Diploma
The graduate school does not give a degree in cognitive science. The degree is awarded by the university at which the graduate student is enrolled. The graduate school issues a diploma for those PhD:s that have participated in the activities of the graduate school, and who fullfill the criteria below.
Requirements for a SweCog diploma
PhD Thesis requirements
- a cognitive science relevant thesis
- two presentations of the thesis work at the graduate school’s conference
Course requirements
Courses that provides breadth and depth in the following areas:- the historical roots of cognitive science
- theoretical issues in cognitive science
- the theories and methods of several sub-areas
(psychology, AI, linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, and anthropology) - several research methods
(empirical research methods, programming, formal methods...)
Licentiate Thesis requirements
The requirements for a licentiate degree diploma are the same as for a PhD degree, with the exception that only one conference presentation is required.
Provisional regulations
For graduate students that have already done large parts of their work for their graduate degree, the requirements will be relaxed, especially regarding number of presentations at the conference and having a supervisor from another university.