Cognitive Science of Language, M.Sc.

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

4 half courses plus one pass/fail modules

Required Courses:

Students are required to take 3 of the following four courses:

COGSCIL 721 / Fundamentals of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
COGSCIL 722 / Contemporary Issues in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
COGSCIL 730 / Language Analysis Methods: Phonology and Morphology
COGSCIL 731 / Language Analysis Methods: Syntax and Semantics
plus additional courses approved by the student’s supervisory committee to a total of four half courses

Additional Requirements

(this is a Pass/Fail course):

COGSCIL 725 / The Cognitive Science of Language Master’s Lecture Series

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.

Lecture Series

All students are expected to attend the talks in the Cognitive Science of Language Lecture Series, where scholars from around the world in the fields of Linguistics, Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience discuss their research.