What is cognitive science?

I want to apply for a course in cognitive science because it looks really interesting, but I wasn't given much to go on.
Can anyone tell me what exactly I would be studying if I choose to do it??
Thanks!

Reply 1

roxy ag

cognition are mental processes, so mainly memory/forgetting/how the brain works like a computer/EEG scanners/brain lesioning...just general brain activity. the science-y side of psychology...

Reply 2

xSallyx

Thanks a lot, but then how is it different from cognitive neuroscience? :s-smilie:

Reply 3

Itchybrain

Taken from the University of Westminster website. The course is BPS accredited:

https://srs21live.wmin.ac.uk/ipp/U09FUCOS.htm

Introduction
This interdisciplinary course gives an understanding of the mental processes underlying cognitive abilities and provides an exploration of the nature of mind and intelligence.

Course Content
The course first examines the basic issues, concepts and terminology of cognitive science and provides a fundamental understanding of anthropology, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, linguistics, neuroscience and philosophy. As the course develops, the individual disciplines are integrated to provide a holistic perspective on the scientific study of the mind, including cognitive neuroscience, connectionist modelling and the cognitive science of music, language and consciousness. The course gives you a solid grounding in a contemporary scientific discipline, and the opportunity to develop greater strengths in a specialised or related field according to your career aspirations.

Year 1 (Credit Level 4)
Subjects of study include: Fundamentals of Cognition • Introduction to Neuroscience • Introduction to Social and Developmental Psychology • Linguistics for Cognitive Science • Neurons and Symbols • Research Methods in Cognitive Science 1

Options: Cultural Anthropology • Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence • Introduction to Interactive Multimedia • Syntax 1 • plus one free choice module

Year 2 (Credit Level 5)
Subjects of study include: Cognitive Psychology • Developmental Psychology • Individual Differences • Research Methods in Cognitive Science 2 • Social Psychology • plus a minimum of one from: Advanced Neuroscience • Cognition and Language • Philosophical Foundations • plus a minimum of one from: Applied Cognitive Science • Human Computer Interaction • Logic Programming

Options: Classical and Alternative Logics • Digital Media Tools • Expert Systems • Intelligent Information Retrieval • Knowledge Representation • Multimedia Development Tools • Semantics • Syntax 2 • plus one free choice module

Year 3 (Credit Level 6)
Subjects of study include: Cognitive Science Project • plus a minimum of one from: Cognitive Science of Perception • Connectionism and Cognition • plus a minimum of one from: Cognitive Disorders • Cognitive Neuroscience • plus a minimum of three from: Clinical Psychology • Cognitive Anthropology • Music and the Mind • Neuropharmacology of Cognition • Psychology of Language • Studies in Consciousness

Options: Fuzzy Logic and Systems • Intelligent Agents • Knowledge Acquisition • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Neural Networks • Pragmatics • plus one free choice module

Reply 4

xSallyx

Thanks a lot for the help! but you haven't told me how its different to cognitive neuroscience...

:s-smilie:

Reply 5

Tombola

xSallyx

Thanks a lot for the help! but you haven't told me how its different to cognitive neuroscience...

:s-smilie:

Cognitive science seems more focused on the how the mind works just like the neuroscience except it also seems inclusive of other elements such as linguistic, philosophy and computer science which won't be found in neuroscience.

I'm just guessing as I've never studied both subject before, but since they have included computer science in it. It's definitely more focused on how the brain works in a holistic manner than in neuroscience which is focused on specific functions and how they connect to behaviour.

What is cognitive science?

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