Cognitive science and society
Track directors: Thérèse Collins, Mehdi Khamassi, Louise Kirsch
Capacity: 5
General organization
The master’s student must register to one of the tracks. These tracks ensure the acquisition of genuine expertise in the concepts, methods, and techniques specific to each discipline, enhancing the clarity of skills associated with the diploma. The program establishes a common cultural foundation from the first year (M1) through a core curriculum and introductory courses to the different disciplines. In the second year (M2), the majority of courses are fully interdisciplinary and open to students from all tracks. Our goal is to cultivate cognitivists equipped with both robust disciplinary expertise and a broad interdisciplinary culture, essential elements for fostering meaningful collaboration across disciplines.
M1 – Semester 1
Master core curriculum
CORE-101 Experimental approach (3 ECTS), Christophe Pallier
CORE-104 Ethics in cognitive sciences (3 ECTS), Katie Evans, Anouk Barberousse, Raja Chatila
Track core curriculum
PSYCH-101 Introduction to cognitive psychology (3 ECTS), Thérèse Collins
PHILO-101 Scientific reasoning (6 ECTS), Anouk Barberousse
Options : 15 ECTS among these options
INT-101 Internship (1 day/week) (6 ECTS)
PROG-101 Introduction to programming (3ECTS), Sylvain Charron
LING-101 Introduction au Traitement Automatique des Langues (3 ECTS), Guillaume Wisniewski
NCIA-101 Introduction to Computational Neuroscience and AI (3 ECTS), Mehdi Khamassi, Benoît Girard
NEURO-101 Introduction to Cognitive Neurocience (3 ECTS),Chloé Berland, Pierre Bourdillon
NCIA-201 Bayesian Modeling of brain and behavior (3 ECTS), Jonathan Vacher, Jean Daunizeau
NEURO-201 Neuropsychology as a central paradigm in cognitive science (3 ECTS), Lucie Rose, Paolo Bartolomeo, Laurent Cohen
NEURO-301 Basic methods in Neuroimaging (3 ECTS), Laura Dugué
NEURO-302 Advanced methods in Neuroimaging (3 ECTS), Laura Dugué
PSYCH-301 Methods in psychological science (3 ECTS), Thérèse Collins
M1 – Semester 2
Master core curriculum
CORE-103 Literature (Meta-)review (3 ECTS), Jonathan Vacher
Track core curriculum
PSYCH-202 Psychological functions: perception-action, decision-making, memory (6 ECTS), Louise Kirsch
SOC-301 Applying methods of cognitive psychology (3 ECTS), Thérèse Collins, will open in fall 2025
SOC-201 Supervised project on a major societal issue (3 ECTS), Mehdi Khamassi
Options : 15 ECTS among these options
INT-201 Internship (1 day/week) (6 ECTS)
PROG-201 Data Camp (3 ECTS)
PROG-202 Human experimental workshop (3 ECTS), Mark Wexler
PHIL-102 Introduction to the philosophy of cognitive science (6ECTS), Pascal Ludwig
PSYCH-202 Psychological functions: language, numerical cognition, animal cognition (6 ECTS), Thierry Nazzi
NEURO-202 Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience (3 ECTS), Louise Kirsch
NEURO-203 Cognitive Neurophysiology (6 ECTS), Chloé Berland
NCIA-206 Model-based neuroimaging (3 ECTS), Laura Dugué
NEURO-SU-4 Python avancé (6 ECTS), Hédi Soula
INFO-SU-4 Interfaces Humain-Machine (lectures in French, slides in English) (6 ECTS), Gilles Bailly, Baptiste Caramiaux
M2 – Semester 3
Master core curriculum
INT-301 Internship Internship preparation (1 day/week) (6 ECTS)
Track core curriculum
SOC-202 Ecological transition and societal issues (3 ECTS), Thibaut Griessinger
Options : 24 ECTS among these options
COG-401 Attention (6 ECTS), Laura Dugué
COG-402 Decision (6 ECTS), Mathias Pessiglione
COG-403 Cognitive neuroscience of consciousness (6 ECTS), Claire Sergent, Jérôme Sackur
COG-404 Social cognition (6 ECTS), Louise Kirsch, Klara Kovarski
COG-405 Computational psychiatry (6 ECTS), Fabien Vinckier, Philippe Domenech
PSYCH-203 Representations (6 ECTS), Thérèse Collins
PSYCH-204 Neuro-education: advanced introduction to developmental psychology and neurosciences for education (6 ECTS), Elise Klein, Arnaud Cachia
iMOV-SU-2 Physiology of perception (6 ECTS), Oliver Marre, Grégory Gauvain
MSR-SU-1 Motor control (6 ECTS), Emmanuel Guigon, Malika Auvray
BIP-SU-1 Cerveau social et émotions (6 ECTS), Jacqueline Nadel
BIP-SU-2 Development of the nervous system (6 ECTS), Richard Belvindrah, Alexandra Redsam
PAS-1 Hearing: from mechanisms to restauration (6 ECTS), Brice Bathellier
M2 – Semester 4
Master core curriculum
INT-401 Internship Internship (full time) (30 ECTS)