Cognitive Science Program
Minor in Cognitive Science
Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements COGSMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Core. Two (2) courses:
- COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- COGS-Q 370 Experiments and Models in Cognition
COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Foundational introduction to the cognitive and information sciences. The primary themes are: (1) causal issues such as functional and computational architecture (e.g., modularity, effectiveness, and implementation, analog/digital), neuroscience, and embodied dynamics; and (2) semantic issues such as meaning, representation, content, and information flow. The role of both themes in logic, perception, computation, cognition, and consciousness. Throughout, an emphasis on writing, analysis, and exposition.
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COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Mastery of two years of high school algebra or the equivalent
- Description
- An introduction to the suite of mathematical and logical tools used in the cognitive and information sciences, including finite mathematics, automata and computability theory, elementary probability, and statistics, together with short introductions to formal semantics and dynamical systems.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COGS-Q 350 or COGS-Q 250.
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COGS-Q 370 Experiments and Models in Cognition
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- COGS-Q 260, CSCI-C 200, CSCI-C 211, of CSCI-H 211 with a grade of B or higher
- Notes
- R: Mastery of two years of high school algebra or the equivalent; PSY-K 300 or equivalent familiarity with statistics
- Description
- This course develops tools for studying mind and intelligence, including experimental techniques, and mathematical and computational models of human behavior. Topics include neural structures for cognition, attention, perception, memory, problem solving, judgment, decision making, and consciousness. Students will design and analyze laboratory experiments and apply formal models to the results.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COGS-Q 270 or COGS-Q 370.
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- Math, Logic, or Computation. One of the following options:
- Both of the following:
- COGS-Q 260 Programming for the Cognitive and Information Sciences (may be exempted for students with strong computational backgrounds)
- COGS-Q 320 Computation in the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- COGS-Q 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Computer Simulation
COGS-Q 260 Programming for the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Mastery of two years of high school algebra or the equivalent
- Description
- Students will learn to write simple computer programs. Programming assignments will focus on the implementation of an important class of models from cognitive science, such as neural networks or production systems.
COGS-Q 320 Computation in the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- COGS-Q 260, CSCI-C 200, CSCI-C 211, or CSCI-H 211 with a grade of B or higher
- Description
- Develop computer programming skills, learn to write programs that simulate cognitive processes, and run experiments with human subjects. The relation between computation and intelligence and a selection of approaches from artificial intelligence will be explored.
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COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Mastery of two years of high school algebra or the equivalent
- Description
- An introduction to the suite of mathematical and logical tools used in the cognitive and information sciences, including finite mathematics, automata and computability theory, elementary probability, and statistics, together with short introductions to formal semantics and dynamical systems.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COGS-Q 350 or COGS-Q 250.
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COGS-Q 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Computer Simulation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- CSCI-C 211, CSCI-H 211, or consent of instructor
- Description
- A survey of techniques for machine intelligence and their relation to human intelligence. Topics include modeling techniques, neural networks and parallel processing systems, problem-solving methods, knowledge representation, expert systems, vision, heuristics, production systems, speech perception, and natural language understanding. Students who have completed both COGS-C 463 and COGS-C 464 are exempted from taking this course.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COGS-Q 351 or CSCI-B 351.
