• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary major that focuses on the mind and cognition from a variety of perspectives and approaches. Cognitive science addresses questions and engages inquiry across the traditional disciplines of psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, linguistics, computer science, and anthropology.

The Cognitive Science Major at USC

The core courses and electives sample from courses in anthropology, computer science, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy and psychology. The major consists of four fixed core courses, plus two tiers of flexible core courses. The first tier generally consists of more introductory courses and the second tier of more advanced courses, although there are exceptions, and some courses satisfy either tier. Students must take two courses from the first tier and three courses from the second. The purpose of the flexible tiers is to structurally implement interdisciplinary breadth with some degree of flexibility. The flexible core is a subset of the electives, from which students can choose in order to complete the required number of units. Students may elect to focus their curriculum from one of three tracks, which are suggested courses of study for focusing on a particular theme in cognitive science. This may be accomplished through individual advisement: language, reasoning and decision-making, and the computational mind.

Learning Outcomes for the Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science

Students will acquire significant expertise in at least two core areas within the cognitive sciences. Examples include cognitive psychology and linguistics, linguistics and computation, cognition and computation, and so on. Students will obtain the same level of mastery of sub areas within those disciplines as a student majoring in one of the core disciplines. For example a cognitive science major focusing on linguistics and neuroscience will gain comparable mastery of syntactic theory as a linguistics major, and comparable mastery of cognitive neuroscience as a neuroscience major.

Students will acquire a basic understanding of a third core area within the cognitive sciences, such as might be covered in intermediate level courses.

Students will learn to synthesize knowledge and methods of investigation from several traditional disciplines, giving them the ability to think about cognitive phenomena from multiple perspectives. That is, students will acquire skills in specific areas within the cognitive sciences, such as cognitive neuroscience and linguistics, and they will also develop a cohesive understanding of how the sub areas are related, and how they mutually inform each other. These skills will provide students with a flexible and creative approach to problem solving in general, beyond the cognitive sciences.

Students will learn how to present the results of scientific research in oral and in written forms, following the conventions of the relevant sub areas of cognitive science. Students will develop the skills necessary to produce and communicate scientific arguments, and to discuss theories and concepts in cognitive science in clear and accessible ways.

Career Opportunities

The Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science provides a foundation of skills and knowledge that is both broad and deep. Graduates will be well prepared for fields that require creative problem solving, quantitative analysis, and scientific thinking. The degree will also be excellent preparation for students who pursue an advanced professional degree, such as in law or medicine, as well as for graduate school in the cognitive sciences or related academic disciplines.

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 International applicants must provide official copies of academic records from all secondary or senior secondary schools, pre-university programs, and colleges and universities attended. English language requirement: A minimum score of 100 on the TOEFL iBT (with a minimum score of 20 in each section); OR A minimum IELTS score of 7; OR A minimum PTE score of 68.

课程信息

学制：全日制(4 年)

学费：US$57,256.00 (¥ 370,670) /年

开学时间：预计在一月 2022

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留学地点：University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity Park Campus,LOS ANGELES,California,90089, United States