74 Full-time PhD programmes in Cognitive Science

Are you interested in the nature of cognition, be it natural or artificial? This Cognitive Science research programme is offered at the University of Sussex.

The Neurosciences and Cognition doctoral program at Ecole Centrale de Lyon provides the opportunity to pursue advanced studies in the field of neurosciences and cognition within a highly regarded academic environment.

The Cognitive Psychology program from Colorado State University is committed to being a nationally recognized program in cognitive psychology and to training first-rate researchers and scholars in the science of the human mind.

Abertay’s Division of Psychology and Forensic Sciences 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. This PhD in Developmental Psychology and Language Learning is offered at Abertay University.

The Ph.D. program in Applied Psychology and Prevention Science (APPS) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell is designed to train students and current practitioners who seek advanced education in the application of psychological theories and methods to address real-world problems, as well as to promote optimal quality of life outcomes.

The term "Cognitive Psychology" at Purdue University encompasses most topics in human experimental psychology. It includes the fields of sensory and perceptual processes, attention, human learning, memory, information processing, psycholinguistics, judgment, problem-solving, neuroscience, and human factors. 

The Cognitive and Brain Sciences programme offered by University of Trento develops advanced expertise in mind and brain research through interdisciplinary investigation of neural systems, cognition, and behaviour using cutting-edge scientific methodologies.

The Cognitive Neuroscience doctoral program at George Washington University develops scientists who perform research in academic and research institutions.

The Developmental and Brain Sciences (DBS) PhD at the University of Massachusetts Boston is a research-intensive program focused on understanding cognition, perception, and behavior when underlying neural and hormonal mechanisms are developing.

The Ph.D. program in Second Language Acquisition at the University of Maryland aims to train students to conduct research on second language acquisition processes.

Psychoanalytic Studies graduates from University of Essex go on to a number of different destinations, including further study and training in psychoanalysis, Jungian analysis, or psychoanalytic psychotherapy. 

Cognitive Science of Language from University of Nova Gorica provides high quality training of young researchers in Linguistics in the context of contemporary Cognitive Science.

The Cognitive Science and Language course from Rovira i Virgili University aims to train students to carry out high-quality advanced research.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience at Florida International University trains students to become experts in the study of the neuroscience of cognition and behavior.

The Learning, Cognition, Instruction, and Development - Human Development degree at Rutgers University is concerned with the study of human development and learning across the life span.

Binghamton University’s doctoral program in Cognitive Psychology emphasizes the development of critical thinking, research competence and theory construction and evaluation.

The Learning Sciences programme offered by Bogazici University develops advanced research in learning sciences, integrating cognition, design, methodology, and socio-cultural perspectives.

The Cognition and Culture programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in the cognitive and evolutionary study of cultural phenomena, preparing researchers to investigate cultural transmission, belief systems, social reasoning, and human behaviour through scientific methods and cross-disciplinary perspectives.

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.

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.