Cognitive Science Major

The Interdisciplinary Major in Cognitive Science offers students the opportunity to study cognition through a diverse and multidisciplinary curriculum, which culminates in an integrative capstone seminar.

Major Requirements

The Cognitive Science major consists of seven required courses (22 credit hours), one course from each of four cognitive science content areas (12 credit hours), and nine credit hours of electives (normally 3 courses).

  • Required Courses 
  • Content Area Requirements
  • Electives

Seven required courses (22 credit hours)

COSC 1010 Introduction to Software Development (4 cr.)
(formerly Introduction to Computer Programming)
INCG 2010 Introduction to Cognitive Science (3 cr.)
INCG 4997 Capstone in Cognitive Science (3 cr.)
PHIL 1001 or 1001H Foundations in Philosophy OR Honors Foundations in Philosophy (3 cr.)
PHIL 4450 Philosophy of Mind (3 cr.)
PSYC 1001 General Psychology (3 cr.)
PSYC 3320 Cognition (3 cr.)

Four courses required, one course (3 credits) in each of four content areas

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Neuroscience (one course, 3 credits)

Choose from the following:

BIOL 4501 Cellular Neurobiology (3 cr.)
BISC 4140 Functional Neuroanatomy (3 cr.)
BISC 4850 Systems Neuroscience (3 cr.)
PSYC 3601 Biopsychology (3 cr.)
PSYC 3650 Affective Neuroscience (3 cr.)

Individual and Social Behavior (one course, 3 credits)

Choose from the following:

ANTH 2301 Language and Culture (3 cr.)
PSYC 3201 Introductory Social Psychology (3 cr.)
PSYC 3301 Learning and Behavior (3 cr.)
PSYC 4320 Learning and Memory (3 cr.)
PSYC 4820 Concepts and Principles of Behavior (3 cr.)
SOCI 2500 Self, Language and Social Interaction (3 cr.)

Mathematics and Statistics (one course, 3 credits)

Choose from the following:

MATH 1700 Modern Elementary Statistics (3 cr.)
MATH 4700 Theory of Probability (3 cr.)
MATH 4720 Statistical Methods (3 cr.)
MATH 4740 Biostatistical Methods and Models (3 cr.)
SOCI 2060 Social Statistics (3 cr.)

Linguistics (one course, 3 credits)

Choose from the following:

ENGL 3110 Exploring the English Language (3 cr.)
ENGL 3140 Sociolinguistics (3 cr.)
ENGL 4120 Anatomy of English (3 cr.)
ENGL 4130 History of the English Language (3 cr.)
ENGL 4170 Studies in Language (3 cr.)
ENGL 4220 Rhetorical Theories and Practices (3 cr.)
SPAN 4110 Linguistic Approaches to Spanish Grammar (3 cr.)
SPAN 4120 Spanish Phonetics (3 cr.)
SPAN 4160 Spanish Sociolinguistics (3 cr.)

9 credit hours required; normally three courses

The following is a highly select sampling of the electives students can choose from. For a complete and up-to-date list, see the Bulletin entry for the Cognitive Science Program. 

ANTH 1201 Human Evolutionary Process (3 cr.)
COSC 1020 Object-Oriented Software Design (4 cr.)
COSC 1820 Data, Ethics and Society (3 cr.)
COSC 2100 Data Structures (3 cr.)
COSC 4600 Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.)
PHIL 2000 Critical Reasoning: Informal Logic in Real-World Contexts (3 cr.)
PHIL 2460 Philosophical Perspectives on Free Will (3 cr.)
PSYC 3101 Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Adolescence (3 cr.)
PSYC 3401 Adult Psychopathology (3 cr.)
PSYC 4956 Advanced Undergraduate Research (1-3 cr.)

 

Experience Map: Understanding the Major

Cognitive Science Major Map
 

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