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.
The minor is offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For questions about the minor, contact us at cogsci@ucon.edu.
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. Substitutions are not permitted for required courses within a minor.
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| COGS 2201 | Foundations of Cognitive Science | 3 |
| 12 |
| Cognitive Anthropology | |
| Artificial Intelligence | |
| Philosophy of Psychology | |
| Philosophy of Mind | |
| Learning | |
| Cognitive Psychology | |
| Language and Culture | |
| The Science of Linguistics | |
| Philosophy of Language | |
| The Psychology of Language | |
| Sensory Systems Neuroscience | |
| Sensation and Perception | |
| Psychology of Consciousness | |
| Introduction to Phonetic Principles | |
| Developmental Psychology | |
| Current Topics in Developmental Psychology | |
| Development of the Brain | |
| Speech and Language Acquisition | |
| Introduction to Language Disorders in Children | |
| Biology of the Brain | |
| Physiological Psychology | |
| Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience | |
| Neuroscience of Cognitive and Communication Disorders | |
| Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design | |
| Introduction to Discrete Systems | |
| Theory of Computation | |
| Introduction to Computational Linguistics | |
| Phonology | |
| Semantics | |
| Syntax | |
| Symbolic Logic I | |
| Symbolic Logic II | |
| Total Credits | 15 |
