You’ll benefit from the vibrant research community within our Behavioural Science Centre where there’s a regular programme of visiting speakers leading academics and policy and industry professionals. There’s also the opportunity work closely with course staff who have published in leading peer-reviewed outlets on:

Forecasting
Risk and how to communicate it
Altruism
Donating behaviour
Survey design
Selective Attention
Priming including Mortality Salience
The optimal design of nudges
The ethics of nudging
The replication crisis in the social sciences
And have applied their research to an extensive set of areas including:

health
the environment
finance
food safety
employment and HR
insurance markets
culture and entertainment industries
The full-time MSc Behavioural Science for Management consists of two 15-week semesters of taught modules and a three-month dissertation period.

Modules
The module information below provides an example of the types of course module you may study. The details listed are for the current academic year (September 2022). Modules and start dates are regularly reviewed and may be subject to change in future years.

There are two options for this course:

Starting September full time (Stirling Campus)
Year 1 Autumn semester
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Flying Start Leadership Programme (MANPFSL) 0 credits
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Behavioural Economics I: Concepts and Theories (BSMP001) 20 credits
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Psychology of Work (BSMP002) 20 credits
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Statistics with R (MRMP003) 20 credits

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it