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- Both of the following:
- Electives. Additional courses, as needed, to reach 15 credit hours:
- COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition
- COGS-Q 330 Perception/Action
- COGS-Q 345 Animal Cognition
- COGS-Q 355 Neural Networks and the Brain
- COGS-Q 360 Autonomous Robotics
- ANTH-A 107 Becoming Human: Evolving Genes, Bodies, Behaviors, Ideas
- ANTH-B 111 Introduction to Chimpanzee Behavior and Cognition
- ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology
- ANTH-B 368 The Evolution of Primate Social Behavior
- HON-H 241 Scientific Uncertainty and Discovery (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- LING-L 103 Introduction to the Study of Language
- LING-L 203
- LING-L 210 Topics in Language and Society
- LING-L 306 Phonetics
- LING-L 307 Phonology
- LING-L 308 Morphology
- LING-L 310 Syntax
- LING-L 325 Semantics
- LING-L 430 Language Change and Variation
- LING-L 431 Field Methods
- LING-L 432 Advanced Field Methods
- LING-L 490 Linguistic Structures
- MATH-M 384 Logic
- MATH-M 385 Mathematics from Language
- PHIL-P 105 Critical Thinking
- PHIL-P 106 Introduction to Problems of Philosophy
- PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
- PHIL-P 251 Intermediate Symbolic Logic
- PHIL-P 310 Topics in Metaphysics
- PHIL-P 312 Topics in the Theory of Knowledge
- PHIL-P 320 Philosophy of Language
- PHIL-P 350 Logic of Sets
- PHIL-P 352 Logic and Philosophy
- PHIL-P 360 Philosophy of Mind
- PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action
- PHYS-P 317 Signals and Information Processing in Living Systems
- PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I
- PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences
- PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology
- PSY-P 325 Psychology of Learning
- PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience
- PSY-P 329 Sensation and Perception
- PSY-P 330 Perception/Action
- PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology
- PSY-P 337 Clinical Neuroscience
- PSY-P 346 Neuroscience
- PSY-P 349 Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSY-P 350 Human Factors/Ergonomics
- PSY-P 405 Elementary Mathematical Psychology
- PSY-P 407 Drugs and the Nervous System
- PSY-P 410 Development of the Brain and Behavior
- PSY-P 411 Neural Bases of Learning and Memory
- PSY-P 417 Animal Behavior
- PSY-P 423 Human Neuropsychology
- PSY-P 424 Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
- PSY-P 426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience
- PSY-P 429 Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
- PSY-P 433 Laboratory in Neuroimaging Methods
- PSY-P 435 Laboratory in Human Learning and Cognition
- PSY-P 438 Language and Cognition
- PSY-P 440 Topics in Cognitive Psychology
- PSY-P 441 Neuropsychology of Language
- PSY-P 443 Cognitive Development
- PSY-P 444
- PSY-P 448 Social Judgment and Person Perception
- SLHS-S 201 Speech Anatomy and Physiology
- SLHS-S 307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging
- CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I
- CSCI-A 202 Introduction to Programming II
- CSCI-A 304 Introductory C++ Programming
- CSCI-A 306 Object-Oriented Programming in C++
- CSCI-A 321 Computing Tools for Scientific Research
- CSCI-A 346 User-Interface Programming
- CSCI-B 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- CSCI-B 355 Autonomous Robotics
- CSCI-B 401 Fundamentals of Computing Theory
- CSCI-B 455 Principles of Machine Learning
- CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems
- CSCI-C 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science
- CSCI-C 311 Programming Languages
- CSCI-C 335 Computer Structures
- CSCI-C 343 Data Structures
- CSCI-H 211 Introduction to Computer Science-Honors
- CSCI-H 212 Introduction to Software Systems, Honors
- CSCI-H 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science, Honors
- CSCI-H 311 Programming Languages Honors
- CSCI-H 335 Computer Structures Honors
- CSCI-H 343 Data Structures, Honors
- CSCI-P 415 Introduction to Verification
- INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics
- INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I
- INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II
- INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction Design and Programming
- INFO-I 320 Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing
COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: PSY-P 101
- Description
- An introduction to the neural mechanisms underlying complex cognition, and a survey of topics in neuroscience related to cognition. The course provides a solid background in human biopsychology.
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COGS-Q 330 Perception/Action
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155
- Description
- Roboticists know that actions like catching a fly ball are exceedingly complex, yet people perform them effortlessly. How perceptual information is generated by and used in guiding such actions is covered, as are issues of motor coordination and control. Classes include laboratories on analysis of optic flow and limb movements.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COGS-Q 330 or PSY-P 330.
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COGS-Q 345 Animal Cognition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the study of animal cognition. Reviews historical, theoretical, and philosophical perspectives on how animals think. Explores debates about specific aspects of cognition, including whether and how animals reason, whether they have memory and concepts, whether they can use tools, whether they communicate or have "language," whether they have consciousness, behave altruistically, and have morals.
COGS-Q 355 Neural Networks and the Brain
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- COGS-Q 260, CSCI-C 211, or CSCI-H 211 with a grade of B or higher; and one of COGS-Q 350, COGS-Q 351, or CSCI-B 351; or consent of instructor
- Description
- An overview of common neural networks, especially deep learning. Practical computer programming exercises, mainly in Python, provide training in how to implement neural networks to solve real-world problems. Students will be able to implement practical neural network solutions and evaluate their suitability as models of the brain and cognition.
