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Program checklist · BA

Cognitive Science BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
“How does the mind work? How do we acquire knowledge and exhibit creativity? And what constitutes intelligent behavior in humans and in machines?” These are just a few of the questions that Cognitive Science majors seek to answer.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_7eaf8ff2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

    0 items

      Cognitive Science Core (6 credits)

      2 items
      1. PSY 342LEC
        Introduction to Cognitive Science: Concepts of the Mind
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. SSC 391LEC
        Cognitive Science Colloquium
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Five Core Courses (15-20 credits)

      29 items
      1. AI 101LEC
        AI & Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AI 102LR
        Introduction to Computational Fundamentals: Programming, Machines, and Constructing Knowledge
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. AI 104LR
        Introduction to Computational Expression
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. AI 111LEC
        AI & Ethics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. AI 211LEC
        Technological Disruption and Diffusion
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. AI 220LR
        Applied Linear Algebra and Probability for AI
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. APY 106LEC
        Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. APY 107LEC
        Introduction to Human Evolution
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. CDS 286LEC
        Phonetics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. CSE 115LLR
        Introduction to Computer Science I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      11. CSE 116LLB
        Introduction to Computer Science II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      12. CSE 191LR
        Introduction to Discrete Structures
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      13. CSE 220LLB
        Systems Programming
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      14. CSE 250LR
        Data Structures
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      15. GEO 120LEC
        Maps: Earth From Above
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. GEO 281LEC
        Web-Based Geographic Information Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. LIN 104LEC
        Writing Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. LIN 205LEC
        Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. LIN 207LEC
        Language, Society, and the Individual
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      20. MTH 121LR
        Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      21. MTH 122LR
        Survey of Calculus and Its Applications II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      22. MTH 141LR
        College Calculus I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      23. MTH 142LR
        College Calculus 2
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      24. MTH 241LR
        College Calculus 3
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      25. PHI 115LEC
        Critical Thinking
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      26. PHI 185LEC
        Model-Based Reasoning
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      27. PHI 215LEC
        Symbolic Logic
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      28. PSY 101LEC
        Introductory Psychology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      29. PSY 207LLB
        Psychological Statistics
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Seven Advanced Courses (21-28 credits)

      0 items

        AI

        3 items
        1. AI 320LR
          Computation for AI and the Social Sciences
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. AI 323LEC
          AI and Social Structures
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. AI 325LEC
          AI & The Information Environment
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Anthropology

        3 items
        1. APY 311LEC
          Psychological Anthropology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. APY 347LEC
          Understanding Human Variation
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. APY 355SEM
          The Evolution of Human Behavior: Our Stone Age Heritage
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Communication

        1 item
        1. COM 458SEM
          Artificial Intelligence as a Medium and Communicator
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Communicative Disorders and Sciences

        6 items
        1. CDS 301LEC
          Language Development in Children
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. CDS 387LEC
          Psychoacoustic Science
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. CDS 388LEC
          Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. CDS 389LEC
          General and Speech Acoustics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. CDS 402LEC
          Language Disorders in Children
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. CDS 428LEC
          Neural Basis of Communication
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Computer Science and Engineering

        12 items
        1. CSE 305LR
          Introduction to Programming Languages
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. CSE 368LR
          Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. CSE 370LR
          Applied Human Computer Interaction and Interface Design
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        4. CSE 396LR
          Introduction to the Theory of Computation
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. CSE 430LEC
          Topics in Theoretical Computer Science
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. CSE 455LEC
          Introduction to Pattern Recognition Credits:
          Not resolved to a course
        7. CSE 463LEC
          Knowledge Representation
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. CSE 468LEC
          Robotics Algorithms
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. CSE 469LEC
          Introduction to Data Mining
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. CSE 470LEC
          Introduction to Parallel and Distributed Processing
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. CSE 473LEC
          Introduction to Computer Vision and Image Processing
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. CSE 474LEC
          Introduction to Machine Learning
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Geography

        6 items
        1. GEO 381LLB
          Cartography
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. GEO 481LLB
          Geographic Information Systems
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. GEO 482LEC
          Locational Analysis
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. GEO 483LLB
          Remote Sensing
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. GEO 485LEC
          Cartography and Geographic Visualization
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. GEO 493LEC
          Dynamic Modeling of Human and Environmental Systems
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Industrial Engineering

        2 items
        1. IE 323LLB
          Human Factors in System Design
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. IE 435LEC
          Human Centered Design for Interactive Systems
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Linguistics

