Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, 205 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3570; fax: 612-626-7253)

Cognitive science is broadly concerned with integrating contemporary approaches to the study of mind/brain, and with the systems and processes underlying the acquisition and use of knowledge. The coherence of the program lies in its intellectual focus on cognition. This program spans cellular, behavioral, and psychological levels of scientific analysis in the study of cognition in a single unified graduate program. It integrates the diverse content, methods, and perspectives of a number of different disciplines (e.g., anthropology, biology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology), which are concerned with or in some sense inform our understanding of cognition.

Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields: The minor in cognitive science is available to master's (M.A. and M.S.) and doctoral students. Both master's and doctoral minors require the following courses outside the student's major department: CGSC 8001 Proseminar in Cognitive Science and a broad introduction to cognitive sciences, such as one of the following: IDSC 8711 - Cognitive Science; CGSC 8000 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science; PSY 5015 - Cognition, Computation, and Brain; CGSC 8040 - Cognitive Neuroscience. The master's minor requires a minimum of 8 graduate credits (including the required courses listed above) and 3 credits of additional relevant elective courses. The doctoral minor requires a minimum of 14 graduate credits (including the required courses listed above) and 9 credits of additional relevant elective courses. Substitutions for required courses are permitted only with prior permission from the director of graduate studies for cognitive science. Elected courses must be taught by faculty in the minor program or be approved in advance by the director of graduate studies for cognitive science. Courses in the student's major department do not count toward the minor.