Cognitive Science

The Master’s Course in Cognitive Science offers students an individually tailored programme that covers the broad range of disciplines at the intersection of the biological sciences and the humanities. This Master’s programme consists of modules in ethology, evolutionary biology, philosophy of mind, linguistics, cognitive and developmental psychology.Specific areas of study are belief acquisition and social representation in human development, verbal and nonverbal communication, discourse used to understand and manage the mind, the dissemination of ideas and rumors, the construction of social interactions, the mechanisms that underlie cooperative behavior, and communication and cognition of nonhuman primates and animals in general.This Master’s Course in Cognitive Science will develop students’ research skills and conceptual tools for the range of disciplines covered. Students will acquire investigative, methodological, and analytical skills necessary for interdisciplinary research. The programme emphasises leadership, critical thinking, organisational skills, and scientific independence with the aim of equipping students for a variety of careers.