PhD in Psychology - Brain Behavior and Cognition Specialization 24 months PHD Programme By Boston University |TopUniversities

PhD in Psychology - Brain Behavior and Cognition Specialization

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Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

PsychologyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Boston University is pleased to offer its Graduate Program in Brain, Behavior, and Cognition (BBC). The BBC graduate training program is designed to rigorously prepare students for research and teaching careers in the following areas: Brain Neurophysiology and molecular biology of learning and memory; animal models of neural dysfunction; developmental and adult neuropsychology. Behavior Animal learning; operant and respondent conditioning; animal learning from an ethological perspective; animal psychophysics; behavioral pharmacology. Cognition Experimental work on visual perception and memory; psycholinguistics and cognitive development; and computational and mathematical modeling of cognitive abilities. The BBC Program works on the apprenticeship model. Graduate students are trained by working with a faculty member on a research project. Occasionally, BBC students have worked with faculty from other programs and centers at the University, including the Center for Adaptive Systems and the Neurology, Anatomy, and Pharmacology Divisions within the Boston University School of Medicine. Financial aid in the form of tuition payments and living stipends will be offered to qualified applicants. Aid is available for between three and five years of study.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Boston University is pleased to offer its Graduate Program in Brain, Behavior, and Cognition (BBC). The BBC graduate training program is designed to rigorously prepare students for research and teaching careers in the following areas: Brain Neurophysiology and molecular biology of learning and memory; animal models of neural dysfunction; developmental and adult neuropsychology. Behavior Animal learning; operant and respondent conditioning; animal learning from an ethological perspective; animal psychophysics; behavioral pharmacology. Cognition Experimental work on visual perception and memory; psycholinguistics and cognitive development; and computational and mathematical modeling of cognitive abilities. The BBC Program works on the apprenticeship model. Graduate students are trained by working with a faculty member on a research project. Occasionally, BBC students have worked with faculty from other programs and centers at the University, including the Center for Adaptive Systems and the Neurology, Anatomy, and Pharmacology Divisions within the Boston University School of Medicine. Financial aid in the form of tuition payments and living stipends will be offered to qualified applicants. Aid is available for between three and five years of study.

Admission Requirements

7+
Applicants hold a four-year Bachelor’s degree from an accredited US institution or its international equivalent.  If you have earned a three-year degree that is the equivalent of a four-year degree in the US, it will be accepted in the admissions process.  Other English Language Requirements: TOEFL Paper Based score of at least 600.

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Jan-2000

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