orr@instable.UUCP (02/23/87)
Hi, netters. A while ago (Jan 19) I asked for information about MA/PHd programs in COG-ENG & related fields for a friend of mine. *Thanks a million* to all those who took time out & replied on both my behalf & my friend's. You've been a great help. anyway, here is a summary of the relevant answers I got, in case any body else is interested. Thanx again, Michael Orr. ================================================================== Good programs in both Cognitive and Developmental Psych at UCSD. Also in Psychological Anthropology, which relates well to Social Psych. She can write Ruby Woods Psychology Department C-009 University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093 for applications and an information packet. Ruby is the chief secretary in Psych. If your friend wants to reach various faculty, she might try (at the same address) Don Norman for info on the Cognitive Science program and Elizabeth (Liz) Bates for info on Developmental Psych. Or Harold (Hal) Pashler for Cognitive Psychology. He's more approachable than Don, though Don is in charge of the Cognitive department. Liz and Hal are both profs and are extremely friendly and helpful. Valerie Polichar MIT has the program in Brain and Cognitive Sciences - perhaps too biology-oriented for your friend. Stanford has just created a new department - Symbolic Systems - which is a blend of Cog Sci, Psych, Comp Sci, Philosophy, Linguistics. Berkeley's departments of Education and Psychology are supposed to be good, and there is an ongoing program in cognitive science/ Try writing for descriptions of these programs. You can probably reach Berkeley through Department of Psychology Graduate advisor UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 Stanford would be Dept. of Psychology (or Symbolic Systems, but they may not count as a mail stop yet) Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 At Sussex Univerity we have a Cognitive Sciences school which awards MA, MSc, M.Phil, D.Phil degrees in cognitive psycholgy/AI. One of the most popular courses is our MSc in "knowledge based systems" which is essentially a one year conversion course in AI with some psychology/linguistics/philosophy. It includes a great deal of practical programming using POPLOG on VAX or Unix Workstations. If your friend is interested she should write as soon as possible to: Graduate admissions University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QN, England (Phone (044) (273) 606755) asking for prospectus, application forms, etc. -- orr%nsta@nsc IBM's motto: Machines should work, People should think. Orr's remark: Neither do. Disclaimer: Opinions, come home. All is forgiven. Papa.