Program

The program in detail

2 years
4 semesters
120 ECTS

Two years in four semesters: a pluri-disciplinary core curriculum, then specialisation and a long research internship. All courses and exams are conducted in English.

The four semesters

First year · M1

Second year · M2

01 Sept – Jan

Core curriculum

The pluri-disciplinary core, shared by all.

Core courses: 7
PSL Week: Nov.

02 Feb – June

Specialisation

A first internship and advanced elective courses.

Internship: 2 days/wk
Elective courses: ≈3 of 12
PSL Week: Mar.

03 Sept – Jan

Research topics

Interdisciplinary courses on current research.

Interdisciplinary courses: ≈6 of 21
Pre-internship: in parallel
External courses: optional

04 Feb – June

Internship and thesis

A five-month research project, concluded by a thesis.

Research internship: 5 months
Thesis: article
Defence: oral

Required Elective Internship and research

First year · M1

M1 · First semester

Core curriculum

Sept – Jan · 30 ECTS

In the first semester, students follow a pluri-disciplinary core curriculum that introduces them to the conceptual and methodological foundations of cognitive science.

Core courses

Required · all 7 courses

Neurons, networks, and behavior by Karim Benchenane

Perception, memory, and core knowledge by Claudia Lunghi, Pascal Mamassian & Marine Lunven

Cognitive models and artificial intelligence by Heike Stein

Evolutionary foundations of social and cultural behavior by Nicolas Baumard & Jean-Baptiste André

Language by Salvador Mascarenhas

Representational foundations of mind by Denis Buehler

Producing and using data in cognitive science by Daniel Nettle

PSL Week

November

A PSL Week course →

Chosen from the courses offered that week by the PSL institutions (ENS, Mines Paris, Dauphine, ESPCI, Chimie Paris, etc.).

M1 · Second semester

Advanced specialisation

Feb – June · 30 ECTS

Throughout the semester

Research-laboratory internship

A first internship in a research laboratory, with a workload of 2 days per week.

2 days / week

PSL Week

March

A PSL Week course →

Chosen from the courses offered that week by the PSL institutions (ENS, Mines Paris, Dauphine, ESPCI, Chimie Paris, etc.).

Second year · M2

M2 · First semester

Research topics

Sept – Jan · 30 ECTS

In the first semester, students are exposed to current research topics in cognitive science through interdisciplinary courses.

In parallel with the courses

Pre-internship

Throughout the semester, and alongside the courses they attend, students carry out a pre-internship in the laboratory that will host them, in preparation for the five-month research internship of the second semester.

alongside the courses