Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of psychological phenomena such as thinking, memory, emotion, decision making, dreaming, intelligent action, or imagination. It incorporates many disparate scientific projects, and a range of theoretical frameworks.<br/> <br/>This unit covers the conceptual foundations of the cognitive sciences, with a focus on recent debates and contemporary controversies: it also addresses key problems about relations between the individual mind and the social world. Students gain a thorough grounding in the basic philosophical issues underlying the scientific study of the mind, and also engage in specialised study of select topics and cognitive domains. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Richard Menary
Prerequisites: ((8cp in PHL or PSY units at 300 level) or (42cp in LAW units at 400 or 500 level)) and a GPA of 3.0 or admission to MA or PGDipArts or PGCertArts
