MSc in Cognitive Science at Ruhr-University Bochum

The Faculty of Psychology and the Institute for Philosophy II at the Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB) are glad to announce a new masters program in Cognitive Science, starting on October 15^th 2012. This 2-year curriculum is taught exclusively in English, and offers interdisciplinary approaches to central topics in the exciting and rapidly developing field of Cognitive Science. Guided by RUB’s leading researchers in the area of Philosophy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Neural Computation and Neuroscience, students will learn to tackle both empirical and theoretical questions at the heart of the study of mind and cognition. The program provides them with hands-on experience with the main methods of each discipline (statistics and logic, behavioral studies, computational modeling, and neuroimaging) and at the same time offers them the opportunity to specialize in key topics such as social cognition, perception and action, memory and learning, and language and logic.

At RUB students will find the perfect academic environment for the interdisciplinary study of mind and cognition. There are several cooperative connections between the departments involved in this program, which are solidified in the Center for Mind Brain & Cognitive Evolution. The Center has many international fellows, so students will experience a dynamic international research environment.

 For more information about the MSc program, including application requirements, application procedures and curriculum, see:

http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/mcs

The Center for Mind Brain & Cognitive Evolution can be found at: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/mibra

The curriculum will be taught by Core Faculty of the Center for Mind Brain and Cognitive Evolution (Organization: Prof. Dr. A. Newen, Prof. Dr. O. Güntürkün; Prof. Dr. M. Sauvage, Prof. Dr. M. Brüne, Dr. L. De Bruin):

Dr. Christian Bellebaum
Dr. Leon de Bruin
Prof. Dr. Martin Brüne
Prof. Dr. Sen Cheng
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Onur Güntürkün
Jun. Prof. Dr. Lars Kuchinke
Prof. Dr. Albert Newen
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Sauvage
Jun. Prof. Dr. Tobias Schlicht
Prof. Dr. Silvia Schneider
Prof. Dr. Gregor Schöner
PD Prof. Dr. Boris Suchan
Dr. Raphael van Riel
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Wansing
Prof. Dr. Markus Werning
Prof. Dr. Laurenz Wiskott
Prof. Dr. Oliver Wolf
PD Dr. Rolf Würtz
Jun. Prof. Dr. Motoharu Yoshida 

There will be additional workshops offered by visiting fellows. See:http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/mibra/gaeste_en.html

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