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     Our Master's program in Cognitive Science offers in-depth, research-oriented knowledge at the intersection of social sciences, computer science, biology, and neuroscience. This unique program combines relevant competencies from each of these disciplines, with a focus on human behavior, technology, economics, and communication.

     Our core principle is to provide you with the interdisciplinary skills to navigate the pressing topics of "human-technology" and "human and artificial intelligence" in a socially relevant way.

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     The Master's program in Cognitive Science is structured to provide a comprehensive, yet flexible, learning experience. The program begins with a foundational first semester where you'll be introduced to the study of Cognitive Science. This gives you a broad overview before you specialize. After a foundational first semester, you will select three of the following specialization areas:

• Perception
• Cognition and Knowledge
• Language and Linguistics
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Computation

     The second and third semesters are dedicated to deepening your knowledge through specialized seminars and hands-on training. This includes lab rotations, where you will get direct, hands-on experience with ongoing research projects. This is a crucial part of the program, allowing you to apply theoretical knowledge in a real-world scientific environment. The final semester is reserved for the master's thesis, where you will conduct independent research on a topic of your choice, applying all the knowledge and skills you've acquired.

     The curriculum is designed for a global student body, and all of our courses are taught entirely in English.

Where does this lead me?

     After completing the master's degree, there is the option of pursuing a doctorate, but numerous exciting career fields also make the program very attractive. Cognitive science is a relatively new science, and cognitive scientists are in high demand. In addition to science, the fields of robotics, screen design, work process design, ergonomics, machine learning, training and continuing education, human-machine interaction, software development, biomedical and clinical research, and medical technology are of great interest to our graduates.

Why Kaiserslautern?

     Kaiserslautern is the perfect location for studying cognitive science: In addition to being the only technical university in Rhineland-Palatinate, the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), and the two Fraunhofer Institutes for Experimental Software Engineering and Industrial Mathematics are located in the immediate vicinity of the university. This density of networks is likely unique in the Federal Republic of Germany. There are also good cooperative relationships with the Westpfalz-Klinikum and the Saarland University Medical Center in Saarbrücken.