MASTER IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH)
Language(s) of instruction: English (100%)
Length of study: 1 year for the M1, 1 year for the M2, full time
Partner: Sorbonne Université (Paris, France)
Course Location: Most teaching takes place in the center of Paris, at Université Paris Cité and Sorbonne Université, within walking distance.
Degrees awarded: Master Psychologie/ Psychology
Entry Requirements: M1: having obtained or being in the process of validating an undergraduate diploma in one of the foundational disciplines of cognitive science, coherent with PSYCH: Psychology, Cognitive Science, some Maths Applied to Social Science diplomas…
M2: having obtained an equivalent to M1 level within a related field or a medicine curriculum.
Learn more : cog-sup.fr/application
Language pre-requisites: C1 level in English
Course overview
cog-SUP is a 2-year interdisciplinary and collaborative master’s program in cognitive science co-administered by Université Paris Cité and Sorbonne Université. It offers a very broad interdisciplinary openness and a fundamentally collaborative spirit, bringing together professors, researchers and students from very different backgrounds, united by common research questions.
The program is structured around a unified core curriculum complemented by robust disciplinary tracks. To maintain a well-balanced and foundationally sound interdisciplinary education, cog-SUP is organized into six different tracks. These tracks ensure the acquisition of genuine expertise in the concepts, methods, and techniques specific to each discipline, enhancing the clarity of skills associated with the diploma. The program establishes a common cultural foundation from the first year (M1) through a core curriculum and introductory courses to the different disciplines. In the second year (M2), the majority of courses are fully interdisciplinary and open to students from all tracks. Our goal is to cultivate cognitivists equipped with both robust disciplinary expertise and a broad interdisciplinary culture, essential elements for fostering meaningful collaboration across disciplines.
The Psychology (PSYCH) track aims to train the new generation of cognitive psychologists in classic methods and approaches (behavior, psychophysics, signal detection theory, etc), augmented by solid training in modern scientific methods that psychology has adopted and contributed to creating through its interactions with the other cognitive sciences (brain imaging, cognitive modeling, etc). This goal is achieved through methods and content classes, as well as internships in research laboratory during both the M1 and M2 years. Training in statistics and experimental design is also guaranteed by the core curriculum, and students can also choose from external courses to further enrich and/or specify their knowledge.
Students graduating from this program may go on to perform a PhD in cognitive science and psychology, or turn towards more applied settings in which experimental design and research methodology are crucial skills.
Skills and competencies developed
- Provide students with the knowledge and tools required in Cognitive Science
- Foster a fruitful collaborative spirit between students
- Respect scientific ethics
- Design and develop scientific projects
- Implement a project, define the objectives and context, carry out and evaluate the action
- Conduct and develop scientific and technical projects
- Analyze and interpret the results of scientific experiments
- Master specific methods and tools
- Use information and communication technologies
- Conduct information research, identify access modes, analyze relevance, explain and transmit
- Scientific communication in English
- Teamwork: integrating, positioning and collaborating
- Integrate into a professional environment: identify your skills and communicate them