phd in kogsci

CARLETON UNIVERSITY Ph.D. in Cognitive Science Pending final approval, Carleton University in Ottawa, ON, Canada, plans to begin offering a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science in Sept. 1996. This will be the first dedicated, fully structured Ph.D. programme in Cognitive Science in Canada. A brief description of the programme follows; for more information, please contact Andrew Brook, Director, Cognitive Science Research Unit, at abrook(a)ccs.carleton.ca, or at the regular mail address given at the end. We would be particularly interested in hearing from prospective students. Further information can be obtained from our Web site, http://superior.carleton.ca/~jlogan/Grad_Cog_Sci.html which is under development. The programme will be housed in its own facilities in the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at Carleton. 26 faculty from the five core disciplines of Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Psychology, Linguistics, Philosophy, and Neuroscience participate in the programme. All the academic units involved actively support the programme. 17 of the 26 core faculty are at Carleton, the other nine are drawn from the University of Ottawa, McGill University, and the federal Communications Research Centre. Faculty from Queen's University are also attached to the programme in a looser arrangement. Upon approval, students will be able to enter the programme with an honours Bachelor's degree or with a Master's degree in a cognitive discipline or combination of cognitive disciplines. It is possible to enter the programme directly after finishing a Bachelor's degree. Students in the programme will do a combination of dedicated core courses and courses from contributing departments in their first two years (three years for students entering with a Bachelor's degree). An important feature of the programme is a `methodology rotation', in which students, as part of the comprehensive examination required before beginning dissertation research, will spend a term in the research facilities of three of the participating academic units. After completion of courses and the comprehensive examination, students will join the research facilities of their supervisor to do dissertation research. The dissertation committee will be interdisciplinary. Financial assistance will be available for qualified students with strong records. Initially it is expected that only about five students will be admitted per year, so interested students should contact us early. All new graduate programmes in Ontario have to pass a review at the provincial level. Admissions will not be able to be finalized until this review has been successfully completed. We hope to have it completed before students have to make decisions about other opportunities. Anyone interested in the programme is invited to contact us at: abrook(a)ccs.carleton.ca, or through our Web site, http://superior.carleton.ca/~jlogan/Grad_Cog_Sci.html -- Andrew Brook, Professor of Philosophy Director, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies Member, Canadian Psychoanalytic Society 2217 Dunton Tower, Carleton University 1125 Col. By Drive, Ottawa, CANADA K1S 5B6 Ph: (613) 520-3597 Fax: (613) 520-3985 Email: abrook(a)ccs.carleton.ca