Cognitive Science Minor

 

Cognitive Science is an interdisciplinary field that studies the brain and mind: the development, underlying processes, and implementation of language, perception, memory, problem-solving, learning, and other intelligent capacities. Many areas of scholarship - computer science, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, sociology, biological sciences, mathematics, statistics, and engineering - contribute to the study of Cognitive Science.

The goal of the Cognitive Science Minor is to help students gain both content knowledge and analytical skills. Students are also encouraged to get involved in Research Assistantships, Directed Studies and the Honor’s Program.


CORE FACULTY

  1. •DR. ERIK BLASER

  2. •DR. ZSUZSA KALDY

  3. •DR. MARC POMPLUN

  4. •DR. MOHINISH SHUKLA

  5. •DR. VIVIAN CIARAMITARO

Requirements

  1. •Two required courses:

    PSYCH/CS L271 Intro to CogSci

    PSYCH Z270 Statistics

  1. •Choose 4 electives



You can declare the minor by picking up a Declaration of Minor

form in the Psych department: McCormack 4th floor, room 204.


Direct questions & research approvals to Dr. Erik Blaser

CONTACT US

Program Director: Dr. Erik Blaser, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston erik.blaser@umb.edu

INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE SCIENCE COURSE (PSYCH L271/CS L271)

    Is required for the minor, and is offered once per year

    Here are a couple example syllabi (Kaldy’s, Blaser’s)

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revised: 03/12