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Cognitive Science (CGSC) Courses

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CGSC 5051 - Overview of Cognitive Psychology
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: PSY 3051 (starting 17-MAY-21)
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the major tools, assumptions, and theories of cognitive psychology, exploring the nature of thought processes such as attention, memory, concept, reasoning, perception, emotion, and language. This course lays a foundation for understanding how the mind works and how the brain produces such a mind.
CGSC 8000 - Seminar: Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad cog sci minor or instr consent; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: PHIL 8640 (starting 04-SEP-01, was CGSC 8000 until 06-SEP-05, was CGSC 8000 until 04-SEP-01)
Philosophical framework for analyzing cognitive sciences. Recent developments in metaphysics and epistemology. Nature of scientific theories, methodologies of cognitive sciences, relations among cognitive sciences, relation of cognitive science to epistemology, and various philosophical problems.
CGSC 8001 - Proseminar in Cognitive Science
(2 cr; Prereq-Grad cog sci minor or instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Survey of major topics, including theoretical assumptions, methods, and samples of current research.
CGSC 8041 - Cognitive Neuroscience
(4 cr; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Spring Even Year)
Equivalent courses: was CGSC 8040 until 20-JAN-09, NSC 8041
Relations between brain activity and cognitive function in mammals. Working memory, attention, decision processing, executive function, categorization, planning, sequence processing. Behavioral/physiological perspectives. Disruption of cognitive function following brain damage. Extracellular recording of single neuron activity in nonhuman primates. Functional neuroimaging/magnetoencephalography in humans.
CGSC 8360 - Seminar: Topics in Cognitive Science (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 24 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
Lectures and in-depth discussion on a topic.
CGSC 8410 - Perspectives in Learning, Perception, and Cognition
(2 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 24 credits; may be repeated 12 times)
Lectures/discussions in cognitive sciences by local/visiting faculty.
CGSC 8444 - FTE: Doctoral
(1 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser consent, DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
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CGSC 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
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CGSC 8777 - Thesis Credit: Masters
(1 cr [max 10]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only] max crs 50; 10 completions allowed; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 10 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
(No description)
CGSC 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer, 24 cr required; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
(No description)
CGSC 8991 - Independent Study (independent study)
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 15 credits; may be repeated 5 times)
Independent study.

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