfolio and a research portfolio presentation.

Exam periods will be in January and May.

There are eight core compulsory taught modules. Each taught module is delivered as a one-week block, with lectures and activities roughly from 9.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday, approximately one week per month from October to June with reading materials and resources being released one week prior to the module start. This is the equivalent of 7 to 8 hours of contact time per week.

Outside of the weeks with scheduled contact time, you will be expected to spend 35 hours a week in self-directed study for your assignments and research project.

A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits, full-time 1 year) is offered, consisting of the 8 core compulsory taught modules.

Modules

: The MSc in Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology focuses on the relationship between brain health and behaviour in developing children.

For the Diploma there are eight taught modules and for the MSc there are eight taught modules plus a research project (nine in total). Both are offered on a full-time basis only.

In Term 1, you will study Introduction to Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Professional Issues for Paediatric Neuropsychologists, and Development of the Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Systems. These modules set the foundation for the whole MSc preparing you for further topics by introducing the fundamental principles behind a range of methodologies, describing issues associated with the practice of paediatric neuropsychology in a range of settings, and by providing background on normal development in various domains as a basis for understanding atypical development.

In Term 2, you will study Developmental Disorders and Neuropsychological Profiles, Infant and Neurodevelopmental Assessment, and Assessment of Neuropsychological Disorders and their Functional Implications. These modules further develop key concepts learnt in Term 1 and apply this knowledge to understand neuropsychological assessment in a range of paediatric populations. During Term 2, you will also submit your research project proposal.

In Term 3, you will study Advanced Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Developing Clinical Formulations and Interventions. These modules build on those on the previous two terms and cover more advanced methods for studying brain-behaviour relationships to provide an evidence base for clinical practice and describe different settings and systems for intervention and support. Following these two modules, the research project is submitted at the end of August. There are three sets of study skills sessions related to the research project that you should attend if possible. After your project submission, you will then be required to deliver a presentation approximately 3 weeks later.

Compulsory modules

Assessment of Neuropsychological Disorders and Their Functional Implications

Advanced Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Infant and Neurodevelopmental Assessment

Professional Issues for Paediatric Neuropsychologists

Development of the Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Neural Systems

Developmental Disorders and Neuropsychological Profiles

Developing Clinical Formulations and Interventions

Introduction to Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Paediatric Neuropsychology Research Project

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change. Modules that are in use for the current academic year are linked for further information. Where no link is present, further information is not yet available.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. All modules in this course are non-condonable, requiring a pass mark of at least 50%. Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded an MSc in Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology. Upon successful completion of 120 credits, you will be awarded a PG Dip in Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology.

Accessibility

The department will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities, including those with long-term health conditions, neurodivergence, learning differences and mental health conditions. This list is not exhaustive. If you're unsure of your eligibility for reasonable adjustments at UCL, please contact Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

Reasonable adjustments are implemented on a case-by-case basis. With the student's consent, reasonable adjustments are considered by UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services, and where required, in collaboration with the respective department.

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble. Further information about support available can be obtained from UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

For more information about the department and accessibility arrangements for your course, please contact the department.

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Fees and funding

Fees for this course

UK students International students

Fee description	Full-time
Tuition fees (2026/27)	£16,800
Tuition fees (2026/27)	£39,200

Postgraduate Taught students benefit from a cohort guarantee, meaning that their tuition fees will not increase during the course of the programme, but UCL reserves the right to increase tuition fees to reflect any sums (including levies, taxes, or similar financial charges) that UCL is required to pay any governmental authority in connection with tuition fees.

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Where the course is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees.

Additional costs

For full-time and part-time offer holders with a fee status classification of UK, a fee deposit will be charged at 2.5% of the first year fee.

For full-time and part-time offer holders with a fee status classification of Overseas, a fee deposit will be charged at 10% of the first year fee.

There is no fee deposit required for PG Dip and PG Cert applicants.

Further information can be found in the Tuition fee deposits section on this page: Tuition fees.

There are no additional costs for this course.

For in-person teaching, UCL’s main teaching locations are in zones 1 (Bloomsbury) and zones 2/3 (UCL East). The cost of a monthly 18+ Oyster travel card for zones 1-2 is £119.90. This price was published by TfL in 2025. For more information on additional costs for prospective students and the cost of living in London, please view our estimated cost of essential expenditure at UCL's cost of living guide.

Funding your studies

Visit the funding and studentship pages of the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) website for details of funding available to students, including the UCL GOS ICH bursary.

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

See all the ways you can fund your studies

: Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health Bursary

Deadline: 17 August 2026

Value: £3,000 (1 year or 2 years part-tim)

Criteria Based on both academic merit and financial need

Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

Michelle Zalkin Scholarship

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Value: £10,000 (Duration of programme)

Criteria Based on academic merit

Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

Mukul Madhav Foundation Scholarship

NOW CLOSED FOR 2026/27 ENTRY

Value: Full tuition fees (1 year)

Criteria Based on financial need

Eligibility: EU, Overseas

Peter and Loek Wheeler Scholarship

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Value: International full fees (Duration of programme)

Criteria Based on academic merit

Eligibility: EU, Overseas

Next steps

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

There is an application processing fee for this course of £90 for online applications. Further information can be found at Application fees.

When we assess your application we would like to learn:

Why you want to study Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology at graduate level.
Why you want to study Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology at UCL.
What particularly attracts you to the chosen course.
How your academic and professional background meets the demands of this challenging course.
Where you would like to go professionally with your degree.

Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this course match what the course will deliver.

Frequently asked questions

Question: Can I work between teaching weeks?
Answer: It is up to you, but bear in mind the study hours for each module. Between teaching weeks you will be working independently on assignments, revisions, further reading and research project. This is a full-time course, that we estimate requires at least 35 hours per week of independent study time on average.

Question: Can I complete this course remotely?
Answer: No, all modules must be attended in person on campus in Bloomsbury during their scheduled 1-week blocks. You will also have regular in-person meetings with your project supervisor at UCL. You will likely need to work at UCL regularly on your project data collection and analysis. In addition, you must attend any scheduled examinations in person during the exam weeks in January and May.

Question: When can we find out the timetable?
Answer: The provisional timetable is available from the beginning of April for the following academic year – you can request this by emailing our administrator on paed-neuropsych@ucl.ac.uk. Please note that this may be subject to change. The examination schedule for the January and May exam periods is released approximately 2 months in advance by the central examinations team.

Question: Does the course offer a clinical placement?
Answer: No, this course does not offer any clinical placement or practice training, as it covers the syllabus for the Knowledge dimension of UK Training in Clinical Neuropsychology. Therefore, we do not require access to any specific population. As you can see from the modules listed on the course website, we do offer teaching on principles of clinical assessments in paediatric neuropsychology.

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate courses (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

This course only requires one reference in support of your application. Your reference should be academic unless you have been out of university education for more than four years. Further information regarding references can be found on this Selecting your references page.

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