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Cognitive Science
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The field of Cognitive Science is concerned
with the study of mental capacities such as language, spatial cognition,
learning, and memory. It emerged as a new field in the 1970s and 80s
at the intersection of formerly independent disciplines such as linguistics,
cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, and areas of neuroscience
and philosophy, that came to share a common perspective on the mind,
viewing it as a device capable of complex computations. This
history has endowed Cognitive Science with a rich legacy of investigative
methods, both theoretical and experimental.
Highlights of the Hopkins Program
The Cognitive Science Major provides both breadth and depth of expertise
in the field. Students take courses in each of five subareas: Computation,
Linguistics, Cognitive Psychology/Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, and
Philosophy of Mind, and they specialize in any two of these subareas.
The program positions students to compete effectively for admission
to graduate programs in cognitive science or in any of the related
traditional disciplines of computer science, linguistics, neuroscience,
philosophy of mind, and psychology. It also prepares students for jobs
in computational and clinical areas related to cognition and language.
Departmental Homepage
Direct access to the department’s undergraduate information and
their own description of their programs.
http://www.cog.jhu.edu/training.htm
Scheduling
Sample First Semester Schedule
- An introductory course such as Language and Mind, 050.102 or another 100 - level course
- Begin study of foreign language at appropriate level
- Calculus I, 110.106
- Elective H or S course
- Consider an elective N, Q, or E course to begin distribution requirements
- Total 12-16 credits
Major Checklist
A checklist which can be used for exploring the requirements of a potential
major or minor and monitoring your own degree progress.
Major: http://www.jhu.edu/advising/images/checklists_pdf/CogSciMajor.doc
Career Exploration
Skill Set
The “real world” skills you’ll develop with a major
in Cognitive Science:
- Explaining complex scientific research concisely
- Working well with computers
- Evaluating and interpreting events, information, and ideas
- Using critical thinking skills to evaluate and solve problems
Career Center
What have alumni done with their major in Cognitive Science?
http://www.jhu.edu/~careers/explore/majors/cogsci.html
Looking for information about majors, careers,
and finding jobs and internships? Visit the Career Center’s website:
http://www.jhu.edu/~careers/
Last modified: September 5, 2008 |
