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The 10th University of California campus opened in 2005, and offers a BA and BS in Cognitive Science. A stand-alone PhD in Cognitive Science is in the works, and will be launched in 2009. We welcome applications from students interested in conducting pioneering, cutting edge cognitive science research at the first American research university in the 21st century.

Computational Modeling

Cognitive Engineering

High Level Cognition

Language and Communication

Perception and Action

Philosophy of Cognitive Science

UC Merced is located at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and just two hours from San Francisco Bay and Silicon Valley. Cognitive science is one of the university's signature programs.

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Glushko-Samuelson Foundation Gift Supports UC Merced Cognitive Science Program (story)

Cognitive Animatation Workshop 2008 (information)

In 2009 UC Merced will host a conference on the "Future of Cognitive Science," funded by the National Science Foundation. We will invite prominent cognitive scientists from around the world to discuss the future of the discipline. The conference will roughly mark the 50 year anniversary of the discipline.