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.
Students must complete 4 required courses:
2 additional P&N training area “core courses,” selected from:
1 Research Method or Statistics course. Sample courses include:
Students are expected to attend the regular talk series (the “Brownbag” series) for 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 our brownbag series in Year 3 and Year 5
Students must serve as teaching assistants for four courses.
Typical plan of coursework for completing the P&N and C&CN requirements
| Fall | Spring |
Year 1 | Course 1 (First Year Seminar) Course 2 (Cognitive Neuroscience I) Practicum 1 | Course 1 (First Year Seminar) Course 3 (Cognitive Psychology) Practicum 2 |
Year 2 | Course 4 TAship 1 | Course 5 TAship 2 |
Year 3 | TAship 3 Defend “Major Area Paper” (MAP) | TAship 4 Course 6 |
Year 4 | Defend dissertation proposal | |
Year 5 | Defend dissertation |
