Cognitive Systems: Language, Learning and Reasoning | Master
The Masters's program "Cognitive Systems: Language, Learning and Reasoning" is a unique, interdisciplinary degree program taught in Englisch that lies at the intersection of computer science and computational linguistics. The program's goal is the study and advancement of artifical intelligence. It is exceptional in its strong focus on teaching the scientific fundamentals as well as in its emphasis on practice and research.
European Masters in Clinical Linguistics (EMCL) | Master
The European Masters in Clinical Linguistics (EMCL) is part of the Erasmus Mundus Excellence Program and is offered in cooperation between the University of Potsdam, The University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. You will therefore study at the University of Potsdam as well as at the two partner universities. All three institutions enjoy an excellent reputation in the area of psycho/neurolinguistics and in clinical linguistics.
Fast-Track Master/Ph.D. Programs
Cognitive Science I Master
This research-oriented master's degree opens up new prspectives on addressing questions related to cognitve science and embodied cognition. Under the two keywords of interdisciplinarity and internationality, young scientists are given the opportunity to develop promising concepts and technologies and to test them in a state-of-the-art research environment.
Experimental Clinical Linguistics (IECL) | Master/Ph.D.
The English-language International M.Sc./Ph.D. Programme for Experimental and Clinical Linguistics (IECL) is the first Master's Program with an integrated Ph.D. Program at the University of Potsdam. It offers you innovative instruction, combining linguistic knowledge with interdisciplinary reseach and an international orientation.
Clinical Exercise Science (CES) I Master/Ph.D.
This research and professionally oriented Master's program studies the use of physical activity in the areas of prevention and rehabilitation. Clinical Exercise Science differentiates between clinical applications for patients and the uses of physical activity in professional and popular sports.
Linguistics: Empirical and Theoretical Foundations
The master’s degree program Linguistics: Empirical and Theoretical Foundations (language of instruction: English) provides in-depth theoretical knowledge in all core areas of grammar (phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics) as well as empirical investigation methods to obtain linguistic data. As a methodological focus, students can choose between experimental methods of psycholinguistics / neurolinguistics and field research.
Public Health, Exercise, and Nutrition (PEN)
Healthy eating and physical activity are core elements of healthy development, in maintaining health and preventing disease, both at the individual and population level. The interdisciplinary, research-oriented master’s degree program in Public Health, Exercise, and Nutrition (PEN) provides students with in-depth specialist and methodology knowledge in the fields of health, exercise and nutrition sciences. Students receive interdisciplinary scientific training and are enabled to conduct independent empirical research. This gives them access to subsequent doctoral studies, research activities at universities and non-university institutions, and advisory activities for public authorities and associations.