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Cognitive Science Minor

If you are interested in a Minor in Cognitive Science, here are the requirements from the Univeristy Catalog:


The Cognitive Science Minor requires 18-22 units.

Students are required* to take the two Foundational Courses (CGSCI):
CGSCI 100 - Foundations of Cognitive Science (4) ¹
CGSCI 101 - Cognitive Science Seminar (3; max total 9) ¹
(7 units total)

¹ One of these courses may be changing and/or an independant study course added.


In addition, students are required to take four courses (12-16 units) from the list below, with no more than two courses from the same department. Please note: students are not allowed to count any courses taken as part of the Cognitive Science Minor toward their major. Four from the following:

COMPUTER SCIENCES:
CSCI 119 - Introduction to Finite Automata (4)
CSCI 164 - Artificial Intelligence Programming (3)
CSCI 166 - Principles of Artificial Intelligence (3)

COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS and DEAF STUDIES:
CDDS 172 - Neural Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing (3)

PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 145 - Symbolic Logic (3)
PHIL 146 - Philosophy of Language (3)
PHIL 151 - Cognitive Science: Mind (3)

PSYCHOLOGY:
PSYCH 121 - Learning and Memory (4)
PSYCH 124 - Sensation and Perception (4) *
PSYCH 126 - Cognitive Neuroscience (3) *
PSYCH 128 - Cognitive Psychology (4)

LINGUISTICS
LING 142 - Phonology (3)
LING 143 - Syntax (3)
LING 152 - Computational Linguistics (3)
LING 165 - Language Acquisition (3)

INFORMATION SYSTEMS & DECISION SCIENCES:
IS 174 - Decision, Knowledge, and Intelligent Systems (3)

TOTAL, from the above 4 selections: (12-16 units)

These courses have the following prerequisites: CSCI 40, 41, 60.
CSCI 119 is also a prerequisite for CSCI 164 and 166.
* These courses have the following prerequisites: PSYCH 10, 42, 144.
These courses have the following prerequisites: LING 100.