Cognitive science is an emerging new science of mind and intelligence processes in humans, animals, computers, and in the abstract. The field is expected to play a large role in the development of technologies, training, and intervention programs of the twenty-first century and spans a wide variety of disciplines including philosophy, psychology, computer science, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, anthropology, linguistics, biology, and education.
The A.B. in Cognitive Science at the University of Georgia is a demanding interdisciplinary program. In the major-related core, students take lower-level classes in computer science, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and statistics. At the upper-division level, all majors take courses in cognitive science and cognitive psychology and choose between either Artificial Intelligence (CSCI/PHIL 4550) or Generative Syntax (ENGL/LING 3150). Students focus on two (or more) of four areas of concentration: Artificial Intelligence Foundations, Philosophical Foundations, Psychological Foundations, and Language and Culture (Linguistics and Anthropology).
A cognitive science major is preferable preparation for students who plan to go on to graduate programs in cognitive science, educational technology, artificial intelligence, instructional psychology, cognitive psychology, cognitive philosophy, or neuroscience. Additional career opportunities are available in technology fields that demand technical, writing, and speaking skills.