Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Macquarie University - North Ryde
Overview
Understanding cognition, which includes processes such as attention, perception, memory, reading and language, is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time. As well as deciphering the workings of the healthy mind and brain, cognitive and brain scientists also investigate disorders such as anxiety, autism, dyslexia, post-traumatic stress and schizophrenia.
The Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences – the only degree of its kind in Australia – will provide you with a strong foundation in the rapidly growing fields of cognitive science, neuroscience and computation, with an emphasis on building your critical-thinking and research skills in areas such as science communication, statistics and programming.
Majors
Areas of study
Attention, cognitive disorders and delusions, cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience, hearing and brain, human neuroimaging, memory, neuroscience, reading, research and experiment design, social robotics, statistics.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Computer resource specialist, data analyst, front-end developer, legal research analyst, medical researcher, research scientist, science communication officer, science journalist, software engineer, technical writer.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 95.55 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 79.78 | 86.78 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 69.25 | 80.6 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Macquarie University website for admission criteria information.
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University
Macquarie University
Campus
North Ryde
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Science
Indicative ATAR
69.25
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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