11 Part-time PhD programmes in Cognitive Science

Our Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience researchers at Brunel University of London create knowledge and advance understanding, and equip versatile doctoral researchers with the confidence to apply what they have learnt for the benefit of society. 

The PhD Ageing and Dementia Studies programme at Bangor University  is embedded in the ‘Ageing & Dementia@Bangor’/DSDC which has a particular focus on resilience and the importance of evaluating and developing health and social care in ageing as well as dementia. 

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in General Psychology with an Emphasis in Cognition and Instruction program at Grand Canyon University is designed to help those who wish to work with adult educational communities that are economically and culturally diverse. Graduates will investigate how cognitive processes can inform the best instructional method.

University College Dublin offers a Thematic PhD programme in Cognitive Science. This is a structured PhD programme, incorporating taught modules in the first year, followed by production of a standard PhD thesis.

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.

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

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. 

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.

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 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.