Cognitive Science (COGST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

COGST 1101

This course provides an introduction to the science of the mind.  Everyone knows what it's like to think and perceive, but this subjective experience provides little insight into how minds emerge from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7382 COGST 1101   LEC 001

COGST 1104

This section is highly recommended for students who are interested in learning about the topics covered in the main course through writing and discussion.  view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 1104PHIL 1911PSYCH 1104

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7945 COGST 1104   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Swallow, K

COGST 1500

Environmental Psychology is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7549 COGST 1500   LEC 001

  •  7550 COGST 1500   DIS 201

  •  7551 COGST 1500   DIS 202

  •  7552 COGST 1500   DIS 203

  •  7553 COGST 1500   DIS 204

  •  7555 COGST 1500   DIS 206

  •  7556 COGST 1500   DIS 207

  •  7557 COGST 1500   DIS 208

  •  7558 COGST 1500   DIS 209

  •  7559 COGST 1500   DIS 210

  •  7560 COGST 1500   DIS 211

  •  7561 COGST 1500   DIS 212

  •  7562 COGST 1500   DIS 213

  •  7563 COGST 1500   DIS 214

  •  7564 COGST 1500   DIS 215

  •  7778 COGST 1500   DIS 216

COGST 1501

Human-Environment Relations is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7595 COGST 1501   LEC 001

  •  7596 COGST 1501   DIS 201

COGST 2150

Provides an introduction to the psychology of language. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the scientific study of psycholinguistic phenomena. Covers a broad range of topics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 2215PSYCH 2150

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7723 COGST 2150   LEC 001

COGST 3140

This course states and motivates the observation that cognition is fundamentally a computational process and explores the implications of this idea. Students are introduced to a variety of conceptual tools ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 3140PSYCH 3140PSYCH 6140

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8321 COGST 3140   LEC 001

COGST 3250

This course will focus on the complex interactions between neurochemicals and their receptors (pharmacodynamics) that drive human behavior. It will provide an overview of the principles of neurotransmission ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 3250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17029 COGST 3250   LEC 001

COGST 3660

Focuses on networks of brain regions that are organized around the integration of processes related to emotion and motivation. The course first explores brain pathways for processing visual, auditory, ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 3660

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18205 COGST 3660   LEC 001

COGST 4240

Computational models of natural languages. Topics include tree syntax and treebank databases; broad-coverage probabilistic grammars; finite state generative phonology; computational semantics; computational ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CS 4744LING 4424

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8069 COGST 4240   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: LING 1101 or equivalent background in linguistics and CS 2110 or equivalent preparation in computer science.

COGST 4310

A course examining the core disciplines of cognitive science using varied themes from semester to semester. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIONB 4330PSYCH 4320

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Inconvenient Truths II: A Realistic Look at Human

  • 18142 COGST 4310   SEM 101

COGST 4340

Discussion of current research in the area of cognitive development. view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 4340

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17151 COGST 4340   SEM 101

COGST 4470

Imagination is a core feature of human cognition, and the study of human imagination possibly one of the broadest and least unified topics in psychological science. This course, drawing on readings from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18119 COGST 4470   SEM 101

COGST 4700

Experience in planning, conducting, and reporting independent laboratory, field, and/or library research in an interdisciplinary area relevant to Cognitive Science. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6133 COGST 4700   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Ophir, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6134 COGST 4700   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Field, D

  • Please submit Independent Study form signed by your advisor/supervisor and stamped by Cognitive Science. If your professor is not listed, he or she will be added after you submit your form.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8256 COGST 4700   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Christiansen, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8362 COGST 4700   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Edelman, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8405 COGST 4700   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Hale, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8427 COGST 4700   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Swallow, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8428 COGST 4700   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Cleland, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8458 COGST 4700   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Schrader, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9401 COGST 4700   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Hoy, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9627 COGST 4700   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Zayas, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9631 COGST 4700   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Ferguson, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9647 COGST 4700   IND 612

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9648 COGST 4700   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Linster, C

COGST 4710

Provides a research workshop in which undergraduate students who are engaged in research in a particular area relevant to cognitive science can meet across disciplines to learn and practice the essentials ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6131 COGST 4710   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6132 COGST 4710   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Staff

COGST 6101

This course surveys the study of how the mind/brain works, drawing primarily from six disciplines: philosophy, psychology, developmental science, neuroscience, linguistics, and computer science. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  9563 COGST 6101   SEM 101

COGST 6470

Imagination and Cognition: Imagination serves important functions in everyday thought and action. We will read some classic and some recent studies highlighting the cognitive and neural basis of imagination, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18121 COGST 6470   SEM 101

  • 18133 COGST 6470   DIS 201