Overview

Objectives

Cognitive Science is defined as the scientific study of mind from an interdisciplinary perspective. The objective of our graduate programs is to offer students of different backgrounds breadth of knowledge and research techniques in a wide range of areas in Cognitive Science, including but not restricted to the areas of expertise of our staff.

The training we offer in cognitive science is interdisciplinary and theoretically oriented. Four disciplines are represented in the graduate programs of Cognitive Science at METU. Cognitive Psychology studies cognitive processes such as memory, attention, perception and reasoning through empirical research on human behavior. Linguistics investigates the nature of human language and its manifestation as a mental ability. Computer science creates computational models of cognitive processes for purposes of understanding similar abilities in humans and designing intelligent systems. Philosophy addresses questions about the essential nature of mind, knowledge, representation, and language.

Career Opportunities

Language technology, innovative uses of computers, man-machine interfaces, academic track on cognitive science or related disciplines, such as Computer Science, Linguistics, Psychology, Philosophy.

 Program Structure

Courses are grouped into four tracks. These are Computer Science, Linguistics, Psychology, Philosophy (see the curriculum). The advisor of each student will be responsible for guiding the student in taking the necessary courses, by considering the courses that the student has taken in the past. In order to receive a Ph.D. degree, the total number of courses and credit hours taken in the master's and doctoral programs may not be less than 16 courses and 48 credit hours.

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