Cognitive Science of Language, M.Sc.

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M. Sc. Degree

Applicants will be eligible for admission if they hold a four-year Honours undergraduate degree in one of the following disciplines, and fulfill McMaster’s School of Graduate Studies general requirements (http://www.mcmaster.ca/graduate): Linguistics; Psychology, Neuroscience; Speech Sciences; Health Sciences; Communication Studies; Multimedia; Computer Science; and Engineering. Some applicants may require additional courses in core areas (e.g., linguistics or psychology) in order to be eligible for admission. Each application will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Coursework

(2.5 courses plus additional requirements below)

Note: * denotes half courses; # denotes quarter course modules

Required Courses:

COGSCIL *750 / Research Design and Methods (or equivalent course)
COGSCIL *721 / Fundamentals of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language and
COGSCIL *722 / Contemporary Issues in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
COGSCIL *730 / Language Analysis Methods: Phonology and Morphology or
COGSCIL *731 / Language Analysis Methods: Syntax and Semantics
plus the equivalent of one additional half course (within the Department of Linguistics and Languages or in another related department).

Additional Requirements

(these are Pass/Fail courses):

M.Sc. Thesis.

The M.Sc. Thesis is a work of original research (empirical or theoretical) under the supervision of a participating faculty member and evaluated by a thesis committee established by the department. The thesis must be submitted by August of the second year of the M.Sc. program.