Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
Type: Master’s
Format: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Next intake: September 2026
Level: Bac +5 (State-recognised qualification)
Language: French
Location: Lille
Degree with rectoral jury
Specialise in child and adult neuropsychology!
Presentation Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
Presentation
The Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience addresses the many facets of the neuropsychologist’s profession by offering theoretical and practical training in the field of neuropsychology, with a focus on diagnosis, rehabilitation and support.
This Master’s programme aims to train professionals capable of meeting the challenges of neuropsychology today and in the future. The programme focuses on providing the knowledge essential both for professional practice and for the development and monitoring of fundamental research in cognitive neuroscience.
Collaboration with numerous professionals from the Lille Catholic Institute Hospital Group (GHICL) enables the programme to offer students work placements as an integral part of their studies.
Professionals and academic staff
Work-based training placements
Partnership
Program Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
Program
The Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience focuses in particular on developments in professional practice, and thus incorporates a robust ethical component that is essential to the responsibility inherent in neuropsychology:
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Neuropsychology of ageing
- Cognitive psychopathology
- Child neuropsychology
- Clinical neuroscience and brain injuries
- Support for people with disabilities
- Neuropsychology of major genetic syndromes
- Diagnosis of neuropsychological syndromes
- Functional assessment and brain imaging techniques
- English
Master's Program, Year 1, Semester 1
Core curriculum
Course title: Techniques and Practices in Individual Assessment
Number of hours: 28h
Course title: Research training
Number of hours: 25h
Seminars (organised by research teams)
Number of hours: 36h
Course title: English
Number of hours: 24h
Specialist training
Course title: Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience
Number of hours: 46h
Course title: Neuroanatomy and an introduction to neuroimaging techniques
Number of hours: 40h
Course title: Child Neuropsychology
Number of hours: 32h
Course title: Neuropsychology of Normal and Pathological Ageing
Number of hours: 24h
Master's Program, Year 1, Semester 2
Core curriculum
Course title: Statistics and Computing
Number of hours: 24h
Work-based placement (TER supervision + seminars)
Number of hours: 24h
Course title: English
Number of hours: 24h
Course title: Study and Research Project (TER)
Number of hours: 24h
Specialist training
Course title: Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology in Adults and Children
Number of hours: 44h
Course title: Neuropsychological assessment techniques (and questionnaires)
Number of hours: 55h
Master's Program, Year 2, Semester 3
Core curriculum
Course title: Ethics of Contemporary Psychological Practice
Number of hours: 30h
Specialist training
Course title: Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology in Adults and Children
Number of hours: 35h
Course title: Neurological and Neuropsychological Semiology
Number of hours: 18h
Course title: Neuropsychological Assessment Techniques
Number of hours: 46h
Course title: Techniques for investigating the central nervous system and research methods in neuroscience
Number of hours: 32h
Course title: Neuropsychology of the main genetic neurodevelopmental syndromes
Number of hours: 24h
Course title: Clinical Neuroscience and Brain Injuries
Number of hours: 50h
Master's Program, Year 2, Semester 4
Course title: Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience
Number of hours: 16h
Course title: Child Neuropsychology
Number of hours: 39h
Course title: Cognitive Remediation and Psychiatry, Pharmacological Management
Number of hours: 54h
Course title: Professional Conduct
Number of hours: 33h
Course title: Advanced Statistics
Number of hours: 20h
Work-based placement – Seminars
Number of hours: 20h
Dissertation
Number of hours: 20h
25
Students per intake
24h
Weekly classes
500h
of work experience
Skills Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
Key skills
- To apply scientific rigour and clinical sensitivity when analysing the symptoms and disorders of patients and their families;
- To have a thorough understanding of anatomoclinical correlations and neuropsychological semiology;
- Be familiar with neurological conditions in adults and children that result in cognitive and emotional impacts (stroke, brain tumours, head injuries, neurodegenerative diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders, genetic conditions, etc.);
- Be able to support patients and carers of those with neurological disorders, manage psychological distress and emotional difficulties, and provide rehabilitation for cognitive impairments (using a variety of interventions, including cognitive and behavioural techniques);
- Diagnose, assess and treat the emotional and cognitive disturbances of patients with neuropsychological disorders
Teachers Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
Some of your future teachers
At the FLSH, teachers play a key role in students’ success. They are professionals and/or researchers who pass on their knowledge with passion.
