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COG 342H1

Issues in Cognitive Science II: Concepts, Theories of Mind, and Cognitive Evolution

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces the central questions, theories, and research methods of cognitive science—the interdisciplinary study of how minds work in humans, animals, and machines. Drawing on philosophy, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and computer science, the course examines perception, memory, reasoning, and language as components of cognition. Topics include the historical development of cognitive science, the mind-body problem, computational and neural network models, cognitive development and learning, linguistic universals and variation, and the nature of consciousness. Students gain an integrated understanding of how different disciplines contribute to the scientific study of thought and intelligent behavior.

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite: COG100H1; Prerequisite:; Corequisite: COG100H1; Corequisite:; Prerequisite: CSC108H1 / CSC148H1; Prerequisite:; Corequisite: COG250Y1; Corequisite:; Prerequisite: COG250Y1 and one of PSY270H1 / PHL342H1; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: COG250Y1 and one of PSY270H1 / PHL342H1; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: COG250Y1 and one of either LIN232H1 / LIN241H1 or JLP315H1 / JLP374H1 .; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: COG250Y1 and one of PSY270H1 / PHL342H1; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 credits.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: COG250Y1 ; PHL342H1 ; 14.0 credits; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: COG402H1 , COG403H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: COG250Y1 ; PSY270H1 ; 14.0 credits; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: COG401H1 ; COG403H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: 14.0 credits, CSC148H1 , COG250Y1 , COG260H1 , ( MAT130H1 / MAT135H1 , MAT136H1 )/ ( MAT148H1 , MAT149H1 / MAT137Y1 ), 0.5 credit in statistics; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: COG401H1 , COG402H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: COG250Y1 ; JLP315H1 / JLP374H1 ; LIN232H1 / LIN241H1 ; 14.0 credits.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: COG401H1 ; COG402H1 ; COG403H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: COG250Y1 , COG341H1 / COG342H1 , PSY370H1; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 12.0 credits.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: 15.0 credits and a minimum cGPA of 3.0; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: ( COG498H1 , COG499H1 ); Exclusion:; Prerequisite: 15.0 credits and a minimum cGPA of 3.0; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: 15.0 credits and a minimum cGPA of 3.0; Prerequisite:

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