The interdisciplinary nature of Cognitive Science provides students with the opportunity to pursue careers ranging from science to technology to law. For those interested in the ‘pure’ science of understanding human or machine intelligence, a typical option is to continue graduate studies in fields including computer science, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, or linguistics. A major in Cognitive Science also opens the doors to many other careers including:
- Artificial Intelligence Research and Design
- Data Science/ Data Analysis
- Game Design
- Software Engineering
- User Experience / User Interface Design
- Human Factors Engineering
- Medical Technology and Analysis
- Speech Synthesis and Voice Recognition
- Communications and Mobile Systems
- Neural Network Applications
- Expert Systems
- Educational Technology
- Social Media
- Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation
- Technical Writing & Journalism
- Science Communication and Public Engagement
- Marketing and Consumer Behavior
- Education
Students are also well positioned to move into other fields that value good writing and analytic thought along with technical and research skills, including:
- Medicine
- Law
- Consulting
- Civil Service
- Social Work
- Business
Frequent employers of Cognitive Science graduates include:
- Tech companies
- Communications
- Consulting firms
- Media
- Government
- Publishing firms
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