Bruno Lenne
Profesor in Psychology, specialising in Neuroscience
Isabelle Blairy-Savard
Design Engineer specialising in Well-being at Work / Innovation
Béatrice Degraeve
Dr in Neuropsychology, specialising in Neuroscience
Delphine Fleurion
Dr in Psychology, specialising in Neuroscience
Pierre Flandrin
Research Engineer in Social and Occupational Psychology
Léo Toussard
Dr in psychology and co-coordinator of the Master’s in Health Psychology
Nicolas Kaczmarek
Dr in Clinical and Social Psychology and co-director of the Master’s in Health PsychologyP
Olivia Beauprez
Dr in Psychology – Associate Dean (Psychology), Academic Director of the Second-Year Psychology Bachelor’s Program
Henry Clety
Dr in Occupational Psychology, Head of the University Diploma in Occupational Health
Anthony Piermattéo
Profesor in Social Psychology – Deputy Head of School (Psychology) Programme Director for the Master’s in Social and Occupational Psychology
Julio Guillen
Professor and Doctor of Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology
Sarah Amar
Clinical psychologist and lecturer
Carole Pinel
Dr in Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology; Head of Teaching for the First Year of the Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
Sandrine Schoenenberger
Dr in Occupational Psychology
Stéphane Ranfaing
Lecturer and Researcher in Neuropsychology
Careers Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
Careers
In practical terms, the course promotes learning through cross-disciplinary projects and the analysis of real-world case studies.
A number of practising professionals deliver lectures in the first and second years.
500 hours of work placements are compulsory to complete the Master’s degree and, upon completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, to qualify as a psychologist.
This Master’s degree prepares students for a wide range of careers in neuropsychology, working with either children or adults. Neuropsychologists may work as employees or on a self-employed basis.
He usually works as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside doctors, speech and language therapists, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, etc.
Neuropsychologists can be found in settings such as:
• neurology departments
• rehabilitation centres
• psychiatry departments
• paediatrics departments
• geriatrics departments and in medium- and long-stay care facilities
• certain private organisations (autism, learning difficulties, etc.)
Careers
Neuropsychologist
Teacher
Psychologist
Neurologue
Researcher
Business consultant
Projects Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
Projects
During the two-year Master’s programme in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, students undertake projects and are offered a range of events:
- Open Day: Patients & Researchers, working together to advance MS research!
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FAQ Master’s degree Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
Ready to join us? We’ll answer your questions
Staff
Administrative contact
Yann Herman
Programme director
Pr Bruno LENNE
Is this Master’s programme offered as a work-study programme?
No. The Master’s in Neuropsychology is a regulated course with compulsory clinical placements in specialist departments.
What is the pace of the course?
Full-time face-to-face training. Theoretical lectures, seminars and extended clinical placements in neurology, geriatrics and paediatrics.
How much are the tuition fees?
Fees are means-tested. Scholarships are available.
Am I eligible for CROUS grants?
Yes. CROUS grant holders benefit from a fee structure tailored to their tier. This Master’s degree qualifies graduates to practise as specialist psychologists.
What are the selection criteria for this Master’s degree?
Application and interview. A degree in Psychology is essential. A keen interest in neuroscience and clinical neurology is an advantage.
Does this Master’s degree qualify you to practise as a neuropsychologist?
Yes. This Master’s 2 programme, which includes compulsory work placements, enables graduates to practise as neuropsychologists in specialist medical departments.
What career opportunities does this Master’s degree offer?
Neuropsychologist working in neurology, geriatrics, paediatrics, rehabilitation, memory clinics, care homes, private practice or clinical research.
