Our Program
The Cognitive Science Program at Northwestern offers an undergraduate major and minor. Explore requirements, course descriptions and opportunities to advance research surrounding human thought and behavior.
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Advanced Fellowships
The Northwestern Cognitive Science Program offers fellowship support for graduate students engaged in interdisciplinary research in cognitive science. These three-quarter fellowships are awarded competitively, based on the quality of research proposed, on the candidate's qualifications, and on the interdisciplinarity of the research. Click below to learn more details about their advanced research.
Speaker Series
We have an exciting and diverse series of talks with leading cognitive scientists from discussing their research for a wide audience. All of our talks are open to the public, and everyone is welcome to stay for a reception and informal discussion after each talk.
Recent Talks
Explain me this:
Children are both more conservative and more ready generalizers for the same reasonRecent Tweets
Events
Nov
19
2019
Bethany Rittle-Johnson
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
Comparing Solution Methods to Promote Algebra Learning: An Example of Using Cognitive Science to Improve Classroom Instruction
Jan
21
2020
Michael Jones
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
The stability-plasticity dilemma in predictive neural network models of semantic memory More Info
Feb
4
2020