Cognitive Science Major – B.S. Degree

A. Core Requirements (60-62 cr)

• COG 166 - Introduction to Cognitive Science credit: 3
• COG 266 - Brains, Minds and Consciousness credit: 3
• COG 356 - Generative Processes and Abstract Machines credit: 3
• COG 366 - Computational Models of Cognitive Processes credit: 3
• COG 411 - Introduction into Neural Networks credit: 3
• COG 468 - Cognitive Science Capstone Seminar credit: 3
• CSC 416 - Artificial Intelligence Programming Languages credit: 3
• CSC 466 - Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Programming credit: 3
• LIN 100 - Introduction to Linguistics credit: 3
• PHL 471 - Philosophy of Mind credit: 3
• PSY 280 - Analysis of Psychological Data credit: 4
• PSY 290 - Research Methods in Psychology credit: 4

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• ANT 344 - Language and Culture credit: 3

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• CAS 444 - Semiotics and the Study of Meaning credit: 3

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• COG 212 - Programming and Problem Solving credit: 3

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• CSC 212 - Principles of Programming credit: 3

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• COG 241 - Programming and Knowledge Representation credit: 3

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• CSC 241 - Abstract Data Types and Programming Methodology credit: 3

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• PHL 309 - Logic, Language, and Thought credit: 3

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• COG 376 - Computer Models of Language Representation and Processing credit: 3

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• All of the following three Psychology courses (one must be taken at the 400-level)

• PSY 301 - Perception credit: 3

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• PSY 401 - Perception credit: 4

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• PSY 303 - Biopsychology credit: 3

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• PSY 403 - Biopsychology credit: 4

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• PSY 305 - Cognition credit: 3

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• PSY 405 - Cognition credit: 4

B. Learning Agreement (9 cr)

• A student, along with a faculty member, will devise a learning agreement containing a minimum of nine credit hours, which are at the 300- or 400-level. The proposed agreement is to be submitted to the Cognitive Science Program Faculty Committee and the Cognitive Science Director for approval, typically by the end of the student’s sophomore year. The sequence of courses comprising the learning agreement may be from different departments.

C. Cognate Requirements (None)

Note: A C- or better must be earned in all core courses.