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PhD Cognitive Science at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder, United States

Programme overview

The doctoral programme in cognitive science is a second major earned alongside a PhD in a participating department, including a combined plan for cognitive neuroscience. It is administered by the Institute of Cognitive Science.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Cognitive Science  |  Duration: 30 credit hours of cognitive science courses  |  Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

30 credit hours: 9 hours of core courses (issues and methods, topics seminars, research applications seminars) and 21 hours of electives, including 12 hours outside the home department and two interdisciplinary courses. The dissertation draws on methods from at least two disciplines.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students are admitted to a participating home department and must meet its requirements. Cognitive science applicants must be graduate students in good standing in a member department, be ICS student affiliates, and be sponsored by an ICS faculty fellow; students entering without a master's may be admitted after their first year.

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 applications are submitted online to the Graduate School; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $80 for international applicants. Deadlines are set per programme.

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