Master of Arts in Education Neuroscience
Presentation
Deepen knowledge in the triad of neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and educational practices, in order to better understand how the human brain learns. In addition, the course aims to train researchers who investigate strategies to improve student performance based on the whole person formation and Christian Principles.
Title awarded to the graduate:
Master of Arts in Education Neuroscience
Core Areas:
- CA 1: Executives to Optimize Learning
- CA 2: Neuroeducation and Neurodidactics: How the Brain Learns
- CA 3: Psychobiology of Attention and Memory
Estimated duration of 24 months. Being:
- Stage 1- course subjects;
- Stage 2- for the preparation of the conclusion work (dissertation or thesis) under direct supervision;
The examination board takes place after the above-mentioned steps have been completed. If the student does not complete the work, they will enter into a contractual addendum and continue paying the course fees; - The student must make at least 03 (three) academic publications during the study period, these must be published in magazines with a relevance index.
- The student must complete an additional workload in participating in academic events and continuing education and extension courses to form the academic-scientific curriculum.
Responsible Persons:
Dr. Marcela Tarciana Cunha Silva Martins
Dean of Academic Relations at VCCU
Dr. Vivianne de Souza
Principal Professor at the School of Arts, Theology, and Ministry
Coursework Plan
Stage 1 - Curricular Components
- Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Behavior
- Emotion, Learning and Memory
- Cognition: Attention and Executive Functions
Integrator Seminar - Education and Christianity
- Common Learning Difficulties and Teaching Problems
- Psychomotor Intelligence: Understanding the Body/Mind Relationship in Learning
- Language and Reasoning
- Intervention in Developmental Disorders and Language Development
- Higher Education Methodology I
- Scientific Research Methodology Applied to Neuroeducation
- Neuroeducation: Neurocognitive Executive Function Intervention to Optimize Learning
- Neuroeducation and Neurodidactics: How the Brain Learns
- Psychobiology of Attention and Memory
Hours
30
30
30
45
30
45
30
30
30
30
60
45
45
45
Credits
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Stage 2 - Orientation
- Senior Thesis Research and Development
- Senior Thesis Qualification
- Presentation of the Thesis
- Foreign Language Proficiency
Hours
465
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Credits
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