Major Requirements
To major in Cognitive Science, students take total of at least 48 units. Along with seven required courses, students select at least one course each from the approved list of courses in Linguistics and Philosophy. Electives can be any course with a COGS designation, can be drawn from the approved lists of courses in Linguistics and Philosophy, or selected from the additional electives list.
COURSEWORK
Students are encouraged to take COGS 201 as early as possible, as preparation for other courses in the major and as a framework to fulfill the second-stage writing requirement.
REQUIRED COURSES
Linguistics
Students must select one course from the list below:
Philosophy
Students must select one course from the list below:
| COGS 308 | Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Cognitive Science | 4 units |
| PHIL 242 | Minds, Agents, and Persons | 4 units |
| PHIL 243 | Representation and Reality | 4 units |
| PHIL 340 | Evidence, Reasoning, Science, and Truth | 4 units |
| PHIL 342 | Theory of Knowledge | 4 units |
| PHIL 344 | Language, Translation, and Meaning | 4 units |
| PHIL 345 | Consciousness and Cognition | 4 units |
| PHIL 311 | Wittgenstein | 4 units |
Additional Electives
Electives can be any course with a COGS designation, can be drawn from the approved lists of courses in Linguistics and Philosophy, or can be selected from the additional electives list. A maximum of 4 units can be applied to the major from COGS 390, COGS 395, and COGS 495. All students are also encouraged to take statistics and computer science coursework.
Students may also apply PHIL 395 as an elective in Cognitive Science if they have enrolled in the "Science and Social Values" section of the course.