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Minor in Cognitive Science (COGSMIN)Cognitive Science Program

Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements.

Description

The Minor in Cognitive Science provides an introduction to a select set of main themes in cognitive science, including math, logic, philosophy, computation, linguistics, and experimental approaches. As cognitive science is broadly interdisciplinary, the cognitive science minor will complement a wide variety of majors.

Minor 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
  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 (1) additional option from the Math, Logic, or Computation list.
- Both of the following:
  - (may be exempted for students with strong computational backgrounds)
    
    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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Electives. Additional credit hours from the Related Courses list.
- 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.
- 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. Does not count toward the major.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of ANTH-A 105, ANTH-A 107, ANTH-A 303, or ANTH-A 310.
  
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- (approved topic: "Animal Thinking")
  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 203 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  None
  
  Description
  
  Introduction to basic concepts of linguistic analysis, exemplifying the general principles of structural approaches to the modeling of language. Focus on, and application of, analytical methods applied in phonetics/phonology and morphology/syntax.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of LING-L 203 or LING-L 303.
  
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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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- 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 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 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 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 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-P 106, PSY-P 151, or PSY-P 155. Equivalent to IUPUI PSY-B 105 and PSY-P 151.
  
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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 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 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 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.
- SPHS-S 201
- SPHS-S 307
- 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
  
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  Two semesters of computer programming or consent of instructor
  
  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.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of COGS-Q 360 or CSCI-B 355.
- CSCI-C 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science
  
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 200 or CSCI-C 211
  
  Notes
  
  R: MATH-M 211
  
  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.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-C 241 or CSCI-H 241.
- CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems
  
  Credits
  
  4
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 200 or CSCI-C 211.
  
  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. Lecture and laboratory.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-A 592, CSCI-C 212, CSCI-H 212, or ENGR-E 111.
- CSCI-C 311 Programming Languages
  
  Credits
  
  4
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 212 and CSCI-C 241
  
  Description
  
  Systematic approach to programming languages. Relationships among languages, properties and features of languages, and the computer environment necessary to use languages. Lecture and laboratory.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-A 596, CSCI-B 521, CSCI-C 311, or CSCI-H 311.
- CSCI-C 335 Computer Structures
  
  Credits
  
  4
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 212, CSCI-C 241, and CSCI-C 291
  
  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. Lecture and laboratory.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-C 335 or CSCI-H 335.
- CSCI-C 343 Data Structures
  
  Credits
  
  4
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 212 and CSCI-C 241
  
  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. Lecture and laboratory.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-C 343 or CSCI-H 343.
- CSCI-H 211 Introduction to Computer Science, Honors
  
  Credits
  
  4
  
  Prerequisites
  
  High school precalculus math
  
  Description
  
  Honors version of CSCI-C 211. A first course in computer science for those intending to take advanced computer science courses. Introduction to programming and to algorithm design and analysis. Using the Scheme programming language, the course covers several programming paradigms. Lecture and laboratory.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-A 591, CSCI-C 200, CSCI-C 211, or CSCI-H 211.
- CSCI-H 212 Introduction to Software Systems, Honors
  
  Credits
  
  4
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 200 or CSCI-C 211
  
  Description
  
  Honors version of CSCI-C 212. 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. Lecture and laboratory.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-A 592, CSCI-C 212, CSCI-H 212, or ENGR-E 111.
- CSCI-H 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science, Honors
  
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 200 or CSCI-C 211
  
  Notes
  
  R: MATH-M 211
  
  Description
  
  Honors version of CSCI-C 241. 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.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-C 241 or CSCI-H 241.
- CSCI-H 311 Programming Languages, Honors
  
  Credits
  
  4
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 212 and CSCI-C 241
  
  Description
  
  Honors version of CSCI-C 311. Systematic approach to programming languages. Relationships among languages, properties and features of languages, and the computer environment necessary to use languages. Lecture and laboratory.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-A 596, CSCI-B 521, CSCI-C 311, or CSCI-H 311.
- CSCI-H 335 Computer Structures, Honors
  
  Credits
  
  4
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 212, CSCI-C 241, and CSCI-C 291
  
  Description
  
  Honors version of CSCI-C 335. 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. Lecture and laboratory.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-C 335 or CSCI-H 335.
- CSCI-H 343 Data Structures, Honors
  
  Credits
  
  4
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 212, CSCI-C 241 and CSCI-C 291
  
  Description
  
  Honors version of CSCI-C 343. 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. Lecture and laboratory.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-C 343 or CSCI-H 343.
- CSCI-P 415 Introduction to Verification
  
  Credits
  
  3
  
  Prerequisites
  
  CSCI-C 311
  
  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.
  
  Repeatability
  
  Credit given for only one of CSCI-P 415 or CSCI-P 515.
- 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
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