COGS 1Introduction to Cognitive Science
A team-taught course highlighting development of the field and the broad range of topics covered in the major. Example topics include addiction, analogy, animal cognition, human-computer interaction, language, neuroimaging, neural networks, reasoning, robots, and real-world applications.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 1 · Spring (7 programs).
Required in (6)
- Cognitive Science (B.A.)
- Cognitive Science (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Clinical Aspects of Cognition (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Design and Interaction (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Language and Culture (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Machine Learning and Neural Computation (B.S.)
One of the options in (1)
- Media Industries&Comm
Courses that list COGS 1 as a prerequisite (12)
- COGS 100 Cyborgs Now and in the Future
- COGS 101A Sensation and Perception
- COGS 101B Learning, Memory, and Attention
- COGS 102A Cognitive Perspectives
- COGS 110 The Developing Mind
- COGS 117 Growing Minds: Babies, Brains, and Machines
- COGS 120 Interaction Design
- COGS 152 Cognitive Foundations of Mathematics
- COGS 169 Genetic Information for Behavior: From Single Cells to Mammals
- COMM 124A Critical Design Practice/Advanced Studio
- CSE 170 Interaction Design
- HDS 121 The Developing Mind