Overview

The discipline combines expertise in psycholinguistics, core linguistics, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience and corpus linguistics to investigate the connection between language structure, language processing and the neural basis of language.

About the program

The Cognitive Science of Language program at McMaster University has a strong research orientation with expertise in cognitive science, corpus linguistics, neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and theoretical linguistics.

The program introduces students to the issues in those fields that form the nexus of, linguistics, cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience, and trains them in the research methods employed to study them.

Programme Structure

Areas of research include:

cognitive psychology of language

corpus linguistics

neurolinguistics

phonetics

psycholinguistics

sociolinguistics

theoretical linguistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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92

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hamilton, Canada

Disciplines

Cognitive Science Linguistics View 18 other PhDs in Linguistics in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

B+

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Master’s Degree
B+ minimum average, based on previous graduate work
All post-secondary academic work completed to date
Official transcripts
Two academic references from instructors most familiar with your academic work
English language proficiency
Statement of Interest
CV/Resume

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

4204 CAD / year

≈ 4204 CAD / year
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Citizens or residents

4204 CAD / year

≈ 4204 CAD / year

Living costs

Hamilton

Canada

1163 - 1630 CAD / month

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