Overview

About the Cognitive Neuroscience, Postgrad.Cert course is offered at George Mason University.

The Department of Psychology offers a graduate certificate in cognitive neuroscience under the auspices of the program in Human Factors/Applied Cognition.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Cognitive Engineering: Cognitive Science Applied to Human Factors

Advanced Topics in Cognitive Science

Mammalian Neurobiology

Neuronal Bases of Learning and Memory

Behavioral Chemistry

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

18 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Neuroscience Cognitive Science View 98 other Masters in Cognitive Science in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must have earned or will earn* a minimum of a four-year baccalaureate degree from a US institution of higher education accredited by one of the organizations found here, or an equivalent degree from a nationally recognized non-US institution.
You must have earned a 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale or better in your baccalaureate study. The GPA requirement can be higher for individual graduate programs.
If you are an applicant with domestic educational credentials (inside the United States): you may upload unofficial copies of your transcripts on the online application.

Tuition Fee

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International

27360 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1520 USD per credit
National

27360 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1520 USD per credit
In-State

10602 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 589 USD per credit

Living costs for Fairfax

1330 - 2300 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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