Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences is a unique Australian degree that combines cognitive science, neuroscience, and computation. It emphasizes critical thinking, research skills, and hands-on learning experiences. Graduates are equipped to understand cognition, the healthy mind and brain, and disorders such as anxiety and autism, preparing them for careers in various industries.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences is a unique degree in Australia that provides a solid foundation in the rapidly growing fields of cognitive science, neuroscience, and computation. The program emphasizes developing critical-thinking and research skills in areas such as science communication, statistics, and programming.

Objectives:

• Understand cognition, including processes such as attention, perception, memory, reading, and language.
• Decipher the workings of the healthy mind and brain.
• Investigate disorders such as anxiety, autism, dyslexia, post-traumatic stress, and schizophrenia.

Outline:

Course Content:

• Cognitive science
• Neuroscience
• Computation

Course Structure:

• Hands-on learning experiences
• Lab sessions
• Research activities
• Intensive projects

Modules:

• Science communication
• Statistics

Teaching:

• Active learning experiences
• Lab sessions
• Research activities
• Study in the Reading Clinic, Perception in Action Research Centre, Centre for Atypical Neurodevelopment, and more.

Careers:

• Graduate employability is a priority.
• Collaboration with industries and sectors to ensure job-readiness upon graduation.

Other:

• Top 100 in the world in Psychology: QS World Uni Rankings by Subject, 2022
• Top 1% of universities in the world: QS World University Rankings, 2022
• Study within a health precinct that includes behavioral, cognition, and language acquisition laboratories and clinics.