Practicum
Students should complete two research practica in different labs during their first year in the program. These practica can be method- or content-based and students may continue to work in their primary lab while conducting a practicum in a different lab.
Courses
Students must complete the following required courses:
- P&N First Year Seminar (2 half-credit courses: PSY 763S, PSY 764S)
- Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience I (PSY 759S)
- Foundations of Cognitive Psychology (PSY 730S)
2 additional P&N training area “core courses,” selected from:
- Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience II (PSY 760S)
- Social Behavior and Personality (PSY 711S)
- Adult Psychopathology (PSY 705)
- Advanced Cognitive Development (PSY 722)
- Foundations of Behavioral and Computational Neuroscience (PSY 780S)
1 Research Method or Statistics course. Sample courses include:
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PSY 762)
- Graduate Statistics (PSY 766)
- Applied correlation and regression (PSY 767)
- Applied structural equation modeling (PSY 768)
Additional Requirements
- Students are expected to attend talks relevant to the C&CN training area, to attend P&N departmental colloquia, and to participate in the other events of our training area.
- Students must give talks on their research in Year 3 and Year 5
- Students must serve as teaching assistants for four courses.