COGS - Cognitive Science Minor
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Program Requirements
One course in each of the following core aspects of the interdisciplinary approach to cognition:
Cognitive psychology (thought, memory, decision-making, etc.)
Neurological “hardware” (introductory course on neuroscience, brain/behavior relationships)
Philosophy of the mind
Two elective courses focused on the following other cognitive science topics:
Artificial intelligence
Modeling of intelligent behavior and/or systems
Language (or communication more broadly)
Decision-making
Other aspects of cognition (emotion, logic, argument, perception, etc.)
Integrating exercise consisting of one of the following:
One upper-level seminar focusing on an interdisciplinary topic related to cognitive science from any department or program.
One credit of independent study or research assistantship on a topic related to cognitive science under the supervision of a faculty member affiliated with the cognitive science minor or approved by the coordinator.
If the student completes a credit-bearing senior exercise related to cognitive science in the major field (thesis, design project, etc.), they may augment that exercise in a way that integrates knowledge from courses taken from the minor and elaborates the connections to cognitive science (particularly to disciplines outside the major field).
This option can only be completed with prior permission of the minor coordinator and instructor/supervisor in the major field.
Student must register for an independent study that will officially count as the cognitive science exercise. The independent study registration can be with the thesis advisor, the minor coordinator, or another member of the faculty with prior approval from the coordinator.
Suggested augmentations include an additional chapter or section in the written thesis, a presentation, or a short additional paper focusing on cognitive science connections.
For more information, students should contact the minor coordinator Professor Elizabeth Casserly.