Cognitive Science (COGST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 30, 2025 7:09PM EDT

COGST 1105
Introduction to Linguistics

Overview of the science of language, especially its theoretical underpinnings, methods, and major findings. Areas covered include: the relation between sound and meaning in human languages, social variation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 1101

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1052 COGST 1105   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Tilsen, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1053 COGST 1105   DIS 201

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    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1054 COGST 1105   DIS 202

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1055 COGST 1105   DIS 203

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1056 COGST 1105   DIS 204

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1057 COGST 1105   DIS 205

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    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1058 COGST 1105   DIS 206

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1059 COGST 1105   DIS 207

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1060 COGST 1105   DIS 208

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    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 1212
Music on the Brain

This course is for anyone who listens to music or plays music and wonders what's happening in your brain that makes you feel the way you do. Starting with the music each of you knows and loves-the soundtrack ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 1212

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4116 COGST 1212   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Hoy, R

      Lewandowski, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 2090
Developmental Psychology

A comprehensive introduction to current thinking and research in developmental psychology that approaches topics from both psychobiological and cognitive perspectives. We will use a comparative approach ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 14276 COGST 2090   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Goldstein, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 2305
Puzzles and Paradoxes

This course will survey a number of famous paradoxes about the nature of time, identity, logic, science, belief, decision, and value. Some of these paradoxes have widely accepted answers, but many do not. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2300

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17907 COGST 2305   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Zhou, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17911 COGST 2305   DIS 201

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17914 COGST 2305   DIS 202

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 2310
Introduction to Deductive Logic

Covers sentential languages, the truth-functional connectives, and their logic; first-order languages, the quantifiers every and some, and their logic. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2310

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4386 COGST 2310   LEC 001

  •  
    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Hodes, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4387 COGST 2310   DIS 201

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 2350
How the Brain Makes the Mind

There is no getting away from the brain. Everything a person does, creates, thinks, feels, believes, and experiences (including making sense of course descriptions!) depends on it. But, how? How could ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 2310, PSYCH 2300

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14299 COGST 2350   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Swallow, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 2415
Introduction to Moral Psychology

This course is an introduction to the moral mind from philosophical and psychological perspectives. Many traditional philosophical problems about morality are being illuminated by current work in cognitive ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2415, PSYCH 2415

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17888 COGST 2415   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Paskell, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18055 COGST 2415   DIS 201

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    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18080 COGST 2415   DIS 202

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    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 3020
Methods in Neuroscience

This course will expose students to a wide range of commonly used methods in neuroscience research (theory behind the method, common applications of the method, how data are collected and analyzed using ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18317 COGST 3020   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Tschida, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 3150
Language and Power

In this course, we will explore how language interacts with power: how does language reflect, shape, threaten and reinforce power relations in human society? From childhood through old age, language is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 3150, LING 3150, PSYCH 3130

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14114 COGST 3150   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Casasanto, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 3205
Ethics in Business and Organizations

This course will survey ethical problems that arise in business and other organizational contexts, and develop theoretical resources to help address them. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEM 3205

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17995 COGST 3205   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Doris, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 3302
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

This course is an introduction to both phonetics (the study of the physical properties of the sounds of human language) and phonology (the organization and patterning of those sounds). The first part of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 3302

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1064 COGST 3302   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Kuo, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1065 COGST 3302   DIS 201

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1066 COGST 3302   DIS 202

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 3310
Deductive Logic

A mathematical study of the formal languages of standard first-order propositional and predicate logic, including their syntax, semantics, and deductive systems. The basic apparatus of model theory will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MATH 3810, PHIL 3310

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4395 COGST 3310   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Hodes, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4396 COGST 3310   DIS 201

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 3330
Problems in Semantics

Concepts are properties of individuals that approximately correspond to word meanings. They play a role in Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Philosophy, and Artificial Intelligence. The course looks at ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 3333, PHIL 3700

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1073 COGST 3330   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Rooth, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 3420
Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display

Our present technology allows us to transmit and display information through a variety of media. To make the most of these media channels, it is important to consider the limitations and abilities of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 3420, VISST 3342

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14142 COGST 3420   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Field, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4230
Navigation, Memory, and Context: What Does the Hippocampus Do?

Although the hippocampus has been the subject of intense scrutiny for nearly 50 years, there remains considerable disagreement about functional contributions the hippocampus makes to learning and memory ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 4230, PSYCH 6230

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14271 COGST 4230   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Smith, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COGST 4240
Computational Linguistics I

Computational models of natural languages. Topics are drawn from: tree syntax and context free grammar, finite state generative morpho-phonology, feature structure grammars, logical semantics, tabular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: CS 4744, LING 4424, LING 6424

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1095 COGST 4240   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • van Schijndel, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: CS 1133, LING 1101 or CS 2800 or PHIL 2310.

