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Cognitive Science, Master of Arts at Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University, United States

Programme overview

A full-time programme providing flexible graduate training for students with diverse backgrounds, with research and course tracks and close work with a faculty mentor.

Faculty: Krieger School of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Cognitive Science  |  Duration: One calendar year, full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

Course track: seven 600-800-level courses, two 800-level labs or seminars and 9 research/readings credits, ending with a portfolio and oral exam. Research track: three 600-800-level courses, two 800-level courses, a statistics/methods course and 18 research credits, ending with a defended paper.

Career pathways

Lab management, grant and technical writing, market research and consulting, computational linguistics, human-computer interaction, and PhD study.

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Application information

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