PhD in Cognition and Learning

The Doctorate in Cognition and Learning has the objective of training researchers committed to their social reality capable of generating knowledge from in-depth study, interdisciplinary dialogue and methodological rigour that affects the development of science and its social appropriation, through of the identification, understanding and study of educational problems related to the processes of cognition and learning. 

Through the lines of generation and application of knowledge "Cognitive processes" and "Cognition, cultures and society"; The doctorate promotes the development of research on different topics that affect the purpose of favoring proposals for education as a means of social inclusion. The line of generation and application of knowledge, "Cognitive processes", integrates research related to reading, writing and calculation; the basic processes of cognition; as well as research that deepens the understanding of the influence of new technologies, such as Information and Communication Technologies - ICT on cognitive development. On the other hand, the line “Cognition, cultures and society” is conceived as the space for the development of research on social learning.

Through the research topics developed, the doctorate in cognition and learning offers a wide field of inquiry on cognition and learning, under different methodological perspectives, which result in research products that affect the development of intervention proposals with the which favor the solution of social problems related to education.  

Despite being a recently created program, the impact of the doctorate on scientific development, the dissemination of knowledge to the general population, as well as the commitment to social change can be observed through scientific dissemination activities, in where both the professors of the doctoral program and their students have participated; These activities have been carried out both in local contexts, for example through lectures to students from other educational levels; regional, through participation in radio programs; and international, through participation in academic and outreach events.

Thus, the Doctorate in Cognition and Learning fills a gap present in other postgraduate proposals through a comprehensive training proposal with solid theoretical and methodological foundations on cognition and learning; favored by a multidisciplinary teaching staff, with whom students develop research projects, which, although they may be specific, start from the recognition of the complexity of the educational phenomenon through a biopsychosocial view of cognition and learning; as well as the need for dialogue and collaborative work to solve problems related to education.