15 courses with the subject CGSC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CGSC 10002 Living with Artificial Intelligence6
This A&I course is about artificial intelligence (AI) and its place in our lives. We will spend time wondering about how AI systems work and about how we use them. This will involve asking big questions, identifying puzzles and misinformation, and spending a lot of time thinking about robots. Doing so will involve engaging with scientific research, news articles, comics, and other forms of popular media. The primary skills this class focuses on are critical news literacy, cooperative problem solving, writing, editing, and re-writing. Offered: Fall 2025 Liberal Arts Requirements: AI/WR1, Argument & Inquiry/WR1 only allowed to register for one A&I course at a time. If a student wishes to change the A&I course they are enrolled in they must DROP the enrolled course and then ADD the new course. Please see our Workday guides Drop or 'Late' Drop a Course and Register or Waitlist for a Course Directly from the Course Listing for more information. Tags: CGSC Elective CL: 100 level Faculty: Jay McKinney
Student is a member of the First Year First Term class level cohort. Students are
CGSC 13001 Revolutions in Mind6
An interdisciplinary study of the history and current practice of the cognitive sciences. The course will draw on relevant work from diverse fields such as artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, philosophy, biology, and neuroscience. Topics to be discussed include: scientific revolutions, the mind- body problem, embodied cognition, perception, representation, and the extended mind. Offered: Winter 2026 Liberal Arts Requirements: SI, Social Inquiry Tags: CGSC Core CL: 100 level PHIL Interdisciplinary 2 PHIL Language, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Mind 1 EDUC 1 Learning Cognition Development Faculty: Jay McKinney
Cross-listed courses CGSC 232/PSYC 232. An introduction to the study of mental activity. Topics include attention, pattern recognition and perception, memory, concept formation, categorization, and cognitive development. Some attention to gender and individual differences in cognition, as well as cultural settings for cognitive activities. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology/Cognitive Science 232 and 233 to satisfy the LS requirement. Offered: Fall 2024 Credits: 6 Liberal Arts Requirements: LS, Science with Lab WR2 Writing Requirement 2
Cross-listed courses CGSC 233/PSYC 233. Students will participate in the replication and planning of empirical studies, collecting and analyzing data relevant to major cognitive phenomena. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both CGSC/PSYC 232 and 233 to satisfy the LS requirement. Offered: Winter 2026 Credits: 2 Liberal Arts Requirements: LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning Tags: CGSC Core PSYC Laboratory SDSC XDept Elective Faculty: Kathleen Galotti
CGSC 289The Cognitive Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence3
This course will investigate the cognitive dimensions of cutting edge research in artificial intelligence and machine learning. We will apply qualitative research methods to create an annotated library of cognitive terms in “AI” research. Doing so will help put “AI” research in context. By the end of the term we will have co-created resources that can be used by others to help understand the complexities of cognition and its relationship to technology and the world. Not offered in 2025-26 Liberal Arts Requirements: SI, Social Inquiry CGSC/PSYC 232 or CGSC 253 with a grade of C- or better. Tags: CL: 200 level
Student has completed any of the following course(s): CGSC 130 AND
CGSC 294Directed Research in Cognitive Science1
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation. Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026 – 6 Liberal Arts Requirements: No Exploration Tags: CL: Faculty Research
This course will be centered around a collaborative research project in cognitive science. Students enrolled will meet with the instructor to complete background readings and discussions, then will create recruiting materials, consent forms, IRB applications, debriefing statements, stimuli, and task instructions. They will then gather data from research participants and participate in data entry, analysis, and writing up the results. This course may be repeated multiple terms. Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026 Grading: S/CR/NC – 6 Liberal Arts Requirements: No Exploration Tags: CL: Faculty Research
Senior majors in cognitive studies will work with the instructor to develop a thesis proposal for their comps project. Offered: Fall 2025 Liberal Arts Requirements: No Exploration 200/201 and CGSC/PSYC 232 and CGSC/PSYC 233 with a grade of C- or better and is a senior CGSC major. Tags: CGSC Core Faculty: Jay McKinney · Jason Decker
Student has completed all of the following course(s): CGSC 130 and PSYC
CGSC 399Senior Thesis in Cognitive Science6
The organizing and writing of a senior thesis in cognitive science, overseen by a CGSC faculty member and in cooperation with other seminar members. Students will present drafts of their theses to the class for feedback and will offer one another constructive criticism on the writing and organization of each paper. Students will be expected to produce a 25-40 page paper that will eventually serve as a capstone to their CGSC major during CGSC 400. Offered: Winter 2026 Credits: 6 Liberal Arts Requirements: WR2 Writing Requirement 2
Students will complete their Cognitive Science comps projects, in response to feedback from their comps advisor. Students will also give a public presentation of their comps project to a Carleton audience. Offered: Spring 2026 Grading: S/NC Credits: 3 Tags: CGSC Core Faculty: Kathleen Galotti
