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Your search for courses · during 25FA, 26WI, 26SP · tagged with CGSC Core · returned 14 results
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CGSC 130 Revolutions in Mind 6 credits
An interdisciplinary study of the history and current practice of the cognitive sciences. The course will draw on relevant work from diverse fields such as artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, philosophy, biology, and neuroscience. Topics to be discussed include: scientific revolutions, the mind-body problem, embodied cognition, perception, representation, and the extended mind.
- Winter 2026
- SI, Social Inquiry
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CGSC 130 The Musical Mind 6 credits
An interdisciplinary examination of issues concerning the mind and mental phenomena involved in the uniquely human activity of making and understanding music. The course will draw on psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, computer science, biology, and philosophy. Topics to be discussed include: the embodied cognition of rhythm, linguistic syntax and musical structure, mental representations of musical sound and action, musical learning and development, tone and beat deafness, and perfect pitch and neural plasticity.
Sophomore Priority
- Spring 2026
- SI, Social Inquiry WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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CGSC 232 Cognitive Processes 6 credits
Cross-listed courses CGSC 232/PSYC 232. An introduction to the study of mental activity. Topics include attention, pattern recognition and perception, memory, concept formation, categorization, and cognitive development. Some attention to gender and individual differences in cognition, as well as cultural settings for cognitive activities. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology/Cognitive Science 232 and 233 to satisfy the LS requirement.
16 seats held for Cognitive Science majors until the day after junior priority registration.
Requires concurrent registration in CGSC/PSYC 233.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CGSC/PSYC 233 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CGSC/PSYC 232, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026
- LS, Science with Lab WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PSYC 110 or CGSC 100 or CGSC 130 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Psychology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Psychology IB exam.
- CGSC 233: Laboratory in Cognitive Processes, PSYC 233: Laboratory in Cognitive Processes
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CGSC 233 Laboratory in Cognitive Processes 2 credits
Cross-listed courses CGSC 233/PSYC 233. Students will participate in the replication and planning of empirical studies, collecting and analyzing data relevant to major cognitive phenomena. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both CGSC/PSYC 232 and 233 to satisfy the LS requirement.
Requires concurrent registration in CGSC 232 or PSYC 232.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CGSC/PSYC 233 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CGSC/PSYC 232, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- CGSC 232: Cognitive Processes, PSYC 232: Cognitive Processes
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CGSC 396 Comps Proposal in Cognitive Studies 3 credits
Senior majors in cognitive studies will work with the instructor to develop a thesis proposal for their comps project.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed all of the following course(s): CGSC 130 and PSYC 200/201 and CGSC/PSYC 232 and CGSC/PSYC 233 with a grade of C- or better and is a senior CGSC major.
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CGSC 399 Senior Thesis in Cognitive Science 6 credits
The organizing and writing of a senior thesis in cognitive science, overseen by a CGSC faculty member and in cooperation with other seminar members. Students will present drafts of their theses to the class for feedback and will offer one another constructive criticism on the writing and organization of each paper. Students will be expected to produce a 25-40 page paper that will eventually serve as a capstone to their CGSC major during CGSC 400.
Open only to Senior CGSC majors
- Winter 2026
- WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has completed the following course(s): CGSC 396 with a grade of C- or better AND is a Cognitive Science major AND has Senior Priority.
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CGSC 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
Students will complete their Cognitive Science comps projects, in response to feedback from their comps advisor. Students will also give a public presentation of their comps project to a Carleton audience.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Cognitive Science major and has Senior Priority.
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CS 111 Introduction to Computer Science 6 credits
This course will introduce you to computer programming and the design of algorithms. By writing programs to solve problems in areas such as image processing, text processing, and simple games, you will learn about recursive and iterative algorithms, complexity analysis, graphics, data representation, software engineering, and object-oriented design. No previous programming experience is necessary.
Sophomore Priority section is available
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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NOT open to students who have completed any of the following course(s): CS 200 or greater with a grade of C- or better.
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LING 115 Introduction to the Theory of Syntax 6 credits
This course is organized to enable the student to actively participate in the construction of a rather elaborate theory of the nature of human cognitive capacity to acquire and use natural languages. In particular, we concentrate on one aspect of that capacity: the unconscious acquisition of a grammar that enables a speaker of a language to produce and recognize sentences that have not been previously encountered. In the first part of the course, we concentrate on gathering notation and terminology intended to allow an explicit and manageable description. In the second part, we depend on written and oral student contributions in a cooperative enterprise of theory construction.
Sophomore Priority section is available
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning
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PHIL 210 Logic 6 credits
The study of formal logic has obvious and direct applicability to a wide variety of disciplines (including mathematics, computer science, linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, and many others). Indeed, the study of formal logic helps us to develop the tools and know-how to think more clearly about arguments and logical relationships in general; and arguments and logical relationships form the backbone of any rational inquiry. In this course we will focus on propositional logic and predicate logic, and look at the relationship that these have to ordinary language and thought.
- Winter 2026
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning
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PSYC 200 Measurement and Data Analysis in Psychology 6 credits
The course considers the role of measurement and data analysis focused on behavioral sciences. Various forms of measurement and standards for the evaluation of measures are explored. Students learn how to summarize, organize, and evaluate data using a variety of techniques that are applicable to research in psychology and other disciplines. Among the analyses discussed and applied are tests of means, various forms of analysis of variance, correlation and regression, planned and post-hoc comparisons, as well as various non-parametric tests. Research design is also explored.
Requires concurrent registration in PSYC 201.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a PSYC 201 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, PSYC 200, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PSYC 110 or received a score of 4 or better on the Psychology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Psychology IB exam OR CGSC/PSYC 232 and CGSC/PSYC 233 with a grade of C- or better.
- PSYC 201: Measurement and Data Analysis Lab
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PSYC 201 Measurement and Data Analysis Lab 2 credits
This lab course accompanies the lecture course, Psychology 200, and must be taken during the same term. The lab will provide an opportunity to explore lecture topics more deeply, and in particular emphasize data collection and computational skills.
Requires concurrent registration in PSYC 200.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a PSYC 201 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, PSYC 200, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- PSYC 200: Measurement and Data Analysis in Psychology
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PSYC 232 Cognitive Processes 6 credits
Cross-listed courses CGSC 232/PSYC 232. An introduction to the study of mental activity. Topics include attention, pattern recognition and perception, memory, concept formation, categorization, and cognitive development. Some attention to gender and individual differences in cognition, as well as cultural settings for cognitive activities. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology/Cognitive Science 232 and 233 to satisfy the LS requirement.
16 seats held for Cognitive Science majors until the day after junior priority registration.
Requires concurrent registration in CGSC/PSYC 233.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CGSC/PSYC 233 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CGSC/PSYC 232, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026
- LS, Science with Lab WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PSYC 110 or CGSC 100 or CGSC 130 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Psychology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Psychology IB exam.
- CGSC 233: Laboratory in Cognitive Processes, PSYC 233: Laboratory in Cognitive Processes
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PSYC 233 Laboratory in Cognitive Processes 2 credits
Cross-listed courses CGSC 233/PSYC 233. Students will participate in the replication and planning of empirical studies, collecting and analyzing data relevant to major cognitive phenomena. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both CGSC/PSYC 232 and 233 to satisfy the LS requirement.
Requires concurrent registration in CGSC 232 or PSYC 232.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CGSC/PSYC 233 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CGSC/PSYC 232, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- CGSC 232: Cognitive Processes, PSYC 232: Cognitive Processes