MAJOR IN LANGUAGE AND MIND
This major, intended as an introduction to cognitive science, is administered by the Departments of Linguistics, Philosophy, and Psychology. Ten courses (40 points) are required (four in linguistics, one in philosophy, four in psychology, and one additional course). All must be completed with a grade of C or better.
The linguistics component consists of these four courses:
- Language and Mind (LING-UA 3) or Language (LING-UA 1)
- Two courses chosen from the following:
- Introduction to Semantics (LING-UA 4)
- Phonological Analysis (LING-UA 12)
- Grammatical Analysis (LING-UA 13)
- One course, chosen from the following:
- Introduction to Semantics (LING-UA 4)
- Psycholinguistics (LING-UA 5)
- Patterns in Language (LING-UA 6)
- Formal Languages (LING-UA 7)
- Sound and Language (LING-UA 11)
- Phonological Analysis (LING-UA 12)
- Grammatical Analysis (LING-UA 13)
- Advanced Semantics (LING-UA 19)
- Propositional Attitudes (LING-UA 35)
- The Syntax/Semantics Interface Cross-linguistically (LING-UA 37)
- Neural Bases of Language (LING-UA 43 or PSYCH-UA 300)
- Linguistics as Cognitive Science (LING-UA 48)
- Learning to Speak (LING-UA 54)
- Introduction to Morphology at an Advanced Level (LING-UA 55)
- First Language Acquisition (LING-UA 59 or PSYCH-UA 300)
The philosophy component is a choice of one of the following three courses:
- Minds and Machines (PHIL-UA 5)
- Logic (PHIL-UA 70)
- Philosophy of Language (PHIL-UA 85)
The psychology component consists of four courses:
- Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYCH-UA 10)
- Cognition (PSYCH-UA 29)
- One course chosen from among the following:
- Introduction to Psycholinguistics (PSYCH-UA 56)
- Language Acquisition and Cognitive Development (PSYCH-UA 300)
- Neural Bases of Language (PSYCH-UA 300)
- Speech: A Window into the Developing Mind (PSYCH-UA 300)
- One course chosen from among the following:
- Perception (PSYCH-UA 22)
- Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 25)
- Laboratory in Cognition and Perception (PSYCH-UA 46)
- Introduction to Psycholinguistics (PSYCH-UA 56)
- Language Acquisition and Cognitive Development (PSYCH-UA 300)
- Neural Bases of Language (PSYCH-UA 300)
- Speech: A Window into the Developing Mind (PSYCH-UA 300)
The tenth course will be an additional course from the lists above that has not already been taken to satisfy the departmental components. Joint majors should consult with the respective directors of undergraduate studies of the participating departments.