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Undergraduate
Major and Minor
Cognitive
science is an emerging new science of mind and intelligent processes
involving humans, animals, computers, and the abstract. The field
spans a wide variety of disciplines including anthropology, computer
science, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology. Cognitive science
is expected to play a large role in the development of the technologies,
training, and intervention programs of the twenty-first century.
Although
there is currently no department of Cognitive Science at the University
of Arizona, students can major in Cognitive Science through the IDS
mechanism, and minor in Cognitive Science using the Thematic
Minor mechanism (see the next column). The curriculum of either
the major or the minor is interdisciplinary and includes courses in
artificial intelligence, psychological foundations, language and cultural
foundations, and philosophical foundations. A cognitive science major/minor
is perfect preparation for students who plan to go on to graduate
programs in any of the behavioral sciences, neuroscience computer
science, education, or science writing. Typical employment for a person
with an undergraduate degree in cognitive science might be in a technology-related
position demanding excellent technical, writing, and speaking skills.
Possible Courses
for a Thematic Minor in Cognitive Science
C SC 227 - PGM
DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT
C SC 245 - INTRO DISCRETE STRUCTURE
C SC 252 - COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
C SC 296H - RSRCH TOPS COMPUTER SCI
C SC 335 - OBJECT ORNT PRGM+DSGN
C SC 345 - ANALYSIS DISCRETE STRUCT
C SC 346 - DISCRETE STRUCTURES
C SC 372 - COMPAR PROGRAMMING LANG
COMM 325-ARGUMENTATION
LING 201-Introduction to Linguistics
LING 211-Meaning in Language and Society
LING 300 - INTRODUCTION TO SYNTAX
LING 310-Linguistic Typology
LING 314 - PHONETICS
LING 315-Introduction to Phonology
LING 322-The Structure and Meaning of Words
LING 341-Language Development
LING 364-Introduction to Formal Semantics
LING 376 - INTRO PHILOSOPHY OF LANG
LING 388 - LANGUAGE+COMPUTERS
LING 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
LING 399H - HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY
LING 403 - FOUND SYNTACTIC THEORY I
LING 410 - FOUND PHONOL THEORY I
LING 476 - LANGUAGE IN CULTURE
LING 478 - SPEECH TECHNOLOGY
LING 480 - HIST COMPARATIVE LING
LING 495A - LINGUISTICS (Colloquium)
PHIL 202 -INTRO TO SYMBOLIC LOGIC
PHIL 305-INTRO PHIL OF SCIENCE
PHIL 344-ISU+METH ANALYTIC PHIL
PHIL 346-Minds, Brains and Computers
PHIL 376-INTRO PHILOSOPHY OF LANG
PHIL 401A-SYMBOLIC LOGIC
PHIL 441-Theory of Knowledge
PHIL 450-Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 455-Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence
PHIL 471A-RATIONALISM + EMPIRICISM
PSYC 230 -PSYC MEASUREMENT + STAT
PSYC 240-DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 290A-RESEARCH METHODS
PSYC 290B-RESEARCH METHODS
PSYC 297A-INTRO LABORATORY IN PSYC
PSYC 302-INTRO TO BIOPSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 312-PRIMATE BEHAVIOR
PSYC 325-COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 326-HUMAN MEMORY
PSYC 329-SENSATION + PERCEPTION
PSYC 340-INTRO TO COGNITIVE DEV
PSYC 341-LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
PSYC 346-MINDS,BRAINS+COMPUTERS
PSYC 358-PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
PSYC 401A-PRIN OF PSYCHOPHYSIOL
PSYC 411-ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
PSYC 412-ANIMAL LEARNING
PSYC 413-DRUGS, BRAIN + BEHAVIOR
PSYC 415-DESMIND:GENE,ADAPT+BEH
PSYC 429-ADVANCED PERCEPTION
PSYC 441-LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
PSYC 455-PHIL + ARTIFICIAL INTEL
PSYC 468-SPEECH PERCEPTION |
