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COGSCI 300Intelligence in Machines, Humans, and Other Animals

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Cognitive Science
Cross-listed
PHIL 356

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

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)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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Fall 2017

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Spring 2017

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