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.