Department of Philosophy

The coordinate major in cognitive studies combines a regular major with a core curriculum in three tracks: formal disciplines, philosophical foundations and psychology. The program is designed to provide basic knowledge of current research on mind, cognition, and language.
The major consists of ten courses of which six are required and four elective. At least one elective must be in each of the three component tracks. With the director’s consent, work in a different but relevant discipline may be substituted for, at most, one elective course. It is suggested that students interested in philosophy take an introductory course, preferably Philosophy 104, Beginning with Minds.

• I. Formal Disciplines Track
  • PHIL 121 Elementary Symbolic Logic
  • PHIL 304 Mathematical Logic
• II. Philosophical Foundations Track
  • PHIL 374 Consciousness
  • PHIL 375 Mind and Knowledge
  • PHIL 376, PSYC 376 Interpreting Minds
• III. Psychology Track
  • PSYC 100, 101, 102 Introduction to Psychology and one of the following:
    • PSYC 367 Brain and Behavior
    • PSYC 657 Cognitive Neuroscience

• I. Formal Disciplines Track
  • Logic
    • PHIL 343 Semantics of Natural Languages
    • PHIL 662 Philosophical Logic
  • Linguistics
    • ANTH 359 Introduction to Syntax
    • NSCI/LING 411 Brain and Language
• II. Philosophical Foundations Track
  • PHIL 380 Language and Thought
  • PHIL 387 Mind in Evolution
  • PHIL 617 Philosophy of Perception
  • PHIL 618 Mental Representation
• III. Psychology Track
  • PSYC 321 Child Psychology
  • PSYC 326 Infancy
  • PSYC 345 Research Methods in Social Cognition