MASTER COGNITIVE SCIENCE FIRST YEAR INTRODUCTION
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Prof. Albert Newen
Director of the [email protected] 3/152
Office Hours:on appointment
Dr. Pascale Willemsen
Managing Director of the Program& Student [email protected] 3/140
Office Hours:Tuesday, 11-1 and on appointment
Tetiana Adler
[email protected] 3/151
Websites to consult
Center for Mind, Brain and Cognitive Evolution (MBC):https://dbs-lin.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/mbc/?q=members
Announcement of conferences, workshops, talks, and summer schools
Members and follows teaching for the Center
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Websites to consult
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Websites to consult
Master Cognitive Science:https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/mcs/index.php
Who is teaching?
Handbook with courses
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How to get information
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1. Think
2. Check the relevant websites
3. Check your emails
4. Ask other students
5. Think again
6. Contact Ms Willemsen or MsAdler
How to write an email
Use your RUB email address – people don‘t like to communicate [email protected]
Use a meaningful reference, such as• „Cognitive Science, module completion,
appointment needed“ • „Seminar Moral Psychology, participation“
Make sure your response is above the original email, not below
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Studying Cognitive Science
4 semester with 30 CP each
• Semester 1 to 3: 90 CP for course work
• Semester 4: 30 CP for master thesis
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Studying Cognitive Science
After the first semester• Think about what topic you‘d be interested in for your thesis
• Choose your second-semester courses accordingly
• Have written at least one essay as a final exam
After the second semester• Fill our your module completion form and make an
appointment with Pascale Willemsen
• Determine the supervisor of your thesis and a rough topic
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Studying Cognitive Science
8 modules1. A: Introduction2. BM: Basic Methods3. C: Topic Selection4. AM: Advanced Methods5. D1: Free Selection6. I: Interdisciplinary Research Area7. P: Proposal Master Thesis8. M: Master Thesis
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Studying Cognitive Science – First Semester
8 modules1. A: Introduction2. BM: Basic Methods3. C: Topic Selection4. AM: Advanced Methods5. D1: Free Selection6. I: Interdisciplinary Research Area7. P: Proposal Master Thesis8. M: Master Thesis
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Seminar and lecture obligatory for all students
Depending on your study background
Studying Cognitive Science – Second Semester 8 modules
1. A: Introduction2. BM: Basic Methods3. C: Topic Selection4. AM: Advanced Methods5. D1: Free Selection6. I: Interdisciplinary Research Area7. P: Proposal Master Thesis8. M: Master Thesis
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Studying Cognitive Science – Third Semester
8 modules1. A: Introduction2. BM: Basic Methods3. C: Topic Selection4. AM: Advanced Methods5. D1: Free Selection6. I: Interdisciplinary Research Area7. P: Proposal Master Thesis8. M: Master Thesis
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Studying Cognitive Science
8 modules1. A: Introduction2. BM: Basic Methods3. C: Topic Selection4. AM: Advanced Methods5. D1: Free Selection6. I: Interdisciplinary Research Area7. P: Proposal Master Thesis8. M: Master Thesis
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If you take more than therequired number of CP in onemodule, we can move those CPto another module
Talk to Pascale Willemsen!
Talks and Workshops
First-year students should participate in talks, workshops, or summer/spring schools during their first year
They are announced at the MBC page
You should participate in 7 talks
One workshop counts as two talks
Summer/spring schools count as threetalks
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Summer/Spring Schools
Spring School in Cognitive Science in Günne„Out of your senses – from data to insight“
• 12 – 19 March 2019
• https://www.interdisciplinary-college.de/
Summer/Spring Schools
Summer School of theResearch Training Group in Situated Cognition at RUB
• 24 – 27 September 2019
• http://situated-cognition.com/
Active Conference Participation
Consider presenting your own research at conferencesand workshops
Do so espcially if you‘re thinking about a PhD
There is financial support from the MBC
You can apply for 50% of your travel expenses, but onlyup to € 300
Contact Pascale Willemsen or Albert Newen if youintend to do so
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Internships We strongly recomment internships and lab visits The count for the Free Selection module You can acquire up to 10 CP we recommend 6 CP Internships can be done at
• RUB• a German or foreign university• a company
1 week (full-time) gives you 1 CP There is a contract that you can get
from Pascale Willemsen or Tetiana Adler
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PROMOS Travel stipend with the DAAD Supports:
• German citizens• People who are on par with German citizens
For:• Internships abroad (6 weeks to 3 months)• Thesis abroad (1 to 6 months)
Monthly scholarship (€ 300-500) and travel allowance (€ 125 -1950) Tuition fees are not covered! Deadline and additional info:
http://international.rub.de/ausland/finanzierung/promos/index.html.en
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LabExchange
Travel stipend by Ruhr-University Bochum Supports: all master students at RUB For: research stays (2 weeks to 4 months) Attending classes is only acceptable up to 4 hours/week The host university should already stand in contact with RUB Accomodation allowance (€ 300-500/month) and travel
allowance (€ 125 -3475) Deadlines and additional info: http://www.ruhr-uni-
bochum.de/instudies/labexchange_en.html
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Erasmus: Internship
Supports: all students
Internships (2 to 12 months)
Monthly scholarship (€ 400-425)
Acceptance letter from hosting institution ismandatory
Deadline: always one month before intended start
Info: https://erasmusintern.org/
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Center for Mind, Brain, and Cognitive Evolution
Additional funding at the Center
Supports: Students in Cognitive Science
Please apply for other funding first
Info: Albert Newen or Pascale Willemsen
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Destination 1 Month 2 Months
Germany € 300 € 440
Europe € 600 € 900
Non-Europe € 900 € 1350
Combination of Scholarships
PROMOS and LabExchange cannot becombined
LabExchange and Erasmus cannot be combined
PROMOS and Erasmus cannot be combined
But: you can apply to more than onescholarship at once!
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Additional Information
Facebook group: **for the name, please contact Pascale Willemsen** Infos about
• Vacant PhD positions• Funding opportunities• Graduate conferences, workshops with calls for papers• Summer schools• Paper awards• Other things you might be interested in
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