Cognitive Science Minor

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:

CGS 500 - COGNITIVE SCIENCE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE Credit(s): 3

15 credits from among the following:

ANT 332 - HUMAN EVOLUTION Credit(s): 3 *
BIO 375 - BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BIO 535 - COMPARATIVE NEUROBIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
BIO 550 - ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BIO 556 - COMMUNICATION BIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
COM 350 - LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION Credit(s): 3
CS 375 - LOGIC AND THEORY OF COMPUTING Credit(s): 3 (may not be combined with PHI 520 )
CS 463G - INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Credit(s): 3
CS 521 - COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES Credit(s): 3 *
CS 536 - SITUATED COMPUTING Credit(s): 3
CS 575 - MODELS OF COMPUTATION Credit(s): 3 (may not be combined with PHI 520 )
LIN 210 - HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3
LIN 211 - INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3
LIN 212 - INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS II Credit(s): 3
LIN 509 - FORMAL SEMANTICS Credit(s): 3
LIN 512 - SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
LIN 513 - TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3 *
LIN 515 - PHONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
LIN 516 - GRAMMATICAL TYPOLOGY Credit(s): 3
LIN 517 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
LIN 519 - HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS Credit(s): 3
PHI 320 - SYMBOLIC LOGIC I Credit(s): 3
PHI 361 - BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
PHI 520 - SYMBOLIC LOGIC II Credit(s): 3 (may not be combined with CS 375 , CS 575 , or CS 675 )
PHI 560 - PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD Credit(s): 3
PHI 565 - PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3
PHI 575 - PHILOSOPHY OF MIND Credit(s): 3
PSY 223 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3 *
PSY 311 - LEARNING AND COGNITION Credit(s): 3
PSY 312 - BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
PSY 427 - COGNITIVE PROCESSES Credit(s): 4
PSY 456 - BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE Credit(s): 4
PSY 552 - EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
PSY 562 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PSY 564 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN LEARNING (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PSY 565 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PSY 566 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 *

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