Emotion, cognition, and their interaction, are manifested at various behavioural levels and in different brain systems. The programme combines fundamental research using experimental behavioural, brain and longitudinal approaches to applied research which connects basic developmental research to domains of educational and clinical assessments and interventions. 

The Developmental Psychology specialisation of the Research Master’s in Psychology offers a strong theoretical background to provide the varied knowledge-base needed for a thorough understanding of emotional and cognitive development across childhood and adolescence. You will learn about topics such as how intelligent behaviour emerges over the course of early childhood and adolescence, how cognition and emotion interact and affect behaviour across development and how the brain develops to shape our mind, thoughts and behaviour.