Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence, bringing together course content from:
- Psychology
- Linguistics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Anthropology
- Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
While available with any undergraduate major, the minor in Cognitive Science is especially appropriate for majors in the fields listed above.
Requirements
To earn a minor in Cognitive Science, students must complete 15 credits at the 2000 level or above. COGS 2201 Foundations of Cognitive Science is required, plus four additional courses coming from at least three areas (A through F). No more than two courses may be counted from any one department
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| COGS 2201 | Foundations of Cognitive Science | 3 |
| 12 |
| Cognitive Anthropology | |
| Artificial Intelligence | |
PHIL 3247/3247W | | |
| Philosophy of Mind | |
| Learning | |
| Cognitive Psychology | |
| Language and Culture | |
| The Science of Linguistics | |
| Philosophy of Language | |
| The Psychology of Language | |
PHIL 3256/3256W | | |
| Sensation and Perception | |
| Psychology of Consciousness | |
| Developmental Psychology | |
| Current Topics in Developmental Psychology | |
| Speech and Language Acquisition |
| Introduction to Language Disorders in Children | |
SLHS 4376 | | |
PHIL 3249W | | |
| Biology of the Brain | |
| Physiological Psychology | |
| Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience | |
| Neuroscience of Cognitive and Communication Disorders | |
| Introduction to Discrete Systems | |
| Theory of Computation | |
| Introduction to Computational Linguistics | |
| Phonology | |
| Semantics | |
| Syntax | |
| Symbolic Logic I | |
| Symbolic Logic II | |
| Total Credits | 15 |
The minor is offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For the Cognitive Science minor, contact Prof. William Snyder, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Cognitive Science, Oak Hall, Room 350.
