COGS 184Modeling the Evolution of Cognition

4 units · COGS · UC San Diego

This interdisciplinary course integrates data on evolutionary theory, hominid prehistory, primate behavior, comparative neuroanatomy, cognitive development, and collaboration. After lectures, readings, and discussion of the literature, students generate a detailed timeline of five million years of human cognitive evolution. Students may not receive credit for COGS 184 and COGS 184GS.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

You need:

COGS 17 or COGS 107A or COGS 107B or COGS 107C or BILD 12

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

One of the options in (2)

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.) (PC34)
Linguistics (Cognition and Language) (B.A.)

What it opens up

Courses that list COGS 184 as a prerequisite (1)

CSE 118 Ubiquitous Computing