The COSYP graduate program offers three different tracks, namely an integrated PhD, a research-only PhD, and a Master track. Hence both, students with a Master or a Bachelor degree may apply. Students who have a MSc engage in 3 years of regular PhD studies. Students with a BSc first need to go through a qualification phase for 3 semesters where they take a set of courses - which is chosen together with their supervisors according to the student’s interests and research plans. A Master degree can be obtained in the 4th semester after the qualification phase.

The target audience of the COSYP Graduate Program are students who have completed their BSc in Computer Science, Psychology, Neuroscience, or related areas and who want to – acquire knowledge in COSYP areas that are outside their original field of study, – deepen their knowledge in their main field of previous studies, and – engage in interdisciplinary research leading to a PhD graduate students who have completed their Master’s degree and would like to continue their graduate education in an interdisciplinary research environment. The goal of the 1.5 years of the qualification phase for Integrated Graduate students starting with a BSc degree is to qualify them to carry out independent research. The students who have successfully completed the qualification phase, respectively who enter with a MSc degree are expected to do research. Consequently, the qualification phase 3 offers a structured educational program, whereas the final PhD phase can be seen as a stage on which the student defines, and executes, his/her own research in a professional collaboration with a chosen supervisor, respectively several supervisors to foster the interdisciplinary collaborations within COSYP.