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2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Cognitive Science Minor


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The undergraduate minor in Cognitive Science is aimed to provide undergraduates with an introduction to cognitive science as a theory of the mind as an intelligent (information-processing) system. Our objectives are to ensure that each student (a) be able to articulate, at least in broad terms, some of the assumptions that have been thought to unify the various subfields within the domain of cognitive science; (b) explore more than one discipline’s approach to matters pertaining to cognitive science; and (c) explore in some detail at least one of the five main disciplines contributing to cognitive science (biology, computer science, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology). CGS 500 - COGNITIVE SCIENCE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE  will be run with the aim in mind of getting students to satisfy (a); and distribution requirements aim to put students in a position to satisfy (b) and (c).

Minor Requirements


To receive an undergraduate minor in Cognitive Science, the student must successfully complete 18 credit hours to be distributed as follows:

15 credits from among the following:


Note:


Of the 15 credit hours of courses from this list, (1) at least 6 credit hours must be in the same core discipline, where core disciplines are biology, computer science, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology; and (2) no more than 6 credit hours from any single discipline will count towards satisfaction of the requirement.

*Only by approval of the Director of Cognitive Science. The main criterion for approval will be the extent to which the course, as taught during the semester for which the student seeks cognitive science credit, contains a sufficient amount of materials relevant to cognitive science. The Director will make this determination by consultation with relevant faculty from the department teaching the course (including the instructor of the course), in conjunction with the criteria for course inclusion outlined on the Cognitive Science webpage.

For more information, contact: Camille Harmon, camille.harmon@uky.edu; 859-257-3966. http://idp.as.uky.edu/cognitive-science

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