Every year, cognitive science faculty members nominate a graduating cognitive science major with the strongest combination of academic excellence, sustained and outstanding involvement in research, significant contribution to the undergraduate […]
Multidisciplinary Study of the Mind and Brain
Students in the Department of Cognitive Science are provided theoretically oriented research and training opportunities as they approach the study of the mind and brain from multiple perspectives.
- Degrees Offered BA, MA, PhD
- Major Cognitive Science
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PhD Program
Training cognitive scientists who can meld disciplines into a genuinely integrated science of the mind and brain.
Master's Program
Graduate training is highly interdisciplinary and strongly theoretically oriented.
Undergraduate Program
Cognitive science majors study the mind and brain from multiple perspectives.
News & Announcements
Celebrating Women in Data Science & AI: Zhenan Shao Earns a Best Poster Award
Dr. Shao, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Cognitive Science, received an award at an annual Hopkins symposium that showcases the impact of women shaping the future of AI and data‑driven discovery.
New grant for investigating the neurobiology of language
John Hale, professor and chair of the Department of Cognitive Science, has been named a Mercator Fellow on a three-year grant from the German Research Foundation investigating the neurobiology of […]