Graduate Minor in Cognitive Science
This interdisciplinary minor adds a competitive edge to graduate students in fields such as computer science, English, foreign languages, human biology, psychology and sociolinguistics.
Cognitive Science at Work
Grad Student Pursues her Passions
Lindsey Chandler is fascinated by the workings of the brain in learning and producing language. She’s studying both Hispanic linguistics and cognitive science at NC State.
Requirements
Graduate students who minor in cognitive science must complete a minimum of 9 credit-hours of courses (or more as determined by the student’s committee), with a grade of B or better, distributed as follows:
One core course (3 hrs):
PHI/PSY
525 Introduction
to
Cognitive
Science
Two
additional
courses
(6
hrs)
outside
the
student’s
degree-granting
program
from
the
following:
BIO
588
Neurobiology
CSC
520
Artificial
Intelligence
I
CSC
522
Automated
Learning
and
Data
Analysis
CSC
707
Automata,
Languages
and
Computability
Theory
CSC
720
Artificial
Intelligence
II
ENG
524
Introduction
to
Linguistics
ENG
584
Studies
in
Linguistics
PHI
540 The
Scientific
Method
PSY
500
Visual
Perception
PSY
502
Physiological
Psychology
PSY
508
Cognitive
Processes
For
descriptions
of
the
above
courses,
search
the
NC
State
Course
Catalog.
Any student who has previously completed the equivalent of the above core course for credit toward another degree (e.g., PHI/PSY 425 as an undergraduate) is required to complete an additional course (3 hours) from the above list.
Up to three credits of equivalent graduate course work may be substituted for one course on the list above, subject to the approval of the Director for the Cognitive Science Program.
Procedures
Graduate students who wish to minor in cognitive science must declare the minor in their graduate Plan of Work, which they develop with their graduate advisory committee. This committee must include a representative of the minor, and the student must send a copy of his or her Plan of Work to the Director of the Cognitive Science Program.