UCI Ph.D. Program in Cognitive Sciences

cog sci soc sci uci             University of California, Irvine: Ph.D. in Cognitive Sciences   Considering a graduate degree in cognitive sciences? Consider UC Irvine. The UCI graduate program administered by the cognitive sciences department offers students five years of guaranteed funding.             01   best college in the U.S.   -Money Magazine           01   "coolest school" for sustainability efforts   -Sierra Club Magazine           09   best public university in the U.S.   -U.S. News & World Report           about OUR PROGRAM   Scholars in the department have a proven track record of earning competitive research funding from national agencies - including the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health - and from campus-level fellowships.   In 2018-19, UCI cognitive scientists brought in $3.3 million in external grant funding. Faculty in the department publish regularly in the field's top academic journals, and graduate students have incredible opportunities to publish alongside them.   Learn more about cognitive sciences at UCI...         LOCATION   Campus is located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach.     FUNDING   Admitted students receive 5 years of guaranteed funding.     CENTERS & LABS   The department collaborates with 6 centers/institutes and has over 23 labs dedicated to research.       DEGREE   Ph.D.; a master's degree is earned while in pursuit of the Ph.D.     ENROLLMENT   Full-time, on-campus with housing.     CONCENTRATION JOINT PROGRAM   Concentration in cognitive neuroscience & joint M.S. in statistics and Ph.D. in cognitive sciences.         recent JOB PLACEMENTS   Apple Army Research Labs Blizzard Entertainment Carnegie Mellon University Google Johns Hopkins University   Mind Research Network Navy Research Labs Rutgers University University of Pennsylvania University of Zurich Yale University         Graduate student Karen Arcos studies working memory variations in visually impaired and sighted individuals     what makes us UNIQUE   The cognitive sciences department at UCI uses a combination of innovative approaches with modern tools to study fundamental human abilities including attention, memory, language, decision making, and problem solving. Graduate research specialties include: Computational and mathematical cognitive modeling Cognitive neuroscience (a concentration is offered in this topic) Visual and auditory perception Attention and representation Learning and development Memory and language Judgment and decision making Students work together with faculty advisors who are highly experienced in the use of leading technologies such as EEG, fMRI, and robotics, and of modern research tools such as computational methods, big data, and Bayesian statistics. And, students have an opportunity to earn a master's degree in cognitive sciences, cognitive neuroscience, or statistics (depending on the program) while in pursuit of their Ph.D. Graduate students from UCI's cognitive sciences program have gone on to work in high-tech and research consultancy companies; government, science, and technology labs; and in professorial posts around the world.   UCI's campus is beautiful, rotating around Aldrich Park, a 19-acre botanical garden. The campus is also less than 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean and beaches.   The UCI campus is located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach, is the #1 university doing the most for the American dream (New York Times College Access Index), the #1 best college in the nation (Money Magazine) and the #9 ranked public university in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report). If full funding, opportunities to publish, and a proven track record of excellence in the field are what you're looking for, contact us today to learn more about UCI's graduate program in cognitive sciences.       What are you waiting for?   apply TODAY   online application         contacts in UCI COG SCI   Ramesh Srinivasan Department Chair r.srinivasan@uci.edu | 949.824.2969 Joachim Vandekerckhove Graduate Program Director joachim@uci.edu | 949.824.5958   John Sommerhauser Graduate Advisor jdsommer@uci.edu | 949.824.4074   Visit us online...     UCI School of Social Sciences www.socsci.uci.edu | 949.824.2766