Course requirements for Cognitive Neuroscience
For the overall program requirements, go to Degree Requirements.
PhD students in Cognitive Neuroscience must complete a total of 12 courses.
Mandatory and core courses must be taken for a numerical grade. Breadth courses may be taken for credit/no credit.
See the Cognitive Neuroscience PhD Program Requirements Table for a summary.
- One mandatory statistics course: PSYCH 632
- One other statistics & design course chosen from this list: PSYCH 630, 800, 801, 803, 804
- One Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience PSYCH 677A
- One Human Neuroanatomy: PSYCH 784
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Four
CNS
core
courses
chosen
from
this
list:
- PSYCH 779A Cognitive Neuropsychology
- PSYCH 781 Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory and Aging
- PSYCH 782 Visual Neuroscience
- PSYCH 783 Neuroimaging of Cognition
- PSYCH 785 Attention and the Brain
- PSYCH 788 Epidemiologic Methods in Aging Research
- PSYCH 789 Mind Wandering and Inattention
- PSYCH 790 Case Studies in Neuropsychology
- PSYCH 791 Real and Virtual Spaces
- PSYCH 792 Methods in Computational Neuroscience
- PSYCH 794 Cognitive Neuroscience of Face Perception
- Four breadth courses from research areas outside of Cognitive Neuroscience.
Academic Integrity Module
In addition, students must attend the weekly Cognitive Neuroscience seminar PSYCH 707 in the Fall and Winter terms.
| Course | Requirement |
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One mandatory statistics course in Psychology: PSYCH 632 | |
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One other statistics course chosen from this list: PSYCH 630, 800, 801, 803, 804 | |
| One Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience (CNS) course: PSYCH 677A Fundamentals of Behavioural Neuroscience | |
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One Human Neuroanatomy course: PSYCH 784 Human Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology | |
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Four CNS core courses chosen from this list: PSYCH 779A Cognitive Neuropsychology PSYCH 781 Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory and Aging PSYCH 782 Visual Neuroscience PSYCH 783 Neuroimaging of Cognition PSYCH 785 Attention and the Brain PSYCH 788 Epidemiologic Methods in Aging Research PSYCH 789 Mind Wandering and Inattention PSYCH 790 Case Studies in Neuropsychology PSYCH 791 Real and Virtual Spaces PSYCH 792 Methods in Computational Neuroscience PSYCH 794 Cognitive Neuroscience of Face Perception | |
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Four breadth courses from research areas outside of CNS | |
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Weekly CNS seminar PSYCH 707 in Fall and Winter terms | |
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Academic Integrity Module | |
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Thesis | |
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