        19 items
        1. LIN 301LEC
          Structure of English: The Sound System
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. LIN 302LEC
          Structure of English: Grammar and Lexicon
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. LIN 333LEC
          Introduction to Linguistic Meaning
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. LIN 345LEC
          Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. LIN 356LEC
          An Introduction to Contemporary Theories of Metaphor
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. LIN 404LEC
          Discourse-Pragmatics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. LIN 405LEC
          Bilingualism and Language Contact
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. LIN 410LEC
          Morphology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. LIN 415LEC
          Syntax I
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. LIN 417LEC
          Psycholinguistics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. LIN 421LEC
          Linguistic Anthropology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. LIN 425LEC
          Typology and Universals
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        13. LIN 431LEC
          Phonetics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. LIN 432LEC
          Phonology I
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        15. LIN 438LEC
          Semantics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        16. LIN 439LEC
          Historical Linguistics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        17. LIN 443LEC
          Semantics II
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        18. LIN 455LEC
          Language Acquisition
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        19. LIN 467LEC
          Computational Linguistics
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Mathematics

        4 items
        1. MTH 306LR
          Introduction to Differential Equations
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. MTH 309LR
          Introductory Linear Algebra
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. MTH 443LEC
          Fundamentals of Applied Mathematics I
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. MTH 460LR
          Theory of Games
          Not resolved to a course
          4

        Neuroscience

        1 item
        1. NRS 301LEC
          The Brain
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Philosophy

        9 items
        1. PHI 320LEC
          Philosophy of Mind
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. PHI 321LEC
          Philosophy of Science
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. PHI 322LEC
          Philosophy of Social Sciences
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. PHI 326LEC
          Philosophy of Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. PHI 328LEC
          Philosophy of Language
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. PHI 329LEC
          Metaphysics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. PHI 333LEC
          Epistemology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. PHI 345LEC
          Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. PHI 417LEC
          Modal Logic
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Psychology

        19 items
        1. PSY 336LEC
          Developmental Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. PSY 341LEC
          Cognitive Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. PSY 343LEC
          Sensory Processes and Perception
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. PSY 347LEC
          Psychology of Learning
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. PSY 350LEC
          Scientific Inquiry in Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. PSY 351LEC
          Biopsychology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. PSY 416LEC
          Reasoning and Problem Solving
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. PSY 419LEC
          Biological Bases of Memory
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. PSY 426LEC
          Experimental Models of Psychological Disorders
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. PSY 427LEC
          Adult Development and Aging
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. PSY 428LEC
          Language Development
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. PSY 429LEC
          Psychophysiology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        13. PSY 436LEC
          Neuropsychology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. PSY 445LEC
          Memory
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        15. PSY 446LEC
          Animal Cognition
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        16. PSY 447LEC
          Psychology of Music
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        17. PSY 448LEC
          Psycholinguistics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        18. PSY 451LEC
          Drug Addiction
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        19. PSY 457LEC
          Cognitive Development
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Indigenous Studies

        1 item
        1. IDS 370SEM
          Language, Artificial Intelligence, and Relationality Credits:
          Not resolved to a course

        Notes

        0 items

          Additional Degree Requirements Include

          2 items
          1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
            Not resolved to a course

          Academic Requirements

          0 items

            Program Distinction

            0 items

              Curricular Plan

              43 items
              1. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. Core Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              4. ENG 105LEC
                Writing and Rhetoric
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              5. UB Seminar
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              6. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              7. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              8. Core Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              9. Math and Quantitative Reasoning
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              10. ENG 105LEC
                Writing and Rhetoric
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              11. Core Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              12. Core Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              13. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              14. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              15. Scientific Literacy 1
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              16. PSY 342LEC
                Introduction to Cognitive Science: Concepts of the Mind
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              17. Core Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              18. Communication Literacy 2
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              19. UBC 399MNT
                UB Curriculum Capstone
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              20. Scientific Literacy 2
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              21. Scientific Literacy Lab
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              22. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              23. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              24. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              25. SSC 391LEC
                Cognitive Science Colloquium
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              26. Advanced Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              27. Advanced Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              28. SSC 391LEC
                Cognitive Science Colloquium
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              29. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              30. Advanced Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              31. Advanced Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              32. Advanced Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              33. Advanced Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              34. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              35. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              36. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              37. SSC 391LEC
                Cognitive Science Colloquium
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              38. Advanced Course
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              39. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              40. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              41. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              42. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              43. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                2
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