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COGS-Q 360 Autonomous Robotics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Two semesters of computer programming
- Description
- Introduction to the design, construction, and control of autonomous mobile robots. Includes basic mechanics, electronics, and programming for robotics, as well as the applications of robots in cognitive science.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COGS-Q 360 or CSCI-B 355.
ANTH-A 107 Becoming Human: Evolving Genes, Bodies, Behaviors, Ideas
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces the interdisciplinary science of human evolution using evidence from genetics, comparative anatomy and behavior of living primates, fossils, and archaeology. Shows how understanding the evolutionary past is relevant to current and future human conditions.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-A 103, ANTH-A 105, ANTH-A 107, or ANTH-A 303.
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ANTH-B 111 Introduction to Chimpanzee Behavior and Cognition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys research on the behavior and cognition of our closest relative, the chimpanzee. Areas covered include the discovery of the chimpanzee, diet, foraging behavior, parenting, hunting, intelligence, psychology, language/communication, sleep science, tool-making and using activity, aggression, sex, social system and what chimpanzees tell us about human evolution.
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ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the natural history of humans (Homo sapiens). Includes coverage of evolutionary theory and its relevance for understanding contemporary human biology, genetics and inheritance, description and analysis of human biological variation and adaptation, human-environment biocultural interactions, similarities and differences between humans and non-human primates, and the fossil record for primate and human evolution.
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ANTH-B 368 The Evolution of Primate Social Behavior
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major patterns of social organization in the order Primates, with focus on several important primate species. Examination of Darwinian theories of behavioral evolution. Particular attention paid to the influence of food-getting and diet on social behavior.
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HON-H 241 Scientific Uncertainty and Discovery
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Applies concepts used by the natural and physical sciences to illuminate general laws of science and to describe natural phenomena using primarily quantitative methods and empirical inquiry. Uses the scientific method for asking and answering questions about scientific phenomena and scientific uncertainty.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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LING-L 103 Introduction to the Study of Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of perspectives on language, covering topics such as the relation between the form of words and sentences and their meanings, the sounds of languages and their dialect variations, the use of language in daily life, language in humans and animals, and the relationship between language and thought.
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LING-L 210 Topics in Language and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The study of topics relating to the role of language as a social phenomenon.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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LING-L 306 Phonetics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the nature of speech, and the physiology and process of speech production, and training in IPA transcription of utterances drawn from the languages of the world, including various English dialects. The course includes an emphasis on naturally occurring speech and understanding physical aspects of speech behavior. Some laboratory work is included.
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LING-L 307 Phonology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: LING-L 306
- Description
- Basic concepts such as the phoneme and distinctive feature as defined and used within particular theories. The relationship of phonology to phonetics and morphology; exploration of salient aspects of sound structure and some characteristic modes of argumentation; extensive phonological analysis with some practice in writing phonological rules.
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LING-L 308 Morphology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- LING-L 103, LING-L 203, or LING-L 307
- Description
- An introduction to morphology, the study of the internal structure of words. Topics include the concept of the morpheme, the structure of words and processes of word formation, inflection versus derivation, and issues in morphological theory. Students will do morphological analyses on forms drawn from a variety of languages.
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LING-L 310 Syntax
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: LING-L 203
- Description
- Examination of the basic concepts, assumptions, and argumentation of modern syntactic theory to describe and analyze common syntactic structures in English and other languages. Practice in constructing and evaluating grammars.
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LING-L 325 Semantics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: LING-L 203
- Description
- An introduction to the relationship between linguistic forms and their meanings, use, and interpretation. Students will investigate the domain of linguistic semantics and acquire the "tools" to do semantic analysis and to critically evaluate those of others.
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LING-L 430 Language Change and Variation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- LING-L 307
- Notes
- R: LING-L 310 or LING-L 308
- Description
- An introduction to how languages change over time and how prehistoric languages can be reconstructed by comparing their modern descendants. Major topics include principles of language change; historical reconstruction; language relatedness and language families; variation and the mechanism of language change; contact-induced change; the birth and death of languages.
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LING-L 431 Field Methods
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- LING-L 307
- Notes
- R: LING-L 310
- Description
- Introduction to the procedures involved in the structural description of language, using a native speaker of an unfamiliar language whose speech will be analyzed.
LING-L 432 Advanced Field Methods
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- LING-L 431
- Description
- Advanced analysis of the language under study in LING-L 431.
