Information for Incoming Exchange Students

Below you can find courses that we provide for incoming exchange students in Cognitive Science. 30 credits equal full-time studies per semester. The courses are part of the Bachelor’s Programme and the Master’s Programme in Cognitive Science. Contact the examiner for more course information in English. 

Undergraduate courses – Autumn semester 2013

Distributed and Situated Cognition, 6 ECTS credits, week 34 - week 3. Examiner: Nils Dahlbäck.

Cognitive Neuroscience, 6 ECTS credits, week 34 - week 43. Examiner: Thomas Karlsson.

Communication Analysis, 6 ECTS credits, week 44 - week 3. Examiner: Mathias Broth. Not given 2013. Will be replaced 2014 by Interaction Analysis.

Interaction Programming, 6 ECTS credits, week 44 - week 3. Examiner: Johan Åberg.

Undergraduate courses – Spring semester 2014

Language Technology, 6 ECTS credits, week 4 - week 13. Examiner: Lars Ahrenberg. 

Social Cognition, 6 ECTS credits, week 4 - week 13. Examiner: Felix Koch.

Applied Cognitive Science, 12 ECTS credits, week 4 - week 23. Examiner: Arne Jönsson.

Language, Culture and Cognition, 6 ECTS credits, week 4 - week 13. Examiner: Richard Hirsch.

Bachelor Thesis in Cognitive Science, 18 ECTS credits, week 4 - week 23. Examiner: Arne Jönsson. 

Master courses – Autumn semester 2013

Introduction to Cognitive Science, 6 ECTS credits. Examiner: Nils Dahlbäck.

Cognitive Science Theory, 6 ECTS credits. Examiner: Fredrik Stjernberg.

Cognitive Science - Methods, 6 ECTS credits . Examiner: Fredrik Stjernberg.

Current Cognitive Science Research 1, 5 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Nils Dahlbäck.

Advanced Interaction Design, 6 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Johan Åberg.

Ethnographic Methods, 6 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Björn Alm.

Semiotics, 6 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Richard Hirsch.

Behavior in Complex Systems, 6 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Magnus Bång.

Cognitive Science Methods - Individual In-Depth Studies, 6 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Arne Jönsson.

Evolutionary Cognition, 6 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Fredrik Stjernberg.

Cognition and Emotion, 6 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Daniel Västfjäll.

Advanced Course in Cognitive Science, 10 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Arne Jönsson.

Master courses – Spring semester 2014

Cognitive Science Project, 16 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Arne Jönsson.

Current Cognitive Science Research 2, 5 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Nils Dahlbäck.

Master's Thesis in Cognitive Science, 30 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Arne Jönsson. 

Decision Theory, 6 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Fredrik Stjernberg.

Language Engineering Systems, 6 ECTS Credits. Examiner: Lars Ahrenberg. 

Usability Testing, 6 ECTS Credit. Examiner: Johan Åberg.

Cognitive Science at Linköping University

Linköping University together with the national research institutes and companies in the region, is part of one of the most active areas for Cognitive Science research and education in Sweden. Research is carried out in a number of different research groups. Cognitive psychology and Disability research at the Department of Behavioural Science; Cognitive Science, Cognitive Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Interaction Design and HumanComputer Interaction at the Department of Computer and Information Science, Discourse and dialogue studies at the Department of Language and Culture, and the Department of Child Studies. A characteristic of the Cognitive Science environment in Linköping is the strong emphasis on various areas of applied cognitive science, and cognition and communication in real world environments.

Education

Cognitive Science education and research in Linköping adopt the Bologna model, with a three year Bachelors program, a two year Master’s program and a four year PhD program. Linköping University is also responsible for the national graduate school in cognitive science (SweCog). The Bachelors and Masters programs are primarily in Swedish, but most courses can be given in English if required. 

The Bachelor’s program is an interdisciplinary study program which integrates technical and behavioural sciences. The core subjects in Linköping, in addition to Cognitive Science, are Psychology, Computer Science, and Linguistics and Communication. The first two years comprise 19 mandatory courses that provide a solid theoretical and methodological basis within cognitive science, including the individual’s cognition, the functions of the brain and the complex interaction between people and artefacts. In the third year, students can choose from courses to create an individual profile, including courses to deepen knowledge in research methods, as well as courses in more applied areas of cognitive science.

The Master’s program is research oriented and many courses are individual where students conduct  research in a research group. The program offers a wide selection of areas to specialise in where  excellent research is carried out at Linköping University (LiU). The emphasis is on cognition and communication mediated by technical artefacts, and the exploration of how people and technology work together. Understanding how to develop and evaluate technical solutions that consider human conditions, prerequisites and possibilities is an important aim. 

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