Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Neuroscience at Florida International University

Programme overview

The PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience program trains students to become experts in the study of the neuroscience of cognition and behavior. The primary goal of the program is to equip students with the skills necessary to function as academic and/or research scientists. The program provides a rigorous, broad-based graduate education with an emphasis on topic-specific skills in neuroscience research methodology and data analysis; cognitive, developmental, and behavioral neuroscience; learning and memory; and neuropsychological disorders, combined with broader science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related skills.

Faculty: College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Duration: 5 years (75 credits) | Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 75 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be admitted into the Cognitive Neuroscience doctoral program, a student must: (1) Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited college or university. (2) Have a 3.0 average or higher during the last two years of the undergraduate program. (3) Have completed an undergraduate or graduate research methods course as a prerequisite. (4) Arrange to have three letters of recommendation evaluating the applicant’s potential for graduate work sent to the Psychology Graduate Program Director. (5) Send a brief essay stating reasons for interest in the program and career goals to the Psychology Graduate Secretary. (6) Receive approval from the Departmental Graduate Education Committee. (7) International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or for the Internationa

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Domestic doctoral deadlines: Fall February 15; Spring August 1; Summer December 1. Programme deadlines may be earlier. The graduate application fee is $30.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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