Schools, Departments & Programs

Cognitive Science

Introduction

The Cognitive Science Program (COGS) explores the nature of intelligent systems. At its core, the program focuses on formal theories of mind and information. The field is inherently interdisciplinary, with contributions from computer science, psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, linguistics, biology, anthropology, and other fields. Both natural intelligence (in humans and in animals) and artificial intelligence fall within the scope of inquiry. The field deals with aspects of complex cognition, computational models of thought processing, knowledge representation, dynamics of real-world engagement, and emergent behavior of large-scale interacting systems.

Goals of the Cognitive Science Program include a better understanding of mind, learning and teaching, cognitive skills, and the development of intelligent systems designed to augment human capacities in constructive ways.

The Cognitive Science Program is structured to give students fundamental skills, applicable in a wide variety of information-related careers: psychology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, telecommunications, information processing, medical analysis, data representation and information retrieval, education, scientific research, human-computer interaction, multimedia, knowledge management, and information policy. The skills also have wide applicability in technical and expository writing, mathematical analysis, experimental techniques, and computer programming.

Students interested in a cognitive science degree are encouraged to take advantage of services and opportunities that complement their academic study: research, colloquium series, advising, internships and the Student Organization for Cognitive Science (SOCS).

Majors, Minors, and Programs
Contact Information

Cognitive Science Program
Indiana University
819 Eigenmann
Bloomington, IN 47406-7512

(812) 855-0031
cogsadv [at] indiana [dot] edu

cogs.indiana.edu