{"id":12634,"date":"2020-11-05T02:19:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T07:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/?page_id=12634"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:10:13","slug":"master-of-cognitive-science-program-m-cog-sc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/master-of-cognitive-science-program-m-cog-sc\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Cognitive Science program (M.Cog.Sc.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/patricia-beatrix-villanueva-VV9VyibHYXI-unsplash-768x512.jpg); background-position: 40% 33%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Master of Cognitive Science Program (M.Cog.Sc.)\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c83fbfdc wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/cognitivescience\/#text\">Program Requirements Carleton Calendar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#why-might-i-want-to-get-an-m-cog-sc\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Why might I want to get an M.Cog.Sc.?\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#how-do-i-apply-for-the-m-cog-sc-program\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        How do I apply for the M.Cog.Sc. program?\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#additional-program-information\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Additional Program Information\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"general-notes-on-the-program-requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Notes on the Program Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The program requirements are customized for each student entering the program. However, students are required to do 2.5 credits of coursework; the remaining 2.5 credits correspond to the thesis (In the Carleton system, a credit is a full-year, two-semester course or equivalent, and a half-credit is a one-semester course.) This flexibility allows us to accommodate entrants with a wide range of skills and experience. Many of our students have Bachelor Hons.&nbsp;degrees from a cognitive discipline. More on&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/cognitivescience\/#text\">program requirements<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"guidelines-for-completion-of-the-m-cog-sc-degree\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines for Completion of the M.Cog.Sc. Degree<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The degree is expected to take no more than six(6) terms to complete. Students will enroll in courses while also conducting research. While all students will take some core courses, the specific balance of the remaining credits (coursework and research) will vary by student. Credit selection will be determined in consultation with the student\u2019s Thesis\/Research Project Supervisor and Graduate Supervisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-might-i-want-to-get-an-m-cog-sc\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why might I want to get an M.Cog.Sc.?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lorem ipsum <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-do-i-apply-for-the-m-cog-sc-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I apply for the M.Cog.Sc. program?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/\">Apply online<\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;start your application to the M.Cog.Sc. program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/admission-requirements-grad\/\">Admissions Requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/cognitivescience\/#text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Requirements Calendar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have specific questions about the requirements, please send an email to the <a href=\"mailto:graduate.administrator.cogsci@carleton.ca\">Graduate Administrator<\/a> of the Cognitive Science program for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"additional-program-information\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Additional Program Information\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n    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