PGCert in Cognitive Science

The Psychology Department offers an advanced certificate in cognitive neuroscience for graduate students already enrolled in one of two doctoral programs. It is a secondary credential, so it supplements the student's main degree rather than replacing it. The requirements are built around crossing over between areas. Integrative Neuroscience doctoral students pick three electives drawn from cognitive science topics such as attention, decision making, memory or psycholinguistics. Cognitive Science doctoral students pick three drawn from neuroscience topics, including seminars, behavioral neuroscience, functional neuroanatomy and human brain function. To enroll, a student completes a permission form, gathers the advisor's signature and brings it to the Graduate Office, which forwards it to the Graduate School for final approval. The catalog entry lists the full set of eligible courses for each home program.