Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Psychology

The Cognitive Psychology program at Syracuse University offers graduate training leading to a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology with the possibility to include a "Neuroscience" or a "Quantitative" concentration" as an area of specialization. Research in the program investigates fundamental mechanisms underlying cognitive and neural processing using experimental methods, advanced statistics, computational modeling, and animal models. We research cognitive processes such as memory, attention, analogical learning and reasoning, concepts and categories, problem solving, decision making, and the neurobiology of learning. This research contributes to our understanding of human behavior both in and outside the laboratory. The curriculum is designed to provide students with the essential coursework and laboratory research experience necessary for an academic or industry career in cognitive psychology. The coursework spans multiple areas: Statistics Methods Cognitiveneural bases Electives outside of the cognitive psychology offerings