Texas Tech University College of Arts & Sciences 25 courses
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of the mind, where the mind is understood in terms of representational and computational processes. The interdisciplinary minor in cognitive science provides a well-rounded training in cognitive science by allowing students to take courses drawn from various departments across the campus, including Psychology, Philosophy, English, and Anthropology in the College of Arts & Sciences and Computer Science in the Whitacre College of Engineering. The minor requires21 hours of coursework, and of these, 6 are required and 15 are elective. The psychology cluster is mandatory; students then choose 2 more clusters between philosophy, linguistics/anthropology, or computer science/engineering. By default, students can take no more than 3 non -core courses from a single cluster, and students musttake at least 1 non-core course in each of their 3 chosen thematic
Core Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 3335 | Philosophy of Cognitive Science | 3 |
| PSY 1300 | General Psychology | 3 |
Psychology (mandatory)
Philosophy
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 2310 | Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 3330 | Philosophy of Science | 3 |
| PHIL 3336 | Philosophy of AI | 3 |
| PHIL 4310 | Advanced Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 4330 | Epistemology | 3 |
| PHIL 4331 | Philosophy of Language | 3 |
| PHIL 4335 | Philosophy of Mind | 3 |
Linguistics
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 2370 | Introduction to Language | 3 |
| ENGL 3371 | How Language Works | 3 |
| ENGL 3373 | How Syntax Works | 3 |
| ANTH 2315 | Introduction to Language and Linguistics | 3 |
Computer Science
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 3366 | Human Computer Interaction | 3 |
| CS 3368 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| CS 3383 | Theory of Automata | 3 |
| CS 4354 | Concepts of Database Systems | 3 |
| CS 4391 | Special Topics in A I | 3 |
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