Overview

The Cognitive Science and Language course from Rovira i Virgili University is designed to:

To incorporate the doctoral students in a research group.

To broaden the students' abilities so that they can specialise intensively in the research lines defined by the programme.

To foster initiative in undertaking research projects with the methodology and the scientific principles of the research line in which they are working.

To promote the acquisition of general skills related to personal and group work, participation in research projects, management of bibliographic databases, etc.

Career opportunities

Students who successfully complete the doctoral programme will be able to work in the following areas:

Research in the field of cognitive science.

Teaching in the field of cognitive science, neuropsychological assessment, psycholinguistic assessment, cognitive development and language assessment, and knowledge engineering.

The interdisciplinary training offered by this doctoral degree provides its graduates with tools that allow them to become competent professionals who are sought in fields such as information technology, cultural management, publishing, public administration, journalism and other communication sciences.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Linguistics of corpus: extraction of information

Lexicology, lexicography and terminology (UPF)

Theoretical Linguistics

Linguistic (UAB) computacional (UPF)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-04 00:00:00

Language

English, Catalan, Spanish

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tarragona, Spain

Disciplines

Language Studies Cognitive Science View 3 other PhDs in Cognitive Science in Spain

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

In addition to the general entrance requirements for doctoral studies, applicants for admission to the programme must meet the following requirements:

A degree in Psychology, Philosophy, Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting or Philology. Applicants with other degrees may be admitted exceptionally.

Proof of research skills.

Proof that the research topic falls within the research lines offered in the programme and that a member of the teaching staff agrees to supervise the preparation of new doctoral theses.

The inter-university master's degree in Cognitive Science and Language directly qualifies graduates to apply for admission to the doctoral programme by submitting only the general documentation required by the university for enrolment.

Student insurance

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Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

766 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 766 EUR per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

548 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 548 EUR per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Tarragona

580 - 960 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

One of the aims of the university is to facilitate access to higher education and to prevent exclusion for financial reasons. Every year, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili offers three kind of scholarships: URV Master’s Grants, URV Master’s AUIP Grants and Grants for initiation in teaching and research URV -BIDI. Application period opens in April and closes in June.

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