Course Information
Academic Calendar
All courses are scheduled according to a semester system and are further divided into study periods (also called blocks). The programme of the master Brain and Cognitive Sciences starts in the first semester, it is not possible to start the programme in the second semester. Read more about the dates and the structure of the semesters.
Enrolment periods UvA 2010-2011:
Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies:
At least four weeks before the start of the course
Psychology:
Semester 1: from 21-06-2010 till 13-08-2010
Semester 2: from 20-12-2010 till 14-01-2010
Linguistics/Humanities:
Semester 1: from 14-06-2010 till 02-07-2010
Semester 2: from 29-11-2010 till 17-12-2010
Logic/AI:
Semester 1: at least 3 weeks before the start of the course
Semester 2: see: www.student.uva.nl/ai or www.student.uva.nl/log
Life Sciences/ Biological Sciences:
At least six weeks before the start of the course
Literature Thesis
All students of the Master Brain and Cognitive Sciences have to write a 10 EC Literature Thesis. This is a mandatory part of the Master programme.
More information on the literature thesis: Literature Thesis Information
Locations
The Universiteit van Amsterdam is literally a university of Amsterdam: the UvA is housed in several buildings spread over the city, from the city centre to the East. Studying at the IIS as part of the UvA means that you will not only visit the IIS building at the Sarphatistraat but also other UvA buildings.
Map City Centre
Map Science Park
Map Roeterseiland Complex
MBCS course list
Here you can find a list of all the courses offered and organised by the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies for the Master Brain and Cognitive Sciences, linked to the digital course catalogue.
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UvA Course Catalogue
The courses lectured within the Master programme are published in the online UvA Course Catalogue. The UvA Course Catalogue aims to contain the descriptions of all courses and programmes taught at the UvA and will be updated regularly.
Digital: Brain and Cognitive Sciences: UvA Course Catalogue
N.B. Full time students of the master programme can collect an extensive printed version of the course catalogue at the secretariat of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies.
UvA Timetables
Here you will find information on the Timetables of study programmes of the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), and for all courses of the master Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
Timetables for 2010-2011 can be found here.
My UvA
My UvA is the access to the student administration system Study Web (Studieweb), Blackboard and Student Email. Mijn UvA (My UvA) is easily accessed by entering your UvA ID (=student ID card number) and your password.
www.myuva.nl