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Cognitive Science (COGSCI)

1 undergraduate course in the 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar, and 1 graduate course in the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar.

Undergraduate

COGSCI 300 Intelligence in Machines, Humans, and Other Animals0.50 units

Intelligence is the capacity to learn, understand, reason, act, and manage other mental functions. Students will learn to systematically compare intelligence as it operates in computers, humans, and other animals. Students will engage with general questions about the nature and kinds of intelligence as well as examine how intelligence is realized in computers and animals. Through an examination of both standard measures of intelligence and less orthodox characterizations of the concept of intelligence, students will develop a broad understanding of cognition and its application within and outside of the biological realm.

Prerequisites
  • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • PHIL256 - Introduction to Cognitive Science (0.50)
    • PSYCH256 - Introduction to Cognitive Science (0.50)
Cross-listed
PHIL 356

Calendar entryRequirements, Fall 2026Course outlines

Graduate

From the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar.

COGSCI 600 Seminar in Cognitive Science0.50 units

Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence. This seminar will discuss controversial topics concerning the nature of human and computer intelligence.

Calendar entryRequirements, Fall 2026Course outlines