LING-L 490 Linguistic Structures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The linguistic analysis of particular aspects of the structure of one language or a group of closely related languages.
MATH-M 384 Logic
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- CSCI-C 241, MATH-M 303, or MATH-S 303
- Description
- Construction and study of formal mathematical languages. Definitions of, and relationships between, the notions of truth and provability of a formal sentence. Proof systems for logical systems such as propositional logic and syllogistic logic. Soundness, completeness, and decidability.
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MATH-M 385 Mathematics from Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- MATH-M 118, MATH-S 118, or equivalent
- Description
- Discrete mathematics. Topics in math motivated by linguistics, chosen from formal approaches to syntax and semantics, and from statistical and computational linguistics.
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PHIL-P 105 Critical Thinking
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- We spend a good part of our waking hours thinking and/or critiquing the thoughts and beliefs of ourselves and others. This course is designed to help you develop a toolbox of techniques and skills that will help you become a skilled evaluator and creator of arguments.
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PHIL-P 106 Introduction to Problems of Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Covers perennial problems of philosophy, particularly in ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology (e.g., the self, personal identity, knowledge, existence, reality, God, and the good life). Engages historical and contemporary primary resources. Concentrates on reading and interpretation of original philosophical texts, the evaluation of philosophical argumentation, and the development of philosophical skills.
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PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Propositional logic and first-order quantificational logic.
- Repeatability
- No credit for PHIL-P 150 if PHIL-P 250 taken first or concurrently.
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PHIL-P 251 Intermediate Symbolic Logic
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PHIL-P 250 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Identity, definite descriptions, properties of formal theories, elementary set theory.
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PHIL-P 310 Topics in Metaphysics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
- Description
- Topics such as existence, individuation, contingency, universals and particulars, causality, determinism, space, time, events and change, relation of mental and physical.
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PHIL-P 312 Topics in the Theory of Knowledge
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
- Description
- Topics such as various theories of perceptual realism, sense-datum theories, theories of appearing, phenomenalism, the nature of knowledge, the relation between knowledge and belief, relation between knowledge and evidence, and the problem of skepticism.
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PHIL-P 320 Philosophy of Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: PHIL-P 250 (or another logic course involving formal languages and methods, such as COGS-Q 350 or MATH-M 384) and at least one other course in Philosophy. Students who have not successfully completed a course in logic may find this course difficult
- Description
- A study of selected philosophical problems concerning language and their bearing on traditional problems in philosophy.
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PHIL-P 350 Logic of Sets
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PHIL-P 250 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Elementary operations on sets, relations, functions, orderings, introduction to ordinal and cardinal numbers.
PHIL-P 352 Logic and Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PHIL-P 250 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Relation of logic to other areas of philosophy. Selected topics from among the following: logic and ontology; logic and language; logic, reasoning, and belief; intentionality and intentional logic; tense and modal logic; individuation, reference, identity.
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PHIL-P 360 Philosophy of Mind
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours of philosophy or coursework in cognitive science or brain and psychological science
- Description
- Selected topics from among the following: the nature of mental phenomena (e.g., thinking, volition, perception, emotion); the mind-body problem (e.g., dualism, behaviorism, functionalism); connections to cognitive science issues in psychology, linguistics, and artificial intelligence; computational theories of mind.
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PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
- Description
- The nature of human and rational action: the structure of intentions and practical consciousness; the role of the self in action; volitions; the connections of desires, needs, and purposes to intentions and doings; causation and motivation; freedom; the structure of deliberation; rational actions and duties, whether moral or institutional.
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PHYS-P 317 Signals and Information Processing in Living Systems
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PHYS-H 222, PHYS-P 202, or PHYS-P 222; and MATH-M 120 or MATH-M 211.
- Description
- Introduction to quantitative methods for life sciences, emphasizing how living systems process information. Topics include noise in sensory signals; consequences for sensory processing; uncertainty and decision making; neural networks, excitable waves in neurons and muscle; stability/instability; models of development and morphogenesis. Open to students in the physical or life sciences.
PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to psychology; its methods, data, and theoretical interpretations in areas of learning, sensory psychology, and psychophysiology.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of PSY-P 101, PSY-B 105, PSY-P 106, PSY-P 151, or PSY-P 155.
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PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introduction to psychological and brain sciences for psychology majors. Introduces students to the history of psychology and its place in science, to the experimental method, and to the broad range of topics studied by psychological scientists.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of PSY-P 101, PSY-P 106, PSY-P 151, or PSY-P 155.
