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Undergraduate

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Sarrah Hussain holds up a drawing of a brain
Sarrah Hussain ’21

Program Overview

We offer undergraduate B.A. and B.S. degrees in Cognitive Science and an undergraduate minor. Cognitive Science can stand alone as a major, but it is also a great complement to majors in disciplinary fields such as Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Design Arts, Philosophy, and Psychology. The minor in Cognitive Science complements an even wider range of majors and is for any student with an interest in minds, brains, and organic and artificial intelligence.

Major

B.A. in Cognitive Science

The B.A. in Cognitive Science requires a minimum of 14 courses. All majors take COGS 007, an introduction to cognitive science, plus core courses in cognitive psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and cognitive neuroscience, and collaterals in computer science. They must also complete a course in research methods or tools. 

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B.S. in Cognitive Science

The B.S.in Cognitive Science entails additional courses beyond those in the B.A. to provide both additional breadth and depth. It requires a minimum of 20 courses. All majors take COGS 007, an introduction to cognitive science, plus core courses in cognitive psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and cognitive neuroscience, and collaterals in computer science, math, and social science. They must also complete two courses in research methods or tools and at least one semester of supervised research. 

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Minor

The undergraduate minor in Cognitive Science requires COGS 007, an introduction to cognitive science, plus four additional courses, two of these being Disciplinary Core Courses courses.

Course Requirements

See all course requirements and electives on the course catalog.

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Program Honors

Majors seeking to graduate with honors in cognitive science must have a 3.30 GPA in the major, a 3.30 GPA overall, and complete a high quality senior thesis with enrollment in COGS 391 Honors Thesis in Cognitive Science: Proposal and COGS 392 Honors Thesis in Cognitive Science: Project Execution and Thesis. Theses submitted for honors will be evaluated by a committee of at least three cognitive science faculty.