Undergraduate and Graduate Minors in Cognitive Science

The Cognitive Science Program offers a minor in Cognitive Science for both undergraduate and graduate degrees at North Carolina State University. Students who decide to pursue a minor must submit the form entitled "application for minor" prior to the registration period for the student's final semester. The form is available from and must be submitted to the office of the Department of Philosophy & Religion, 340 Withers Hall.

Requirements for the Undergraduate Minor In Cognitive Science.

Undergraduate students who minor in Cognitive Science must complete 15 hours of courses with a grade of C or better, where at least three of the five participating disciplines are represented -- Psychology, Neurobiology, Computer Science, Linguistics, and Philosophy (including Logic). The credit hours must be distributed as follows:

Two of three advanced core courses (6 hrs) among:

• PHI/PSY 425 Introduction to Cognitive Science
• PSY 420 Cognitive Processes
• CSC 411 Artificial Intelligence

Three additional courses (9 hrs) among:

• PSY 400 Perception
• PSY 420 Cognitive Processes
• PSY 430 Biological Psychology
• PSY 340 Ergonomics
• PHI 331 Philosophy of Language
• PHI 332 Philosophy of Psychology
• PHI/PSY 425 Introduction to Cognitive Science
• LOG 335 Symbolic Logic
• LOG 435 Advanced Logic and Metamathematics
• CSC 312 Computer Organization and Logic
• CSC 333 Automata, Grammars, and Computability
• CSC 411 Artificial Intelligence
• ENG 210 Introduction to Language and Linguistics
• ENG 324 Modern Grammar
• ENG 524 Introduction to Linguistics
• ENG 525 Variety in Language
• ENG 527 Discourse Analysis
• ZO 488 Neurobiology

The department will determine whether courses that have been transferred from other institutions qualify for its minors. No more than two courses from other institutions may count toward a minor.

Requirements for the Graduate Minor In Cognitive Science

Graduate students who minor in Cognitive Science must complete a minimum of 9 hours of courses (or more as determined by the student’s committee), with a grade of B or better, distributed as follows:

One core course (3 hrs):

• PHI/PSY 525 Introduction to Cognitive Science

Two additional courses (6 hrs) outside the degree-granting program from the following:

• PSY 500 Visual Perception
• PSY 502 Physiological Psychology
• PSY 508 Cognitive Processes
• PHI 540 The Scientific Method
• CSC 520 Artificial Intelligence I
• CSC 522 Automated Learning and Data Analysis
• CSC 523 Computational Linguistics
• CSC 707 Automata, Languages and Computability Theory
• CSC 720 Artificial Intelligence II
• ENG 524 Introduction to Linguistics
• ENG 584 Studies in Linguistics
• ZO 588 Neurobiology

Any student who has previously completed the equivalent of the above core course for credit toward another degree (e.g., PHI/PSY 425 as an undergraduate) is required to complete an additional course (3 hours) from the above list.

Up to three credits of equivalent graduate course work may be accepted in the place of one course on the list above, subject to the approval of the Director for the Cognitive Science Program.