Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science at Berkeley is concerned with the acquisition, representation, and use of knowledge by individual minds, brains, and machines, as well as by groups, institutions, and other social entities. Students in the major draw on methodologies and perspectives from a wide variety of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, linguistics, computer science, and neuroscience.

Lower Division Requirements and Prerequisites for the Cognitive Science Major

(prerequisites indicated by asterisks)

• Cognitive Science C1*
• Computer Science 61A* or Engineering 7*
• Mathematics 1A* or 16A*
• Molecular and Cell Biology 61 or 64
• One of the following: Math 55 or Computer Science 70

Departmental Contact

Carol Snow
casnow@berkeley.edu
301 Campbell Hall
(510) 642-2628

General Catalog Description

http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_view_req?p_dept_cd=COG+SCI

Departmental Website

http://ls.berkeley.edu/ugis/cogsci/major/index.php

Other Majors to Consider

Linguistics
Philosophy
Anthropology
Mathematics
Psychology
Computer Science