Students entering the University of San Diego and/or declaring a major during 2023-24, should follow information contained in the printed course catalog (also known as the "catalog of record") published on April 1, 2023. Access the catalog of record at https://catalogs.sandiego.edu.

The Cognitive Science Minor

The minor requires an introductory Cognitive Science course (COGS 101), one course each from Computer Science, Philosophy, and Psychological Sciences, and two elective courses from the following departments: Anthropology, Communication, Computer Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Marketing, Philosophy, Psychological Sciences, Sociology.

Course List
Code	Title	Units
Students are required to take the following:
COGS 101	Introduction to Cognitive Science	3
COMP 110	Computational Problem Solving	3.5
PHIL 414	Philosophy of Language	3
or PHIL 413	Philosophy of Mind
PSYC 336	Cognitive Psychology	3
Select at least 6 units from the following list. Courses must be taken from two different departments.		6
Anthropology
ANTH 413	Planet of the Great Apes 2: Ethics of Humanity's Relationships to Other Apes
Communication
COMM 460	Persuasion and Influence
Computer Science
COMP 331	User-Centered Design and Prototyping
COMP 332	Human-Centered Systems
COMP 333	Human-Centered Data Science
COMP 351	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
COMP 352	Data Science Foundations and Programming
COMP 370	Automata, Computability and Formal Languages
COMP 380	Neural Networks
Industrial and Systems Engineering
ISYE 410	Human Factors
Marketing
MKTG 420	Consumer Behavior
Philosophy
PHIL 347	Neuroethics
PHIL 348	Ethics of AI and Robotics
PHIL 405	Games & Choices: The Tools of Philosophy, Politics, & Economics
PHIL 413	Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 414	Philosophy of Language
PHIL 416	Philosophy of Archaeology
Psychological Sciences
NEUR 201	Introduction to Neuroscience
NEUR 411	Behavioral Neuroscience of Sleep
PSYC 332	Learning and Behavior
PSYC 339	Human Memory
PSYC 342	Biological Psychology
PSYC 344	Animal Behavior: Comparative Psychology and Ethology
PSYC 346	Evolutionary Psychology
PSYC 350	Sensation and Perception
PSYC 380	Psychology of Music
Sociology
SOCI 301	Sociological Theories
Total Units		18.5

Additional courses may be used to satisfy the elective requirement in the Cognitive Science minor, if the topic is appropriate. Examples include: PHIL 334, PHIL 494, PSYC 494. Consult the Program Director for information about these courses.