AB Major Course Requirements
The following represents a description of requirements specifically for the Cogntive Science Majors and does not include all of the general UGA requirements for graduation, for further information regarding these requirements, check the University of Georgia Bulletin. Click here for possible career opportunities for cognitive science majors.
Core Curriculum
Areas A-E:
Required courses in Area A:
In addition, students must take one of the following courses:
| MATH 1101 | Introduction to Mathematical Modeling (3 hours) |
| MATH 1113 (preferred) | Precalculus (3 hours) |
Preferred courses in Area C:
Preferred Courses in Area D:
| CSCI 1210 | Introduction to Computational Science (3 hours) |
| BIOL 1103 | Basic Concepts in Biology (3 hours) |
| BIOL 1103L | Concepts in Biology Laboratory (1 hour) |
Preferred courses in Area E:
Area F:
| CSCI 1301-1301L | Introduction to Computing and Programming (4 hours) |
| LING 2100 (If not taken in Area C) | The Study of Language (3 hours) |
| PSYC 1101 (If not taken in Area E) | Elementary Psychology (3 hours) |
| PHIL2500 | Symbolic Logic (3 hours) |
| PHIL1000 (If not taken in Area C) | Introduction to Philosophy (3 hours) |
| STAT 2000 | Elementary Statistics (4 hours) |
Major Requirements
A Baccalaureate degree program must require at lease 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Required Courses (25-29 hours)
| ARTI(EPSY)(PHIL)(PSYC) 3550 | Introduction to Cognitive Science |
| CSCI(PHIL) 4550/6550 1 or LING(ENGL) 3150 | Artificial Intelligence (3 hours) or Generative Syntax (3 hours) |
| PSYC 4100 | Cognitive Psychology (4 hours) |
Choose five courses with at least two in each of two of the following four areas (not included in above):
Artificial Intelligence Foundations Area
| CSCI(ARTI) 4540 | Symbolic Programming (3 hours) |
| CSCI 2670 | Introduction to Theory of Computing (4 hours) |
| CSCI 2720 | Data Structures (4 hours) |
| CSCI(MATH) 2610 | Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science (4 hours) |
| CSCI(PHIL) 4550/6550 1 | Artificial Intelligence (3 hours) |
| PHIL(LING) 4510/6510 2 | Deductive Systems (3 hours) |
Philosophical Foundations Area
| PHIL 3610 | Theory of Knowledge (3 hours) |
| PHIL(LING) 4510 2 | Deductive Systems (3 hours) |
| PHIL(LING) 4300 | Philosophy of Language (3 hours) |
| PHIL 4310 2 | Philosophy of Mind (3 hours) |
| PHIL(LING) 4520 | Model Theory (3 hours) |
Psychological Foundations Area
| PSYC 4930 | Systems of Psychology (3 hours) |
| PSYC 4110 | Learning (4 hours) |
| PSYC 4120 | Sensation and Perception (4 hours) |
| PSYC 4650 | Cognitive Development (3 hours) |
Language and Cultural Foundations Area
| ANTH(LING) 4090 | Cognitive Anthropology (3 hours) |
| ANTH(LING) 3080 | Anthropology of Language (3 hours) |
| LING(ENGL) 3150 1 | Generative Syntax (3 hours) |
| LING 3060 | Phonetics and Phonology (3 hours) |
| LING 4690/6690 3 | Historical Linguistics (3 hours) |
| LING(CMLT) 4740/6740 3 | Discourse Analysis (3 hours) |
| PHIL(LING) 4300/6300 2 | Philosophy of Language (3 hours) |
| PHIL(LING) 4510/6510 2 | Deductive Systems (3 hours) |
| CMSD(LING) 4500 | Study of Language Development (3 hours) |
Competency in foreign language through the third semester including: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili (9 hours)
Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives:
Upper division (10-14 hours) Any level (11-19 hours)
Total Hours Required: 120
1 This course may not be used both as a Required Course and to satisfy one of the five area requirements.
2 This course may not be used to satisfy an area requirement for two different areas.
3 This course is not included in the old degree requirements.