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PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155
- Description
- Design and execution of simple experiments, treatment of results, search of the literature, and preparation of experimental reports.
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PSY-P 325 Psychology of Learning
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 and PSY-P 102; or PSY-P 155
- Description
- Facts and principles of animal and human learning, especially as treated in theories attempting to provide frameworks for understanding what learning is and how it takes place.
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PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155; and one of BIOL-L 100, BIOL-L 111, BIOL-L 112, or equivalent
- Description
- An examination of the cellular bases of behavior, emphasizing contemporary views and approaches to the study of the nervous system. Neural structure, function, and organization are considered in relation to sensory and motor function, motivation, learning, and other basic behaviors.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346.
PSY-P 329 Sensation and Perception
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155
- Notes
- R: MATH-M 026, MATH-M 119, or introductory physics
- Description
- Basic data, theories, psychophysics, illusions, and other topics fundamental to understanding sensory and perceptual processes.
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PSY-P 330 Perception/Action
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155
- Description
- Roboticists know that actions like catching a fly ball are exceedingly complex, yet people perform them effortlessly. How perceptual information is generated by and used in guiding such actions is covered, as are issues of motor coordination and control. Classes include laboratories on analysis of optic flow and limb movements.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COGS-Q 330 or PSY-P 330.
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PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155
- Description
- Introduction to human cognitive processes, including attention and perception, memory, psycholinguistics, problem solving, and thinking.
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PSY-P 337 Clinical Neuroscience
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346
- Description
- Psychological disorders such as depression and autism exact a huge toll in human suffering and social costs. This course surveys the role of disturbed neural mechanisms on the development of psychological disorders. Methods for investigating the relationship between a disorder and proposed mechanisms will be critically evaluated.
PSY-P 346 Neuroscience
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155
- Notes
- R: 3 credits of Biology such as BIOL-L 100, BIOL-L 104, BIOL-L 111, BIOL-L 112, BIOL-A 215, or BIOL-P 215
- Description
- A survey of contemporary neuroscience, examining the neural basis of behavior with approaches including molecular, cellular, developmental, cognitive, and behavioral neuroscience. Sensory and motor function, learning and memory, and other behaviors are considered using anatomical, physiological, behavioral, biochemical, and genetic approaches, providing a balanced view of neuroscience.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346.
PSY-P 349 Cognitive Neuroscience
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346
- Description
- An overview of the field of cognitive neuroscience. The neural basis of cognition is studied by considering the impact of neuropsychological case studies, neuroimaging (ERP and fMRI), and behavioral investigations on our understanding of sensory-motor systems, learning, memory, emotion, and spatial behavior.
PSY-P 350 Human Factors/Ergonomics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155
- Description
- Theories and data of experimental psychology applied to the problems of the interaction of people and technology.
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PSY-P 405 Elementary Mathematical Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155; and MATH-M 118; and MATH-M 119
- Notes
- R: MATH-M 360
- Description
- Survey of mathematically oriented psychological theories and their applications to learning, perception, psychophysics, decision making, small groups, etc.
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PSY-P 407 Drugs and the Nervous System
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346
- Description
- Introduction to the major psychoactive drugs and how they act upon the brain to influence behavior. Discussion of the role of drugs as therapeutic agents for various clinical disorders and as probes to provide insight into brain function.
PSY-P 410 Development of the Brain and Behavior
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346
- Description
- Examination of the interaction of the developing brain with the behavior it mediates. Cellular systems and organismal levels of analysis will all be considered in the organization of structure function relationships in the neural basis of behavior.
PSY-P 411 Neural Bases of Learning and Memory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346
- Description
- Comprehensive survey of theories and data concerned with neural correlates of associative and non-associative forms of learning and memory. Vertebrate and invertebrate model systems and preparations as well as data obtained from the human neuropsychology literature will be studied.
PSY-P 417 Animal Behavior
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155
- Description
- Methods, findings, and interpretations of recent investigations of animal behavior.
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PSY-P 423 Human Neuropsychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346
- Description
- A critical examination of neurological functioning with respect to human and other animal behavior. Assesses the behavioral functions of neural structures and systems through understanding the behavioral consequences of brain damage and through basic experimental study.
PSY-P 424 Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 211; and PSY-P 329; and PSY-K 300 or equivalent
- Description
- The experimental investigation of current and classical problems in sensory psychology and perception.
