| Interdisciplinary
Graduate Program
Students with
an interest in cognitive science may pursue study and research in this
area by enrolling in the Ph.D. program of one of the cooperating disciplines
(e.g., Computer Science, Linguistics,
Philosophy,
Psychology,
Speech, Language and Hearing Science).
In consultation with the Ph.D. minor committee for Cognitive Science,
an interdisciplinary program of study is designed to complement the
requirements of the particular home discipline of each student.
Arizona programs offer particular strength in several areas of cognitive
science, including: knowledge structure, natural language processing,
cognitive neuroscience, and judgment and decision making. There
are more than 40 faculty participants from over a dozen different departments.
Address
correspondence to Dr. LouAnn Gerken, Director of Cognitive Science,
Communication 302, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. Telephone
(520) 621-4327. Email: gerken@u.arizona.edu.
Student
Support
Students in the cooperating programs are supported by
means of combinations of teaching and research assistantships, special
fellowships, tuition and fee waivers. Funds permitting, a competition
for one or more Cognitive Science Graduate Fellowships is announced
via email each spring. Travel funds for Cognitive Science Students
are available on an ongoing basis. To request travel funds, email
gerken@u.arizona.edu.
Tucson
The Tucson Metropolitan area is home to just less than 1 million
people and is located 2 hours south of Phoenix and 1 hour north
of the Mexican border. The city is situated in a valley, surrounded
by the Santa Catalina, Tucson and Rincon mountains. The physical
setting and mild climate make year-round outdoor activity a vital
part of Tucson life. The University is centrally located in Tucson,
with ready access to the cultural life of the city as well as the
many University-sponsored activities throughout the year. Living
in Tucson is significantly less expensive than major metropolitan
areas. Affordable housing is available in areas adjacent to the
University through walking, bicycle, or bus transit.
Becoming
a Cognitive Science Minor
Graduate students who wish
to become Cognitive Science minors must select four courses totaling
at least 12 credit hours. Introduction to Cognitive Science (PHIL/LING/PSYC
569) is required for all Cognitive Science minors who declare the
minor after Dec. 1, 2006. Students are encouraged to take the required
course in their first or second year of graduate study to promote
a community of interdisciplinary students who can benefit from interacting
with each other. At least two of the areas A-E, below, must be represented
in the remaining three courses selected for the minor. No course counted
for the major may also count for the minor.
After selecting a tentative
slate courses, students must complete a Doctoral Plan of Study, declaring
Cognitive Science as the PhD minor. You can fill the form out on line
by logging into the Graduate
College web site. The form needs to be signed by the student's
major department head, major advisor, the Director of Cognitive Science,
and an advisor representing Cognitive Science. The signed PoS needs
to be filed with the Graduate College. Note that it is easy to change
the slate of courses when final paperwork for the PhD is filed. Therefore,
although students can declare Cognitive Science as their minor at
any time during their graduate studies, there is no reason not to
file with the Graduate College early in a student's graduate career.
Filing during the second year is recommended. Students who file with
the Graduate College have access to a variety of benefits, including
the ability to apply for Cognitive Science fellowships and travel
funds (see Student Support, above).
Cognitive
Science Courses
Cognitive Science at
the University of Arizona has excellent representation the four core
areas of the field: Mind, Behavior, Brain, and Computation. Graduate
students who wish to become Cognitive Science minors must select four
courses totaling at least 12 credit hours. Introduction to Cognitive
Science (COGS 517) is required for all Cognitive Science minors who
declare the minor after Dec. 1, 2006 unless the student arranges a substitution
with the Head of Cognitive Science . Students are encouraged to take
the required course in their first or second year of graduate study
to promote a community of interdisciplinary students who can benefit
from interacting with each other. Students should determine the other
three courses with the help of their minor advisor, who can be any member
of the Cognitive Science
Faculty. These courses should have minimal overlap with the student’s
main research area. For example, students engaged in behavioral research
on cognition should either distribute the minor courses over the other
three areas (mind, brain, computation) or concentrate in one of these
areas. Students are also encouraged to take the Cognitive Science Master
Seminar (COGS 696E) at some time during their studies.
| Course |
Mind |
Behavior |
Brain |
Computational
Modeling |
| ANTH 583: Sociolinguistics |
|
X |
|
|
| COGS 569 Introduction
to Cognitive Science |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| COGS 696E Master
Seminar in Cognitive Science |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| C SC 577 Intro
To Computer Vision |
|
X |
|
X |
| LING 501 Formal
Foundations of Linguistics |
X |
|
|
X |
| LING 503 Foundations
of Syntactic Theory |
X |
|
|
|
| LING 510 Foundations
of Phonological Theory |
X |
|
|
|
| LING 522 Linguistic
Semantics and Lexicology |
X |
|
|
|
| LING 533 Theories
of Language Acquisition |
|
X |
|
|
| LING 539 Statistical
Natural Language Processing |
|
|
|
X |
| LING 538 Computational
Linguistics |
|
|
|
X |
| LING 564 Formal
Semantics |
X |
|
|
|
| LING 581 Advanced
Computational Lingusitcs |
|
|
|
X |
| MGMT696F Judgment+Decision
Making |
|
X |
|
|
| PHIL 541 Theory
of Knowledge |
X |
|
|
|
| PHIL 550 Philosophy
of Mind |
X |
|
|
|
| PHIL 551 Philosophy
and Psychology |
X |
X |
|
|
| PHIL 555 Philosophy
and Artificial Intelligence |
X |
X |
|
X |
| PHIL 563 Philosophy
of Language |
X |
|
|
|
| PHIL 565 Pragmatics |
|
X |
|
|
| PHIL 596V Philosophy
and Cognitive Science |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| PHIL501A Symbolic
Logic |
X |
|
|
X |
| PSYC 502 Principles
of Neuroanatomy |
|
|
X |
|
| PSYC 504 Human
Brain-Behavior Relationships |
|
X |
X |
|
| PSYC 506a Neural
Systems Core |
|
|
X |
|
| PSYC 506b Cognitive
Core |
|
X |
|
|
| PSYC 526 Advanced
Human Memory |
|
X |
X |
|
| PSYC 528 Cognitive
Neuroscience |
|
X |
X |
|
| PSYC 532 Psychology
of Language |
|
X |
|
|
| PSYC 536 Visual
Cognition |
|
X |
X |
|
| PSYC 540 Advanced
Cognitive Development |
|
X |
|
|
| PSYC 544a Computational
Cognitive Neuroscience |
|
|
X |
X |
| PSYC 596f Cognitive
Psychology |
|
X |
|
|
| PSYC 542 Topics
of Psycholinguistics |
|
X |
|
|
| PSYC Advanced
Language Development |
X |
X |
|
|
| SP H 568 Speech
Perception |
|
X |
|
|
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