76 PhD programmes in Cognitive Science

How do we conceive of the world? What is the structure and composition of our concepts? How do we represent in our minds categories, individuals, relations, properties, events, or sentence meanings? The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition, and Science at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf is a research centre that addresses such issues.

Abertay University’s Division of Psychology has a strong and active role in delivering research degrees, including those in partnership with the NHS, local education authorities, Police Scotland, and the business and digital technology communities. The university offers this PhD in Cognitive Psychology and Vision Science.

The Psychology - Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience concentration at Georgia State University focuses on the neural bases for cognitive and affective processes in humans, and typically uses a combination of psychological experimental methods and non-invasive imaging techniques in healthy populations.

The Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University Bloomington comprises an interdisciplinary research program and a doctoral degree program. Students carry out intensive research projects in state-of-the-art computer-based laboratories.

In the Doctoral Programme in Cognitive Neuroscience, the aim of the degree is Doctor of Philosophy. University of Jyväskylä offers the Cognitive Neuroscience programme. 

The part-time DPhil in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is offered by the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) in collaboration with the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford.

Graduate students in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are among the sharpest, most innovative brain scientists to be found anywhere. 

All graduate students in the Cognitive and Brain Sciences Program at University of Nevada, Reno receive hands-on training in state-of-the-art cognitive neuroscience approaches including psychophysics, eye-tracking, electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial direct current stimulation, functional near-infrared spectroscopy, and patient-based research.

The Cognitive Science and Language programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise through interdisciplinary study of linguistics, cognition, and philosophy.

 The complexity involved in the human mind processes triggered by a simple task like the fluttering of one’s eyelids or a simple gesture of lifting a hand is humungous. The Cognitive Science programme is offered at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. 

The Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland offers a wide range of research and training opportunities for students who are interested in pursuing doctoral-level research in a variety of areas within neuroscience and cognitive science.

Develop an in-depth understanding of human behaviour. Gain practical research experience in the UK and internationally. Learn more at the  Psychological and Behavioural Science programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Explore how the mind works in subfields like language processing, emotion, memory, word recognition, visual cognition, perception, online communication and attention. This Cognitive Psychology program is offered at the University at Albany.

The PhD program in Cognition and Neuroscience at University of Texas at Dallas offers advanced study and research training for students seeking to become leading scientists and scholars in the field.

This Learning, Cognition, Instruction, and Development - Learning Sciences degree at Rutgers University prepares students for investigating contexts and processes of learning and teaching in a variety of in-school and out-of-school settings. 

The Psychology - Cognitive Sciences concentration at Georgia State University encompasses interdisciplinary interests in experimental psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, computer science and translational science.