Cognitive Science Minor

Psychology Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Minor Requirements

Complete between 18 and 22 credits from six courses including two required courses and four electives.

Pass/Fail: Only one course taken pass/fail.

Course level: No more than two 100-level courses may be applied toward the minor. At least two courses for the minor must be at the 300-level or higher.

Course Requirements

Required Courses (6 Credits)

PSYCH 271 must be taken for a grade, minimum grade of C-.

PSYCH 271L - Introduction to Cognitive Science 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 370 - Statistics 3 Credit(s)

Elective Courses (12 to 16 Credits)

Take four courses from the list below. No more than one course can be at the 100-level and at least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher. With approval of department, one semester of directed/independent study OR one semester of research apprenticeship OR both semesters of honors research/thesis may be applied toward this requirement.

ANTH 105 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 211 - Human Origins 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 385 - Language and Culture 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 478 - Directed Study I 1-3 Credit(s)
or
ANTH 479 - Directed Study II 1-3 Credit(s)
ANTH 490 - Independent Rsrch I 3 Credit(s)
or
ANTH 491 - Independent Research II 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 102 - Evolutionary Biology 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 252 - Genetics 4 Credit(s)
OR
BIOL 254 - Genetics (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 316 - Neurobiology 4 Credit(s)
or
BIOL 318 - Neurobiology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 348 - Animal Behavior 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 352 - Evolution 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 478 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s)
or
BIOL 479 - Independent Study II 1-3 Credit(s)
CS 110 - Introduction to Computing 4 Credit(s)
CS 420 - An Introduction to the Theory of Computation 3 Credit(s)
CS 438 - Applied Machine Learning 3 Credit(s)
CS 470 - An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3 Credit(s)
CS 478 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s)
CS 498 - Honors Thesis 3 Credit(s)
LING 479 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s)
PHIL 120 - Introduction to Logic 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 255 - The Mystery of Consciousness 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 340 - Speech Acts 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 344 - The Philosophy of Mind 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 345 - Theory of Knowledge 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 414 - Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 478 - Independent Study I 1-3 Credit(s)
or
PHIL 479 - Independent Study II 1-3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 201 - Introduction to Behavioral Research 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 230 - Social Psychology 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 241 - Infancy and Childhood Development 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 250 - Learning and Memory 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 255 - Perception 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 346 - Language Development 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 360 - Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 447 - Cognitive Development 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 460 - The Neuropsychology of Higher Cognitive Processes 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 462 - Psychopharmacology 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 466 - Hormones and Behavior 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 475 - Experimental Methods: Learning and Perception 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 476 - Experimental Methods: Physiological 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 477 - Experimental Methods: Social 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 486 - Research Apprenticeship in Psychology 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 488 - Directed Study in Psychology 1-4 Credit(s)
or
PSYCH 489 - Directed Study in Psychology 1-4 Credit(s)
PSYCH 496 - Honors Research 3 Credit(s)
or
PSYCH 497 - Honors Research 3 Credit(s)
SOCIOL 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)
SOCIOL 281 - Society and the Individual 3 Credit(s)
SOCIOL 310 - Socialization 3 Credit(s)
SOCIOL 350 - Social Statistics 3 Credit(s)
SOCIOL 479 - Directed Study in Sociology 1-4 Credit(s)