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Cognitive Science B.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Cognitive Science is the scientific study of cognitive phenomena such as reasoning, decision making, memory, learning, language, perception, and action. This young and emerging interdisciplinary field lies at the intersection of psychology, artificial intelligence, philosophy, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_e239952c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

The RPI Experience

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    First Year

    0 items

      Fall

      4 items
      1. CSCI 1100
        Computer Science I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. INQR 1140
        Minds and Machines
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. MATH 1010
        Calculus I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. Free Elective Credits /
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Spring

      4 items
      1. COGS 2120
        Introduction to Cognitive Science
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. MATH 1020
        Calculus II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. Science Core Elective Credits /
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. Free Elective Credits /
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Second Year

      0 items

        Fall

        3 items
        1. PHIL 2140
          Introduction to Formal Logic
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. Science Core Elective Credits /
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. Free Elective Credits /
          Not resolved to a course
          4

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        1. PSYC 2310
          Research Methods and Statistics I
          Not resolved to a course
          or: PSYC 4310 - Research Methods and Statistics II
          or: PSYC 4350 - Mathematical Methods in Psychological Science
          4

        Spring

        4 items
        1. ADMN 1030
          Career Exploration
          Not resolved to a course
          0
        2. Science Core Elective Credits /
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. Free Elective Credits /
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        4. Free Elective Credits /
          Not resolved to a course
          4

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        1. COGS 2340
          Introduction to Linguistics
          Not resolved to a course
          or: COGS 4330 - Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
          or: PSYC 4370 - Cognitive Psychology
          or: PSYC 4410 - Sensation and Perception
          4

        Third Year

        0 items

          Fall

          4 items
          1. ILEA 4400
            The Discovery
            Not resolved to a course
            0
          2. Free Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          3. Free Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          4. Free Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4

          Spring

          2 items
          1. Free Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          2. Cognitive Science Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4

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          1. COGS 2340
            Introduction to Linguistics
            Not resolved to a course
            or: COGS 4330 - Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
            or: PSYC 4370 - Cognitive Psychology
            or: PSYC 4410 - Sensation and Perception
            4

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          1. PHIL 2500
            Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
            Not resolved to a course
            or: PHIL 4130 - Philosophy of Science
            or: PHIL 4480 - Metaphysics and Consciousness
            4

          Fourth Year

          0 items

            Fall

            4 items
            1. Cognitive Science Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            4. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Spring

            3 items
            1. Cognitive Science Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Choose One

            Choose 1 of the following · Choose One · 2 items
            1. Approved project/seminar course
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. COGS 4990
              Undergraduate Thesis
              Not resolved to a course
              3-6

            Cognitive Science Elective Options

            25 items
            1. COGS 2XXX or 4XXX - Any 2000- or 4000-level COGS course except COGS 494X, COGS 499X Credits /
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. CSCI 4100
              Machine Learning from Data
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. CSCI 4110
              Computational Social Processes
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            4. CSCI 4150
              Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            5. CSCI 4270
              Computational Vision
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            6. CSCI 4350
              Data Science
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            7. CSCI 4480
              Manipulator Kinematics and Dynamics
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            8. ECSE 4540
              Introduction to Image Processing
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            9. ISYE 4260
              Human Performance Modeling and Support
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            10. ISYE 4810
              Computational Intelligence
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            11. PHIL 2100
              Critical Thinking
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            12. PHIL 4130
              Philosophy of Science
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            13. PHIL 4140
              Intermediate Logic
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            14. PHIL 4260
              Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            15. PHIL 4420
              Computability and Logic
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            16. PHIL 4480
              Metaphysics and Consciousness
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            17. PSYC 4220
              Animal Cognition and Interaction with Humans
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            18. PSYC 4330
              Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            19. PSYC 4350
              Mathematical Methods in Psychological Science
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            20. PSYC 4360
              Behavioral Neuroscience
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            21. PSYC 4410
              Sensation and Perception
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            22. PSYC 4450
              Learning
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            23. PSYC 4280
              Canine Cognition and Science-Based Training
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            24. PSYC 4380
              Behavioral Data Science
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            25. PSYC 4460
              Human Memory
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Footnotes

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              Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10045&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0061.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.