Courses

Graduate and Postgraduate Studies

Graduate students in PAICS are working towards DPhil’s (PhD’s) in Cognitive Science or Informatics. The head of the research group is Dr Ron Chrisley who is also the director of COGS and the Master’s program POCS – Philosophy of Cognitive Science. Students applying to the Master’s program normally have a good undergraduate degree in Philosophy. Applicants to the DPhil program have undergraduate and Master’s degrees in a range of disciplines from Philosophy to Physics.

Most of the DPhil students in PAICS are supervised by Ron Chrisley. If you are interested in joining PAICS to do a DPhil (PhD) have a look at the postgraduate prospectus and get in contact with Ron.

Ron also runs an MA in Philosophy of Cognitive Science (POCS) a one-year (or two-year part-time) masters degree.

Other relevant programs:

The Philosophy Department runs an MA in Philosophy and an MPhil and DPhil in Philosophy.

Other masters programs run by the Department of Informatics are:

• Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems (MSc)
• Intelligent Systems (MSc)
• Human-Centred Computer Systems (MSc)
• Multimedia Applications and Virtual Environments (MSc)
• Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (MRes)
• Information Technology for E-Commerce (MSc)

A list of all courses available to Informatics students can be found at the course directory.

Funding Opportunities:

• The University has a scholarships and bursaries website which may provide some useful information for both UK/EU and overseas students.
• UK students in PAICS are normally self-funded or in receipt of an AHRC studentship. EU students can also apply to the AHRC for a tuition fees bursary.
• The St Andrews English department have a page of grants and awards, some of which may be relevant.
• The Royal Institute of Philosophy offers Jacobsen Fellowships for graduate study.