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About this major
Cognitive Science is an interdisciplinary field focusing on the study of the mind, intelligence, and behavior from multiple perspectives, including psychology, computer science, neuroscience, and philosophy. Students learn about cognitive processes such as perception, memory, language, and decision-making, and how these can be modeled and understood through computational and experimental approaches.
STEMInterdisciplinaryNeuroscienceAIPsychology
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“Experience may vary between universities, but generally the major is a bit too broad to build a good specialty in a particular subject — not so great for job prospects. If you have a specific field you’re interested in doing research/going to graduate school in, then this major can provide a good background to study theory in.”
10/2/2025
“A lot of freedom for your classes, you can take classes from psychology, linguistics, cs, and philosophy. It’s good if you have a plan for what you want to do in the future, since you might be too spread out across different subjects”
9/26/2025