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Program checklist · B.S.

Cognitive Science

Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
30.2501
Total credits (published)
36
Credits (computed from items)
185
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
211440
CourseShelf checklist
CK_211440_6a0a786b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Cognitive Science Core

major core · 11 items
  1. 85-110
    Cognitive Psychology
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. 85-170
    Foundations of Brain and Behavior
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  3. 85-300
    Introduction to Research Methods
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  4. 36-309
    Experimental Design for Behavioral & Social Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    or: 85-309 Statistical Concepts and Methods for Behavioral and Social Science
    or: 36-225 Introduction to Probability Theory
    or: 36-218 Probability Theory for Computer Scientists
    9
  5. 21-111
    Differential Calculus
    Not resolved to a course
    10
  6. 21-112
    Integral Calculus
    Not resolved to a course
    or: 21-120 Differential and Integral Calculus
    10
  7. 15-112
    Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science
    Not resolved to a course
    or: 02-120 Programming for Scientists
    12
  8. 85-412
    Cognitive Modeling
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  9. 85-414
    Cognition in the Age of AI
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  10. 85-419
    Introduction to Parallel Distributed Processing
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  11. 85-426
    Reverse engineering brains and machines
    Not resolved to a course
    9

Cognitive Science Pathways (Required to choose one)

8 items
  1. 85-210
    Language, AI, and Thought
    Not resolved to a course
    or: 85-213 Human Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence
    9
  2. 21-127
    Concepts of Mathematics
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  3. 15-122
    Principles of Imperative Computation
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  4. 15-150
    Principles of Functional Programming
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  5. 85-270
    Computational Approaches for Neuroscience Questionsor 85-21x or 85-27x
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  6. 03-362
    Cellular Neuroscience
    Not resolved to a course
    or: 03-363 Systems Neuroscience
    9
  7. 85-370
    Cognitive Neuropsychology Research Methods
    Not resolved to a course
    or: 85-403 Data Science for Psychology and Neuroscience
    9
  8. 85-471
    How the Brain Makes Meaning
    Not resolved to a course
    or: 85-472 Cognitive Neuropsychology
    9

Science Requirement

0 items

    03-xxx

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      09-xxx

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        33-xxx

        0 items
          Source. Carnegie Mellon University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu/schools-colleges/dietrichcollegeofhumanitiesandsocialsciences/departmentofpsychology/cognitive-science-bs/. Captured page pages/0376.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.