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Cognitive Science Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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Research in cognition has surged recently, which affects fields such as psychology, linguistics, philosophy, computing science, education, anthropology, communications, and sociology. The greatest impact within psychology is in the sub-fields of psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, and developmental psychology; within philosophy, on philosophy of language, philosophical logic, and philosophy of mind; within linguistics, on semantics, syntax, phonology, and phonetics; and within computing science, on artificial intelligence.

Those working in these areas find they read the same literature and ask closely related questions in research and teaching. Increasingly, work in these fields belongs to a common area which cuts across traditional departmental organization. At 丁香园AV, this interrelation is reflected in courses which draw on research, cognition and language from different departments. This program offers a structured and integrated study of cognition.

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

Students complete 120 units which include at least

• 65 units in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences subjects (includes major/minor units if in this faculty)
• 45 upper division units (includes major/minor units)
• writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as described below

Program Requirements

Within the minimum 120 units needed for the BA, students complete the required courses in the sections below.

Lower Division Requirements

Introductory Courses

Students complete a minimum of 18 units, including

• COGS 100 Exploring the Mind (3)

and the following requirements.

Computing Science

Students complete either

• CMPT 126 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming (3)

or both of

• CMPT 120 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I (3)
• CMPT 125 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II (3)

Additionally students who choose intermediate level computing science, must complete

• MACM 101 Discrete Mathematics I (3)

Linguistics

• LING 220 Introduction to Linguistics (3)

Philosophy

• PHIL 100W Knowledge and Reality (3)

Psychology

• PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology I (3)
• PSYC 102 Introduction to Psychology II (3)

Intermediate Courses

Students complete a minimum of 18 units including

• COGS 200 Foundations in Cognitive Science (3)

and the requirements for at least three of the four disciplines shown below.

Computing Science

• CMPT 225 Data Structures and Programming (3)

Linguistics

• LING 221 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (3)
• LING 222 Introduction to Syntax (3)

Philosophy

• PHIL 201 Epistemology (3)
• PHIL 210 Natural Deductive Logic (3)

Psychology

• PSYC 201W Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (4)
• PSYC 221 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (3)
• PSYC 280 Introduction to Biological Psychology (3)

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 33 units, including both of

• COGS 300 Selected Topics in Cognitive Science (3)
• COGS 310 Consciousness (3)

and the requirements listed below for the three disciplines that were previously completed at the intermediate level, all with an upper division cognitive science grade point average of 2.0 or higher in each of these three disciplines.

Computing Science

Students who choose this discipline in the upper division will also complete one of

• CMPT 379 Principles of Compiler Design (3)
• CMPT 383 Comparative Programming Languages (3)
• CMPT 384 Symbolic Computing (3)
• MACM 300 Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata with Applications (3)

and two of

• CMPT 310 Artificial Intelligence Survey (3)
• CMPT 411 Knowledge Representation (3)
• CMPT 412 Computational Vision (3) or CMPT 414 Model-Based Computer Vision (3)
  
• CMPT 413 Computational Linguistics (3)
  
• CMPT 417 Intelligent Systems (3)
• CMPT 418 Computational Cognitive Architecture (3)
• CMPT 419 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence (3)

Linguistics

Students who choose this discipline in the upper division will also complete any three of

• LING 321 Phonology (3)
• LING 322 Syntax (3)
• LING 323 Morphology (3)
• LING 324 Semantics (3)
• LING 330 Phonetics (3)
• LING 350 First Language Acquisition (3)
• LING 400 Formal Linguistics (3)
• LING 480 Topics in Linguistics I * (3)
• LING 481 Topics in Linguistics II * (3)

*relevant topics include discourse analysis, functional linguistics, language and the brain, computational linguistics; consult the cognitive science advisor for additional appropriate topic courses offered each term

Philosophy

Students who choose this discipline in the upper division will also complete any three of

• PHIL 302 Topics in Epistemology and Metaphysics (3)
• PHIL 314 Topics in Logic I (3)
• PHIL 341 Philosophy of Science (3)
• PHIL 343 Philosophy of Mind (3)
• PHIL 344 Philosophy of Language (3)

Psychology

Students who choose this discipline in the upper division will also complete any three of

• PSYC 303 Perception (3)
• PSYC 325 Memory (3)
• PSYC 330 Attention (3)
• PSYC 335 Sensation (3)
• PSYC 354 Development of Children's Thinking (3)
• PSYC 383 Psychopharmacology (3)
• PSYC 382 Cognitive Neuroscience (3)
• PSYC 385 Evolution and Psychology (3)

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

• at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
• at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
• at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
• satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
• an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

Grade Requirements

In addition to the BA requirement that a student's cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division grade point average (UD GPA) be 2.0 or highter for graduation, cognitive science grade point averages (cognitive science GPA and cognitive science upper division GPA) are calculated based on all the courses selected to satisfy the graduation requirements for a major, minor or honours. Cognitive science program GPAs (COGS CGPA and COGS UD GPA) of 2.0 or higher are required for program continuation.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

Languages Other Than English

Most graduate schools require some proficiency in one or two languages other than English. Those who contemplate graduate studies are advised to include language courses in their programs.

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