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-102 Data camp (3 ECTS)
CORE-103 How to write a literature review? (3 ECTS), Jonathan Vacher
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 (5 ECTS), Isabelle Drouet
Options : 15 ECTS among these options
INT-101 Internship (1 day/week) (6 ECTS)
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), Claire Sergent, Pierre Bourdillon
NEURO-102 Basic methods in Neuroimaging (3 ECTS), Laura Dugué
NEURO-103Advanced methods in Neuroimaging (3 ECTS), Laura Dugué
NEURO-104Neuropsychology as a central paradigm in cognitive science (3 ECTS), Lucie Rose, Paolo Bartolomeo, Laurent Cohen
PSYCH-201 Advanced methods for cognitive psychology (6 ECTS), Thérèse Collins
M1 – Semester 2
Master core curriculum
CORE-101 Experimental approach (3 ECTS), Christophe Pallier, Mark Wexler
CORE-102 Data camp (3 ECTS)
Track core curriculum
PSYCH-203 Psychological functions: perception, decision-making, social cognition (6 ECTS), Louise Kirsch
SOC-201 Applying methods of cognitive psychology (3 ECTS), Thérèse Collins
SOC-202 Seminar series with experts of application of cognitive science in society (3 ECTS), Mehdi Khamassi
SOC-203 Supervised project on a major societal issue (3 ECTS), Mehdi Khamassi
Options : 9 to 12 ECTS among these options
INT-201 Internship (1 day/week) (6 ECTS)
MED-SU-201 Behavioral Insights in Medicine (3 ECTS), Benjamin Rohaut, Camille Lakhlifi
PSYCH-202 Psychological functions: language, numerical cognition, animal cognition (6 ECTS), Thierry Nazzi
NEURO-201 Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience (3 ECTS), Louise Kirsch
NEURO-202 Cognitive Neurophysiology (6 ECTS), Chloé Berland
NCIA-202 Bayesian Modeling of brain and behavior (3 ECTS), Jonathan Vacher, Jean Daunizeau
NCIA-205 Model-based neuroimaging (3 ECTS), Laura Dugué
NEURO-SU-203Python avancé (6 ECTS), Hédi Soula
PHILO-201 Philosophy of cognitive science (5 ECTS), Pascal Ludwig
INFO-SU-203 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
To be completed
Options : X ECTS among these options
MOV-SU-302 Neurophysiology of perception (6 ECTS), Oliver Marre, Grégory Gauvain
MSR-SU-301 Perception and action (3 ECTS), Emmanuel Guigon, Malika Auvray
NEURO-301Attention (6 ECTS), Laura Dugué
NEURO-302Decision (6 ECTS), Mathias Pessiglione
NEURO-303Cognitive neuroscience of consciousness (6 ECTS), Claire Sergent, Jérôme Sackur
NEURO-304Embodied cognition (6 ECTS), Louise Kirsch
PSYCH-301 Neuro-education: advanced introduction to developmental psychology and neurosciences for education (6 ECTS),Elise Klein, Arnaud Cacchia
PSYCH-302 Social cognition (6 ECTS), Louise Kirsch, Klara Kovarski
PSYCH-303 Representations (6 ECTS), Thérèse Collins
NCIA-301 Computational psychiatry (6 ECTS), Fabien Vinckier, Philippe Domenech
BIP-SU-301 Cerveau social et émotions (6 ECTS), Jacqueline Nadel
BIP-SU-302 Development of the nervous system (6 ECTS), Richard Belvindrah, Alexandra Redsam
BIP-SU-303 Neurobiology des Troubles Psychiatriques (6 ECTS), Philippe Fossati
BIP-SU-304 Bases Cérébrales des Fonctions Cognitives (6 ECTS), Katia Andrade, Richard Lévy, Laurent Cohen
PAS-301 Hearing: from mechanisms to restauration (6 ECTS), Brice Bathellier
BIP-SU-301 Spatial Memory and Navigation (3 ECTS), Christelle Rochefort, Laure Rondi-Reig
M2 – Semester 4
Master core curriculum
INT-401 Internship Internship (full time) (30 ECTS)