The Cognitive Science program at JCFS is truly interdisciplinary, with five principal areas which contribute to the Cognitive Science Program: Computer Science, Data Science, Neuroscience, Linguistics, and Psychology. Our curriculum also comprises a blend of mind-related courses in Human Biology, and Philosophy. The program offers an interdisciplinary perspective on intelligent systems, from humans to machines and from neuroscience to computer science.

This program prepares students for graduate studies or work in areas that require a combination of technical skills, scientific reasoning, social and psychological sophistication, and excellent writing and speaking skills.

Our Cognitive Science students will have the >unique opportunity to customize their program of study. A set of core courses familiarize students with the different disciplines on which cognitive science draws. Students then choose to focus on one “Theme” from among: Computer Science, Psychology, Neuroscience, Linguistics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Human-Computer Interaction. Students can customize further through their choice of courses within these themes (e.g. focusing on deep learning within Artificial Intelligence). Minor and concentrations can be combined with different majors to create a course of study that fits students’ interests.

The students will have opportunities to work with faculty on research in artificial intelligence, cognitive neuroscience, human-computer interaction, and many other areas.

Department of Cognitive Science

Major Requirements

• Major Core Courses: 26 courses

  • Cluster A: Math (6)
  • Cluster B: Introductory Courses (2)
  • Cluster C: Foundation/ Advanced Courses (16)
  • Cluster D: Laboratory/Research/Seminar Courses (2)
  • Major Elective courses: 5 courses
  • Language Requirements: 4 courses

  General Education Requirements

  • 8 Elective Courses including the 7-unit breadth requirements

  1ST Semester (18 credits)

  Course Name	Credit
  Linear Algebra	3
  Basic Statistics	3
  Introduction to Psychology	3
  Understanding Human Behavior	3
  Introduction to Biology	3
  Korean Beginner 1	3

  2nd Semester (18 credits)

  Course Name	Credit
  Human Cognition	3
  Sensation and Perception	3
  Psycholinguistics	3
  Positive Balance and Mental Health	3
  Writing and Reasoning	3
  Korean Intermediate 1	3

  3rd Semester (18 credits)

  Course Name	Credit
  Statistics & Probability	3
  Introduction to Data Analysis	3
  Foundations of Cognitive Science	3
  Introduction to Computer Vision	3
  Signal & Image Processing (Machine Vision)	3
  Korean Advanced 1	3

  4th Semester (18credits)

  Course Name	Credit
  Attention and Working Memory in the Mind and Brain	3
  Practical Data Science in R	3
  Signal, Speech & Image Processing (Speech Recognition)	3
  Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience	3
  Deep Learning	3
  Korean Writing for Job Search	3

  5th Semester (18 credits)

  Course Name	Credit
  Foundations of Applied Statistical Methods	3
  Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis	3
  Computational Cognitive Science	3
  Neural coding, Computation, and Dynamics	3
  Introduction to Neuroinformatics	3
  Computer Programming for Behavioral Sciences	3

  6th Semester (18 credits)

  Course Name	Credit
  Introduction to Data Science: Prediction, Inference, Causality Calculus	3
  Introduction to Neuroengineering	3
  Brain-Machine Interfaces	3
  Neural Signal Processing	3
  Building Intelligent Robots	3
  Mechanisms of Motivated Decision Making	3

  7th Semester (18 credits)

  Course Name	Credit
  Big Data in the Psychological Sciences	3
  Mobile Robots	3
  Cognitive Control Functions of the Prefrontal Cortex	3
  Visually Guided Action and Cognitive Processes	3
  Neuroforecasting	3
  Research and Communication in Science	3

  8th Semester (6 credits)

  Course Name	Credit
  Independent Study in AI & HCI (Option 1)	6
  Student Internship (Option 2)	6

  TOTAL CREDIT: 132