College of Arts and Humanities

COGNITIVE SCIENCES: Minor

Philosophy Department, CNH 411
http://www.cas.ucf.edu/philosophy/
E-mail: philosophy@ucf.edu
Contact: Jennifer Mundale, 407-823-2273; Fax: 407-823-6658

The cognitive sciences minor provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of mind, brain, and cognition, broadly construed. It complements the background of students intending to pursue graduate degrees in cognitive science, computer science, philosophy, psychology, biology, neuroscience, and medicine, as well as students with more immediate career goals in fields such as neural network modeling, neuroimaging, information technology, clinical or counseling psychology, biotechnology, and others.

21 hrs
Credit Hour Requirements

Note: It is the student’s responsibility to satisfactorily complete all prerequisite courses prior to registering for each course. Students must check the most current catalog before registering, and abide by the prerequisites in effect at that time.

(15 hrs)
Foundation Courses

Select from at least 4 subject areas

Neuroscience
PSB 3002Physiological Psychology
(PR: PSY 2012)
PSB 4240CNeuropsychology
(PR: PSB 3002)
ZOO 3744Neurobiology
(PR: BSC 2010C)
PSB 4422Brainwaves and Behavior
(PR: PSB 3002)
Philosophy
PHI 3320Philosophy of Mind
(PR: PHI 2010 or C.I.)
PHI 3323Minds and Machines
(PR: PHI 2010 or C.I.)
PHI 4341Ways of Knowing
(PR: PHI 2010)
PHI 3451Philosophy of Psychology
(PR: Junior or C.I.)
PHI 4400Philosophy of Science
Psychology
EXP 3604CCognitive Psychology
(PR: PSY 2012)
EXP 4507CAdvanced Human Memory and Cognition
(PR: PSY 3213C and EXP 3604C)
EXP 3204CPerception
(PR: PSY 2012, PSY 3213C)
Computer Science and Information Technology
CAP 4453Robot Vision
(PR: COP 3530C and MAC 2312, or C.I.)
CAP 4630Artificial Intelligence
(PR: COP 3530C)
EEL 3520Information Theory
(PR: MAC 2147 or any calculus course; not open to EE or CpE majors)
EEL 3552CSignal Analysis & Communications
(PR: EEL 3004)
Language and Linguistics
LIN 3010Principles of Linguistics
(PR: ENC 1102)
LIN 3716Language Development: Birth Through 8 Years
(PR: DEP2004)
LIN 3717Language Development: 9-18 Years
(PR: LIN 3716)
LIN 3640Psychology of Oral Communication
(6 hrs)
Restricted Electives
ANT 3541Biobehavioral Anthropology
ANT 3550Primatology
(PR: ANT 2511 or C.I.)
ANT 3640Language and Culture
(PR: Sophomore standing)
ANT 4586Human Origins
(PR: ANT 2511)
CAP 4630Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
(PR: COP 3530C)
COP 4520Concepts of Parallel Distributed Processing
(PR: COP 3530C and COP 3402)
CAP 5015Multimedia Compression on the Internet
(PR: senior or graduate student)
CAP 5415Computer Vision
(PR: COP 3530C)
CAP 5512Evolutionary Computing
COP 4520Concepts of Parallel and Distributed Processing
(PR:COP 3530C and COP 3402)
LIN 4711Language Analysis
(PR: LIN 3716 and LIN 3717)
LIN 4711LLanguage Analysis Lab
(PR: LIN 3716 and LIN 3717)
PHI 3626Advanced Ethics in Science and Technology
(PR: COP 3502C or DIG 2000 or C.I.)
PHI 2101Critical Thinking
PHI 2101Formal Logic I
PHI 4500Metaphysics
(PR: Philosophy Major or C.I.)
PHI 4321Philosophies of Embodiment
(PR: Junior standing and either PHI 2010, PHI 2011, PHI 2101, or C.I.)
MAP 4103Mathematical Modeling I
(PR: MAC 2311 or MAC 2281,and MAP 2302)
PSY 4025The Psychology of Art
(PR: PSY 2012 and ARH 205x)
PSY 3213CResearch Methods in Psychology
(PR: PSY 2012 and STA 2014C or STA 2023)
EXP 3204CPerception
(PR: PSY 2012 and PSY 3213C)

(Electives may also be chosen from Required Courses above)

Other Requirements

  • A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
  • 18 hours must be taken at the upper division.
  • No more than 10 credit hours may be used both toward credit for a major and the cognitive sciences minor.
  • At least 15 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
  • No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
  • Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study require prior approval from the advisors to be used toward the minor.