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Cognitive Neuroscience Graduate Certificate

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Banner Code: LA-CERG-CNEU
Web: psychology.gmu.edu

College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department: Psychology

The graduate certificate in cognitive neuroscience may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis.

For policies governing all graduate certificates, see Academic Policies .

Application Requirements

Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Admissions section of this catalog. For information specific to the graduate certificate in cognitive neuroscience, see Application Requirements and Deadlines on the departmental web site.

Certificate Requirements

Core courses (9 credits):

PSYC 530 - Cognitive Engineering: Cognitive Science Applied to Human Factors Credits: 3
PSYC 768 - Advanced Topics in Cognitive Science Credits: 3 (6 credits required when topic is relevant to cognitive neuroscience. This course is repeatable when the specific topic is different.)

One course (3 credits) chosen from:

PSYC 527 - Introduction to Neurobiology Credits: 2
PSYC 531 - Mammalian Neurobiology Credits: 3
PSYC 558 - Neuronal Bases of Learning and Memory Credits: 3
PSYC 559 - Behavioral Chemistry Credits: 3

Two elective courses (6 credits) chosen from:

and

may be used to fulfill this requirement when the topic is relevant to the certificate with prior written approval of the program director.

PSYC 702 - Biological Bases of Human Behavior Credits: 3
PSYC 597 - Directed Reading and Research Credits: 1-6
PSYC 768 - Advanced Topics in Cognitive Science Credits: 3

Total: 18 credits

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