PSY-P 426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346; and PSY-K 300 or equivalent
- Description
- Experiments with and demonstrations of contemporary approaches in behavioral neuroscience.
PSY-P 429 Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 211; and PSY-P 315 or PSY-P 316; and PSY-K 300 or equivalent
- Description
- Research methods in developmental psychology and their application to selected problems in the development of humans and of nonhuman species.
PSY-P 433 Laboratory in Neuroimaging Methods
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346; and PSY-K 300 or equivalent
- Description
- Laboratory experience in all facets of a neuroimaging experiment, including experimental design, data acquisition, data analysis, data interpretation, and data presentation. Introductory magnetic resonance (MR) physics and the physiology of blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) changes are included.
PSY-P 435 Laboratory in Human Learning and Cognition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 211; and PSY-P 325 or PSY-P 335; and PSY-K 300 or equivalent
- Description
- Experimental study of human learning and cognitive processes.
PSY-P 438 Language and Cognition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 335
- Description
- Methods, research, and theory in psycholinguistics. Examination of speech perception, speech production, psychological studies of syntax and semantics, language development, cognitive basis of linguistic theory, neurology of language, and language comprehension and thought.
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PSY-P 440 Topics in Cognitive Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 335
- Description
- A critical examination of an area within cognitive psychology. Topics will vary by semester but could include attention, memory, categorization, imagery, language, thinking, problem solving, or decision making.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
PSY-P 441 Neuropsychology of Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 326, PSY-P 335, or PSY-P 346
- Description
- Introduction to the neuroscience of language comprehension, including the basic neuroanatomy of the language system and levels of processing from single word to discourse level. Discussion of such language disorders as dyslexia and aphasia.
PSY-P 443 Cognitive Development
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 315 or PSY-P 316
- Description
- Human cognitive development. Topics may include language, problem solving, conceptual growth, perception, and cultural influences.
PSY-P 448 Social Judgment and Person Perception
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 304 or PSY-P 320
- Description
- Judgments, decisions, and perceptions of a social nature include self-knowledge, judgments of causality, biases and errors of social judgment such as stereotyping, and the relation of thinking and feeling. Principles will be considered in the context of applied areas such as law and psychotherapy.
SLHS-S 201 Speech Anatomy and Physiology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Covers anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism; contemporary views of speech physiology; subsystems of the speech mechanism - respiratory, laryngeal, and supraglottal - integrated with a model of speech production. Includes laboratory experiences.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLHS-S 201 and SPHS-S 201.
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SLHS-S 307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLHS-S 104, SLHS-S 108, or SPHS-S 108; and SLHS-S 201, SPHS-S 201, or ANAT-A 215
- Description
- Review of cognitive and communicative changes associated with normal aging as well as with diseases and conditions that are prevalent in the aging population. Includes discussion of methodological issues in research on aging as well as principles for maximizing communication with the elderly population.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLHS-S 307 or SPHS-S 307.
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CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I
- Description
- Fundamental programming constructs, including loops, arrays, classes and files. General problem-solving techniques. Emphasis on modular programming, user-interface design, and developing good programming style. Not intended for computer science majors.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-A 202 Introduction to Programming II
- Description
- Advanced programming techniques: user-defined functions and types, recursion vs iteration, parameter-passing mechanisms; Classic abstract data types and algorithms. Programming style. Object-oriented programming. Web programming.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-A 304 Introductory C++ Programming
- Description
- Topics include aspects of C++ that are not object-oriented, basic data structures, standard libraries, and UNIX tools for project management.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-A 306 Object-Oriented Programming in C++
- Description
- Topics include objects, classes, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, templates, and exceptions.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-A 321 Computing Tools for Scientific Research
- Description
- Introduction to computer-based tools useful for analysis and understanding of scientific data. Basic methods of computation, data processing, and display in systems such as Matlab combined with elementary practical C/C++ programming. Techniques to support customized scientific research tasks, with particular emphasis on biological, neural, and behavioral sciences. Lecture and laboratory.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-A 346 User-Interface Programming
- Description
- Learn to prototype and build graphical user interfaces for computer applications. Contemporary software design methodology. Students design and implement prototype interfaces to applications provided by the instructor. Extensive use will be made of both commercial and experimental software tools.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-B 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Description
- A survey of techniques for machine intelligence and their relation to human intelligence. Topics include modeling techniques, neural networks, problem-solving methods, heuristics, search, logic, knowledge representation, machine learning, and production systems.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-B 355 Autonomous Robotics
- Description
- Introduction to the design, construction, and control of autonomous mobile robots. This course covers basic mechanics, electronics, and programming for robotics, as well as the applications of robots in cognitive science.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-B 401 Fundamentals of Computing Theory
