*CGSC 391/392 is now CGSC 399!*

Major Requirements – 70 Total Credits

Core Courses – Required 34 credits

  • CGSC 130 (6 credits)
  • LING 115: Introduction to the Theory of Syntax (6 credits)
  • PSYC 200: Measurement and Data Analysis in Psychology (6 credits)
    AND PSYC 201: Measurement and Data Analysis Lab (2 credits)
  • CGSC 232/PSYC 232: Cognitive Processes (6 credits)
    AND CGSC 233/PSYC 233: Laboratory in Cognitive Processes (2 credits)
  • CS 111: Introduction to Computer Science (6 credits)
    OR PHIL 210: Logic (6 credits)

Elective Courses – Required 24 credits

At least two must be a 300-level course. To ensure sufficient interdisciplinarity, no more than four courses may be taken from any one department or program.

  • BIOL 365: Seminar: Topics in Neuroscience
  • BIOL 368: Seminar: Developmental Neurobiology
  • CGSC 207: Japanese Philosophy: No Mind, No Life
  • CGSC 253: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
  • CGSC 330: Embodied Cognition
  • CGSC 340: Phenomenology and Cognitive Science
  • CS 254: Computability and Complexity
  • CS 301: History of Computing in England Program: History of Computing (not offered 2026-27)
  • CS 301*: Computation, Past and Present, in England Program: History of Computing (*=Junior Seminar) (not offered 2026-27)
  • CS 314: Data Visualization (not offered 2026-27)
  • CS 314*: Data Visualization (*=Junior Seminar)
  • CS 320: Machine Learning (not offered 2026-27)
  • CS 320*: Machine Learning (*=Junior Seminar)
  • CS 321: Making Decisions with Artificial Intelligence
  • CS 322: Natural Language Processing (not offered 2026-27)
  • CS 344: Human-Computer Interaction (not offered 2026-27)
  • CS 361: Artificial Life and Digital Evolution (not offered 2026-27)
  • CS 361*: Artificial Life and Digital Evolution (*=Junior Seminar)
  • ECON 265: Game Theory and Economic Applications
  • ECON 267: Behavioral Economics
  • EDUC 234: Educational Psychology
  • IDSC 250: Color!
  • LING 117: Sociophonetics (not offered 2026-27)
  • LING 216: Generative Approaches to Syntax
  • LING 217: Phonetics and Phonology
  • LING 219: Sociophonetic Analysis (not offered 2026-27)
  • LING 240: Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics (not offered 2026-27)
  • LING 275: First Language Acquisition
  • LING 276: Between Languages: Heritage Speakers
  • LING 280: Field Methods in Linguistics (not offered 2026-27)
  • LING 311: The Spoken and Written Word
  • LING 315: Topics in Syntax (not offered 2026-27)
  • LING 325: Syntax of an Unfamiliar Language
  • LING 340: Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics (not offered 2026-27)
  • LING 350: Invented Languages: From Toki Pona to Na’vi (not offered 2026-27)
  • MUSC 227: Perception and Cognition of Music
  • NEUR 127: Foundations in Neuroscience and Lab
  • NEUR 238: Neurons, Circuits and Behavior
  • NEUR 365: Seminar: Topics in Neuroscience
  • PHIL 100.02: Science, Faith and Rationality (26/FA)
  • PHIL 112: Intelligence, Agency and Autonomous Machines
  • PHIL 116: Sensation, Induction, Abduction, Deduction, Seduction (not offered 2026-27)
  • PHIL 203: Bias, Belief, Community, Emotion (not offered 2026-27)
  • PHIL 207: Japanese Philosophy: No Mind, No Life
  • PHIL 217: Reason in Context: Limitations and Possibilities
  • PHIL 223: Philosophy of Language (not offered 2026-27)
  • PHIL 225: Philosophy of Mind (not offered 2026-27)
  • PHIL 257: Contemporary Issues in Feminist Philosophy
  • PHIL 297: Kant’s Philosophy of Mind
  • PSYC 216: Behavioral Neuroscience
  • PSYC 220: Sensation and Perception
  • PSYC 234: Psychology of Language
  • PSYC 238: Memory Processes (not offered 2026-27)
  • PSYC 250: Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC 258: Social Cognition
  • PSYC 267: Clinical Neuroscience (not offered 2026-27)
  • PSYC 361: Brains, Minds, and Machines
  • PSYC 375: Language and Deception (not offered 2026-27)

Note: Prior to beginning the comps sequence, majors must have completed CGSC 130, CGSC 232/PSYC 232, CGSC 233/PSYC 233, and PSYC 200/PSYC 201.

Directed Research Course – Required 3 credits

  • CGSC 396: Comps Proposal in Cognitive Studies

Senior Thesis – Required 6 credits

Depending on the academic year, students will register for CGSC 391: Independent Study or CGSC 392: Independent Research instead of CGSC 399 to satisy the senior thesis requirement. Contact the department with any questions.

  • CGSC 391: Independent Study OR CGSC 392: Independent Research
    OR CGSC 399: Senior Thesis in Cognitive Science (not offered 2026-27)

Senior Integrative Exercise – Required 3 credits

  • CGSC 400: Integrative Exercise (3 credits)