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Graduate students
Current graduate students at UCSD
There are several mechanisms for getting involved in research in the Cognitive Development Lab.
Cognitive Science PhD students can do a rotation in the lab
Students in the Interdisciplinary Cognitive Science program also can do a rotation
Students in other departments (Anthropology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Psychology): contact Gedeon Deák
Potential graduate applicants
As a first step, explore the Cognitive Science graduate program page and the department page. The department currently has no masters level program. Graduate students in the lab are all PhD candidates in the Cognitive Science department, or in another UCSD department or affiliated program -- most likely the SDSU-UCSD Joint Doctoral Program (PhD) in Language and Communicative Disorders
For more information about training and current projects in the Cognitive Development Lab, contact Gedeon Deák.
Undergraduate students
Getting Involved With Research: UCSD Students
UCSD students can enroll in COGS 160, upon permission. COGS 160 is a mixed Practicum/Seminar course designed to provide hands-on experience in research on infancy and early childhood. Students learn skills and are assigned responsibilities based on the project to which they are assigned. Students also participate in a journal club and prepare brief end-of-quarter presentations and reports.
COGS 160 is a 3-quarter sequence. Content, skills, and responsibilities expand every quarter.
Students work with a supervisor who oversees training and task progress.
Requirements for enrollment:
Upper-division coursework in Cognitive Science, Human Developmental Science, Linguistics, Neurobiology, and/or Psychology, including two or more UD course on cognition, cognitive development, cognitive ethnography, neuroscience, and/or linguistics
GPA of 3.3 or better
Commitment to a 3-quarter COGS 160 sequence
Permission of instructor based on interview and availability.
For more information:
email: gdeak [at] ucsd.edu
Please attach your current resume and transcript (PDF format).
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