- Description
- Fundamentals of formal language theory, computation models and computability, the limits of computability and feasibility, and program verification.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-B 455 Principles of Machine Learning
- Description
- In this course, we explore (machine learning) algorithms that can learn from and make predictions on data. This course introduces the statistical, mathematical, and computational foundations of these frameworks, with a strong focus on understanding the mathematical derivations for the algorithms and simultaneously implementing the algorithms.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems
- Description
- Design of computer software systems and introduction to programming in the environment of a contemporary operating system. Topics include a modern object-oriented programming language; building and maintaining large projects; and understanding the operating system interface.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-C 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science
- Description
- Induction and recursive programs, running time, asymptotic notations, combinatorics and discrete probability, trees and lists, the relational data model, graph algorithms, propositional and predicate logic.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-C 311 Programming Languages
- Description
- Systematic approach to programming languages. Relationships among languages, properties, and features of languages; and the computer environment necessary to use languages.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-C 335 Computer Structures
- Description
- Structure and internal operation of computers. The architecture and assembly language programming of a specific computer are stressed, in addition to general principles of hardware organization and low-level software systems.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-C 343 Data Structures
- Description
- Systematic study of data structures encountered in computing problems, structure and use of storage media, methods of representing structured data, and techniques for operating on data structures.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-H 211 Introduction to Computer Science-Honors
- Description
- Honors version of CSCI-C 211.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-H 212 Introduction to Software Systems, Honors
- Description
- Honors version of C212
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-H 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science, Honors
- Description
- Honors version of CSCI-C 241.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-H 311 Programming Languages Honors
- Description
- Honors version of CSCI-C 311.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-H 335 Computer Structures Honors
- Description
- Structure and internal operation of computers. The architecture and assembly language programming of a specific computer are stressed, in addition to general principles of hardware organization and low-level software systems.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-H 343 Data Structures, Honors
- Description
- Honors version of CSCI-C 343.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
CSCI-P 415 Introduction to Verification
- Description
- Tools and techniques for rigorous reasoning about software and digital hardware. Safety, reliability, security, and other design-critical applications. Decision algorithms. Projects involving the use of automated reasoning, such as model checkers, theorem provers, and program transformation.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics
- Description
- Problem solving with information technology; introduction to information representation, relational databases, system design, propositional logic, cutting edge technologies; CPU, operating systems, networks; laboratory emphasizing information technology including webpage design, word processing, and databases using tools available on campus.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I
- Description
- This course introduces software architectures of information systems and basic concepts and procedures of system and application development. Course topics include PHP programming syntax; procedural programming fundamentals; principles of developing dynamic, database-driven applications for the World Wide Web; relational database concepts; and basic MySQL statements.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II
- Description
- The systems architecture of distributed applications. Advanced programming, including an introduction to the programming of graphical systems.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction Design and Programming
- Description
- An intermediate course that teaches students how to assess the usability of software through quantitative and qualitative methods, including conducting task analyses, usability studies, heuristic inspections, interviews, surveys, and focus groups. The course also introduces students to the tool and techniques for designing and testing user interfaces based on a human-centered methodology.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
INFO-I 320 Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing
- Description
- An introductory treatment of distributed systems and programming. Topics range from distributed and object models of computation to advanced concepts such as remote method invocations, object brokers, object services, open systems and future trends for distributed information systems.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Minor Area Courses
-
Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
COGS-Q
subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward minor requirements:
- COGS-X 373 Internship in Professional Practice
COGS-X 373 Internship in Professional Practice
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Sophomore standing or 15 credit hours completed in cognitive science major or minor; and consent of the program
- Notes
- Does not count toward major or minor requirements; elective credit only
- Description
- Professional work experience in an industry or research organization setting, using skills/knowledge acquired in cognitive science coursework. Requires learning contract. Evaluation by site supervisor and Cognitive Science Program.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in COGS-Q 496 and COGS-X 373.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science (COGSBA)
- Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science (COGSBS)
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.