The department offers both a BA and a BS in brain and cognitive sciences. The brain and cognitive sciences (BCS) major offers undergraduates the opportunity to study the nature and products of mental activity, including:
Perception, Action, Thinking, Language, Learning, Memory.
This rigorous but accessible natural science discipline lies at the intersection of cognitive psychology, computer science, and neuroscience, bringing these fields together to understand the activities of the mind and brain.
The department offers both a BA and a BS in brain and cognitive sciences. Both degrees are built around a common curriculum that integrates biological, behavioral, and computational approaches to the study of perception, language, thinking, learning, and development. While most of the requirements are the same, the BS degree requires additional courses outside the BCS department, including biology, math, linguistics, and computer science.
The BS program provides a rigorous natural science education that prepares students for postgraduate work in brain and cognitive sciences, and related fields like cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, and computational modeling.