Cognitive Sciences Minor

College of Arts and Humanities
Department of Philosophy
Psychology Building (PSY), 220
407-823-2273
philosophy@ucf.edu

Program Director, Cognitive Sciences Minor: Dr. Jennifer Mundale
407-823-2273
Jennifer.Mundale@ucf.edu

The cognitive sciences minor provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of mind, brain, and cognition, broadly construed. It complements the background of students intending to pursue graduate degrees in cognitive sciences, computer science, philosophy, psychology, biology, neuroscience, and medicine, as well as students with more immediate career goals in fields such as neural network modeling, neuroimaging, information technology, clinical or counseling psychology, biotechnology, and others.

Minor Admission Requirements

None

Minor Requirements

None

Prerequisite Courses

Note: It is the student’s responsibility to complete satisfactorily all prerequisite courses prior to registering for each course. Students must check the most current catalog before registering, and abide by the prerequisites in effect at that time.

Required Courses (12 Credit Hours)

Foundation Courses
Select from at least 4 subject areas.

Restricted Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Select two additional courses from either the above Foundation Courses or from the following list.
A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit.

Select Two: (6 Credit Hours)

ANT 3541 - Biobehavioral Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3550C - Primatology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3610 - Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4586C - Human Origins Credit Hours: 3
CAP 4630 - Artificial Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
CAP 5015 - Multimedia Compression on the Internet Credit Hours: 3
CAP 5415 - Computer Vision Credit Hours: 3
CAP 5512 - Evolutionary Computation Credit Hours: 3
COP 4520 - Concepts of Parallel and Distributed Processing Credit Hours: 3
EXP 3204 - Sensation and Perception Credit Hours: 3
MAP 4103 - Mathematical Modeling I Credit Hours: 3
PHI 2101 - Formal Logic I Credit Hours: 3
PHI 2108 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
PHI 3626 - Advanced Ethics in Science and Technology Credit Hours: 3
PHI 4321 - Philosophies of Embodiment: Mind/Body/Self Credit Hours: 3
PHI 4500 - Metaphysics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4025 - The Psychology of Art Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3213C - Research Methods in Psychology Credit Hours: 4

Foreign Language Requirements

None

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 18

Other Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
15 hours must be taken at the upper division.
No more than 3 courses may be used both toward credit for a major and the cognitive sciences minor.
At least 12 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study requires prior approval from the advisors to be used toward the minor.

Cognitive Sciences Minor

Minor Admission Requirements

Minor Requirements

Prerequisite Courses

Required Courses (12 Credit Hours)

Neuroscience (3 Credit Hours)

Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)

Psychology (3 Credit Hours)

Computer Science and Information Technology (3 Credit Hours)

Language and Linguistics (3 Credit Hours)

Restricted Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Select Two: (6 Credit Hours)

Foreign Language Requirements

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 18

Other Requirements