{"id":17850,"date":"2026-08-10T09:29:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/?page_id=17850"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:34:52","slug":"minor-in-cognitive-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/minor-in-cognitive-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Cognitive Science"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/Banner-10.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Minor in Cognitive Science\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore our Minor&#8230;.<br>Customize your degree, enhance your CV and explore other interests without the load of a double-major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Minor<\/strong> is open to all undergraduate students in programs <em>other than<\/em> Cognitive Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our 4-credit Minor will further your understanding of how humans, animals and machines think. Our integrated approach combines insights from artificial intelligence, psychology, philosophy, linguistics and neuroscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Minor_in_Cognitive_Science\">Minor in Cognitive Science (4.0 credits)<\/h3> <p>Open to all undergraduate students in programs other than Cognitive Science.<\/p> <p>Students are required to present a Minor CGPA of 4.00 or higher at graduation in order to be awarded a Minor in Cognitive Science.<\/p> <table class=\"sc_courselist\" width=\"100%\"><colgroup><col class=\"codecol\"\/><col class=\"titlecol\"\/><col class=\"hourscol\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr class=\"even firstrow\"><td colspan=\"2\"><span class=\"courselistcomment\"><strong>1.  1.5 credits in:<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">1.5<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\"><div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"\/search\/?P=CGSC%201001\" title=\"CGSC 1001\" class=\"bubblelink code\" onclick=\"return showCourse(this, 'CGSC 1001');\">CGSC 1001<\/a> [0.5]<\/div><\/td><td>Mysteries of the Mind<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\"><div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"\/search\/?P=CGSC%202001\" title=\"CGSC 2001\" class=\"bubblelink code\" onclick=\"return showCourse(this, 'CGSC 2001');\">CGSC 2001<\/a> [0.5]<\/div><\/td><td>Theories in Cognitive Science<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\"><div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"\/search\/?P=CGSC%202002\" title=\"CGSC 2002\" class=\"bubblelink code\" onclick=\"return showCourse(this, 'CGSC 2002');\">CGSC 2002<\/a> [0.5]<\/div><\/td><td>Methods in Cognitive Science<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td colspan=\"2\"><span class=\"courselistcomment\"><strong>2.  1.5 credits from:<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">1.5<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\"><div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"\/search\/?P=CGSC%203004\" title=\"CGSC 3004\" class=\"bubblelink code\" onclick=\"return showCourse(this, 'CGSC 3004');\">CGSC 3004<\/a> [0.5]<\/div><\/td><td>Philosophy and Cognitive Science<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\"><div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"\/search\/?P=CGSC%203201\" title=\"CGSC 3201\" class=\"bubblelink code\" onclick=\"return showCourse(this, 'CGSC 3201');\">CGSC 3201<\/a> [0.5]<\/div><\/td><td>Cognitive Processes<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\"><div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"\/search\/?P=CGSC%203301\" title=\"CGSC 3301\" class=\"bubblelink code\" onclick=\"return showCourse(this, 'CGSC 3301');\">CGSC 3301<\/a> [0.5]<\/div><\/td><td>Language and Cognitive Science<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\"><div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"\/search\/?P=CGSC%203501\" title=\"CGSC 3501\" class=\"bubblelink code\" onclick=\"return showCourse(this, 'CGSC 3501');\">CGSC 3501<\/a> [0.5]<\/div><\/td><td>Cognitive Neuroscience<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\"><div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"\/search\/?P=CGSC%203601\" title=\"CGSC 3601\" class=\"bubblelink code\" onclick=\"return showCourse(this, 'CGSC 3601');\">CGSC 3601<\/a> [0.5]<\/div><\/td><td>Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\"><div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"\/search\/?P=CGSC%203603\" title=\"CGSC 3603\" class=\"bubblelink code\" onclick=\"return showCourse(this, 'CGSC 3603');\">CGSC 3603<\/a> [0.5]<\/div><\/td><td>Artificial Intelligence: Philosophical and Ethical Issues<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td colspan=\"2\"><span class=\"courselistcomment\"><strong>3.  1.0 credits in<\/strong> CGSC at the 3000-level or higher<\/span><\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">1.0<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even lastrow\"><td colspan=\"2\"><span class=\"courselistcomment\">4. The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) must be satisfied.<\/span><\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"listsum\"><td colspan=\"2\">Total Credits<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">4.0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To add a Minor<\/strong>, consult the RO website for a <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/program-elements\/\">Change of Program Elements.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore our Minor&#8230;.Customize your degree, enhance your CV and explore other interests without the load of a double-major. The Minor is open to all undergraduate students in programs other than Cognitive Science. Our 4-credit Minor will further your understanding of how humans, animals and machines think. 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