PhD Course (D.M.45)
Cognitive Science
COURSE SUMMARY
The PhD programme in Cognitive science, offered by the Department of Psychology and cognitive science in collaboration with Fondazione Bruno Kessler, is the evolution of previous programmes in the fields of Psychological and Educational Sciences.
Students participate in intensive courses and conduct research activities under the supervision of faculty members, completing their experience with a six-month period at a foreign institution.
In addition to being the highest academic qualification and a fundamental step for an academic career, the PhD also opens up career opportunities in research laboratories, public administration, healthcare, and private practice.
The course in brief
OVERVIEW
Psychology
- Attention and executive function
- Behavior Analysis and Modification
- Development of psychometric models of cognitive functions
- Emotions and emotional regulation
- Epistemological foundations of cognitive science
- Gender and gender relations
- Judgment, decision-making and reasoning in law, economics and health
- Learned regulation of brain signals
- Parenting: biology and environmental factors
- Psychology and Clinical research methodology
- Psychology of Language, Linguistics and Neurolinguistics
- Social cognition and intergroup relations
- Statistical and psychometric techniques for complex data
- Typical and atypical development
- Work, organizational and personnel psychology
Cognitive Technologies
- Automatic analysis of human behavior
- (Automatic) Natural language processing
- Cognitive ergonomics and interaction with intelligent systems
- Interaction with Big Data and decision-making
- Technology for education
Education and training
- Inclusive processes in educational contexts
- Media, eLearning and Learning Communites online in educational processes
- Quality of education and training process
To apply for the PhD programme, you must have:
- a specialist or master's degree or a degree issued under the previous regulations;
- a second-level diploma awarded by higher-education institutions for the fine arts, music and dance (AFAM, Alta Formazione Artistica e Musicale);
- an equivalent academic qualification obtained abroad (master's degree) that allows admission to the PhD program in the education system or in the country of issue and that is considered suitable by the selection committee for the sole purpose of accessing the course.
Students who plan to graduate by 31 October 2024 are also eligible.
The admission call indicates:
- admission requirements;
- deadlines;
- admission procedure;
- details of the funded positions;
- availability of scholarships.
For this doctoral course the following are available:
- 4 scholarships funded by UniTrento;
- 1 scholarship funded by the Department of Psychology and cognitive science in the framework of the "Dipartimenti di Eccellenza" - Law 232/2016 (CUP E73C23000020001);
- 1 topic-specific scholarship funded by the Department of Psychology and cognitive science in the framework of the project of Volkswagen Stiftung “Overcoming Societal Tensions in Europe: Can Age-Diverse Friendships be the Solution?” (CUP E73C24000200007) on:
Overcoming Societal Tensions in Europe: Can Age-Diverse Friendships be the Solution; - 2 topic-specific scholarships funded by Fondazione Bruno Kessler on:
1. Human-centred approaches to Artificial Intelligence in education
2. Enhancing Data Driven Communication for Evidence-Based Policy-Making
For information on topic-specific scholarships visit the website of the PhD course.
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