  •  1096 COGST 4240   IND 601

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    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • van Schijndel, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

COGST 4350
Mind, Self, and Emotion

Offered to students who are currently conducting research or planning to do research in the near future on one of the three topics-memory, self, or emotion. The course examines current data and theories ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 4310

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14031 COGST 4350   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Wang, Q

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4360
Possibility and Imagination

This course will cover the psychology of imagination, possibility, and fiction looking across multiple disciplines including cognitive science, philosophy, neuroscience, and more. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 4360, PSYCH 6360

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18296 COGST 4360   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Wylie, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4425
Pragmatics

What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  1101 COGST 4425   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Abusch, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4477
Experimental Methods in Language Sciences

The class offers an introduction to the experimental methods and data analysis techniques commonly used in linguistics. Topics covered in the course will include basics of experimental design and statistical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: COGST 6477, LING 4477, LING 6477

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1147 COGST 4477   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1148 COGST 4477   LAB 401

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4625
Topics in Philosophy of Mind

Advanced discussion of a topic in Philosophy of Mind. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 6620, PHIL 4620, PHIL 6620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Self-Knowledge and Self-Awareness

  •  4446 COGST 4625   SEM 101

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    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Silins, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4700
Undergraduate Research in Cognitive Science

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

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14228 COGST 4700   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Ophir, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14229 COGST 4700   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Field, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14230 COGST 4700   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Christiansen, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14231 COGST 4700   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Edelman, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14232 COGST 4700   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Hale, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14233 COGST 4700   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Swallow, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14234 COGST 4700   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Cleland, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14235 COGST 4700   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Schrader, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14236 COGST 4700   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Hoy, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14237 COGST 4700   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Zayas, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14238 COGST 4700   IND 611

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Nichols, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14239 COGST 4700   IND 612

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Russo, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14240 COGST 4700   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Linster, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14241 COGST 4700   IND 614

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Goldstein, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14242 COGST 4700   IND 615

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Wang, Q

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14243 COGST 4700   IND 616

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Anderson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14244 COGST 4700   IND 617

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Devoogd, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14245 COGST 4700   IND 618

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Reyna, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14246 COGST 4700   IND 619

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14247 COGST 4700   IND 620

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Niemi, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14248 COGST 4700   IND 621

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Lust, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14249 COGST 4700   IND 622

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Evans, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14250 COGST 4700   IND 623

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Casasanto, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COGST 4710
Cognitive Science Research Workshop

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

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14252 COGST 4710   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Russo, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14253 COGST 4710   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14254 COGST 4710   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Edelman, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14251 COGST 4710   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Christiansen, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COGST 4720
Current Research in Emotion, Cognition, and Brain

The course will cover advanced topics in research on the emotions from central neural and peripheral physiological perspectives, with an emphasis with how emotions shape different aspects of cognition ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 4720, HD 6720

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14100 COGST 4720   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Anderson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4740
Natural Language Processing

This course constitutes an introduction to natural language processing (NLP), the goal of which is to enable computers to use human languages as input, output, or both. NLP is at the heart of many of today's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one project. Combined with: CS 4740, CS 5740, LING 4474

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15713 COGST 4740   LEC 001

  •  
    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Goyal, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 15714 COGST 4740   PRJ 601

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Goyal, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4940
Moral Psychology in Action

Moral Psychology in Action is an applied psychology course for students who want to make a difference in the world through ethical leadership and positive contributions in organizations, and who are drawn ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 4940, PHIL 3915, PSYCH 4940

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 14294 COGST 4940   LEC 001

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Anderson, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COGST 6025
Methods in Neuroscience

This course will expose students to a wide range of commonly used methods in neuroscience research (theory behind the method, common applications of the method, how data are collected and analyzed using ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 14286 COGST 6025   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Tschida, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 6271
Topics in Biopsychology

Course explores current issues in Psychology. Topics vary by section. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 6271

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • Topic: Mechanisms of Social Behavior

  • 14265 COGST 6271   SEM 102

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Gonzalez, M

      Ophir, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 6271

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • Topic: Cognition & Neural Systems

  • 14266 COGST 6271   SEM 104

  •  
    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Cleland, T

      Smith, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 6271

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • Topic: Mechanisms of vocal communication

  • 14267 COGST 6271   SEM 105

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Tschida, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 6271

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • Topic: Neuroscience of Attention, Memory & Perception

  • 14269 COGST 6271   SEM 107

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Swallow, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 6425
Pragmatics

What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  1136 COGST 6425   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Abusch, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 6477
Experimental Methods in Language Sciences

The class offers an introduction to the experimental methods and data analysis techniques commonly used in linguistics. Topics covered in the course will include basics of experimental design and statistical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: COGST 4477, LING 4477, LING 6477

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1151 COGST 6477   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1152 COGST 6477   LAB 401

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 6620
Topics in Philosophy of Mind

Advanced discussion of a topic in Philosophy of Mind. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 4625, PHIL 4620, PHIL 6620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Self-Knowledge and Self-Awareness

  •  4424 COGST 6620   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Silins, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 7090
Developmental Psychology

One of four introductory courses in cognition and perception. A comprehensive introduction to current thinking and research in developmental psychology that approaches problems from both psychobiological ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 14258 COGST 7090   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Goldstein, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)