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Overview Through completion of the capstone experience students are expected to identify a research topic and hypothesis to be tested or a fieldwork project and goals, show that they can organize and integrate information related to the topic or project in a clear manner in their own words, demonstrate ability to find and utilize supporting literature relevant to their project or topic, and successfully relate the paper to their experience in the laboratory or fieldwork setting.The Cognitive Science program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) focuses on the study of intelligent systems, both real and artificial. While including a strong foundation in the traditional areas of psychology, the major is interdisciplinary in nature and emphasizes subject matter within cognitive psychology, computer science, mathematics, and related disciplines.The requirements described below include sufficient preparation if students plan to pursue graduate work in cognitive science or related fields; however, they may want to include additional advanced courses in psychology and fields related to cognitive science (e.g., computer science, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, and statistics) as well as other types of research and fieldwork experiences.Learning OutcomesThe Cognitive Science major has the following learning outcomes:Ability to identify a research topic and hypothesis to test, or a fieldwork project and goalsDemonstrated organization and integration, in a clear manner and in the student’s own words, of information related to a topic or projectDemonstrated ability to find and utilize supporting literature relevant to a project or topicSuccessful relation of the paper to the student’s laboratory or fieldwork experienceAbility to discuss results in front of a peer group: verbally communicate ideas motivating the experiment, make the experiment clear to those not familiar with the methods, and answer questions I want to find another Bachelor Course

The Cognitive Science program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a designated capstone major. Students are required to produce a paper based on each term of their experience in a research laboratory or approved fieldwork site.

Disciplines

PsychologyCognitive Sciences

Requirements

Academic Requirements

gpa

English Requirements

IELTSMin 7
TOEFLMin 100

Other Requirements

1Complete 15 year-long academic courses with a 3.4 GPAMeet other requirements specific to your countryTake the ACT with Writing Test, SAT with Writing or SAT with Essay by December of your last year at secondary schoolDemonstrate English-language Proficiency

Cognitive Science