Cognitive Science Minor
The cognitive science minor consists of five disciplinary areas: behavioral, biological, computational, linguistic, and philosophical. Each course, except the overview, falls into one or more disciplinary areas.
Students interested in pursuing the minor should contact the program director for further information.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| PSYC 330 | Introduction to Cognitive Science (prerequisite, PSYC 101) 1 | 3 |
| Four other courses distributed over at least two disciplinary areas, at least two of which must be numbered 400 or above, as follows: | 12 | |
Behavioral: | ||
| Human Information Behavior | ||
| Human Computer Interaction | ||
| Human Factors in System Design | ||
| Applications of Natural Language Processing | ||
| Learning H | ||
| Sensation and Perception H | ||
| Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Cognitive Psychology H | ||
| Human Memory | ||
| Psychology of Language | ||
| Behavioral Decision Theory | ||
| Cognitive Development | ||
Computational: | ||
 Introduction to Programming and Data Science H | ||
| Introduction to Scientific Programming | ||
| Data Structures and Analysis | ||
| Models of Languages and Computation | ||
| Applications of Natural Language Processing | ||
| Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Introduction to Machine Learning | ||
| Introduction to Robotics H | ||
| Human Computer Interaction | ||
| Human Information Interactions | ||
| Information Retrieval | ||
| Applications of Natural Language Processing | ||
| Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications | ||
| Information Visualization | ||
| Text Mining | ||
| Foundations of Decision Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Probability | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
Linguistic: | ||
| Applications of Natural Language Processing | ||
| Applications of Natural Language Processing | ||
| Language, Communication, and Human and Animal Minds H | ||
| Human Language and Animal Communication Systems | ||
| Language and Computers | ||
| Making Sense of Big Data: Textual Analysis with R | ||
| Mathematical Linguistics | ||
| Language and Mind | ||
| Language Deficits and Cognition | ||
| Language, Communication, and Human and Animal Minds H | ||
| Advanced Philosophy of Language | ||
Philosophical: | ||
| Symbolic Logic | ||
| Language, Communication, and Human and Animal Minds H | ||
| Truth and Proof: Introduction to Mathematical Logic H | ||
| Morality and Business | ||
| Mind, Matter, and Metaphysics: the Philosophy of Experience and Reality H | ||
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Advanced Philosophy of Language | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology F | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
| F | FY-Launch class sections may be available. A FY-Launch section fulfills the same requirements as a standard section of that course, but also fulfills the FY-SEMINAR/FY-LAUNCH First-Year Foundations requirement. Students can search for FY-Launch sections in ConnectCarolina using the FY-LAUNCH attribute. |
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Recommended preparation, PSYC 210 or another quantitative reasoning course.
The minor is open to all, including psychology majors, who are still limited to no more than 45 credit hours in the department. Students and their advisors should take careful note of the specified prerequisites for advanced offerings in this listing. The specified courses (or their equivalent from other institutions) provide a necessary background for entry into these advanced courses.
See the program page here for special opportunities.
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