Undergraduate Studies in Cognitive Science Fall 2018

News We had 7 graduating COGS majors last spring: 3 straight COGS 3 COGS/CSCI duals 1 COGS/GSAS dual We have 12 incoming COGS students A record!

Latest Numbers 63 COGS majors (a record! 35 male, 28 female) By year: 16 seniors 17 juniors 18 sophomores 12 freshmen By major: COGS: 31 COGS/CSCI: 25 COGS/MATH: 4 Other duals: 3 (PSYC, ITWS, BFMB)

Curriculum

Curriculum for BS in Cognitive Science (2016+) Basic Math /Science Calc. I + II Comp Sci I, Data Structures, FOCS, Intro to Algorithms 11 core courses: Minds & Machines Introduction to Cognitive Science Introduction to Logic Experimental Methods and Statistics Cognitive Psychology Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience Introduction to Linguistics Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Cognitive Modeling Sensation and Perception Metaphysics & Consciousness 2 Electives Cog Sci related courses from PHIL, PSYC, CSCI, and a few others Undergraduate Thesis

Curriculum Changes This year we will revisit the Cognitive Science curriculum Any changes will not apply to current students: your curriculum is specified by the Catalog from the year you came in under However, students are encouraged to suggest improvements to the curriculum!

Possible Dual Majors COGS / CSCI COGS / MATH COGS / GSAS COGS / PSYC COGS / PHIL COGS / ITWS COGS / BIOL COGS / BMED COGS / CSYS (very tight, but can be done!) COGS / COMM?

Minors All 16 credits (for details, see Catalog) Cognitive Science minor: Introduction to Cognitive Science Plus 3 more courses (Minds and Machines counts) Psychological Sciences minor General Psychology Research Methods (I or II) Two more, at least one at 4000 level Logic, Computation, and Mind minor 1 relevant 1000 level course (Minds and Machines, Intro Phil,..) Introduction to Logic Two more relevant courses, at least one at 4000 level Linguistics minor Cognitive Linguistics related courses (COGS prefix) At most one foreign language course

Other Concentrations and Programs GSAS has Cognitive Science concentration Contact: Dr. Ralph Noble (nobler@rpi.edu) ITWS has Cognitive Science track (as well as Psychology track) Contact: Dr. Bram van Heuveln (heuveb@rpi.edu) MGMT: 5 year Masters in Management in Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship program (Cognitive Science track) Contact: Dr. Jeff Durgee (durgej@rpi.edu) COGS: 5 year Co-Terminal (M.S. and B.S.) Contact: Dr. Wayne Gray (grayw@rpi.edu)

Online Courses Udacity (pretty technical, self-paced) Introduction to AI, Artificial Intelligence for Robotics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, etc. Coursera (wide variety) Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Computational Neuroscience, Natural Language Processing, Robotics, Machine Learning, etc. EdX (~70 courses, various fields) I can give 1-2 credits Independent Study for successful completion of these courses (Add Deadline: Friday, 9/14)

Study Abroad RPI has a Study Abroad exchange agreement with the University of Sussex (U.K.) as well as the University of Groningen (the Netherlands), both of which have excellent cognitive science programs. Study Abroad Informational Sessions: Thursday, September 6 at 12:15 Wednesday, September 12 at 12:15 All sessions in the Student Union, room 3202 Application deadline for Spring 2019: October 1

Advising

Advising There are several people that can help you: Faculty Advisor/Mentor Helps with general direction of your studies Keeps you on track; Suggests courses based on your interests Mandatory Student-Advisor Meeting (SAM) Staff Advisor: Betty Osganian, Sage 4301 Helps with ‘day-to-day’ issues Helps get you into courses; get forms signed; can tell you what courses you still need to graduate Undergraduate Program Director: Bram van Heuveln All of the above

Talks

Minds and Machines Thursday Night Lectures All lectures 7-8:20pm in Sage 3303 Open to the Public! Full schedule of lectures

Cognitive Science Talks Wednesdays 12:00-1:30, Sage 4101. Pizza! Most given by RPI Faculty and graduate students Invited External Speakers for the Semester: September 5, Dr. Shlomo Engelson Argamon, Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Master of Data Science Program, Illinois Institute of Technology September 12, Dr. Zach Hambrick, Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University For a complete schedule of speakers go to Speaker Series on the Cognitive Science department home page

Research

Undergraduate Research Cog Sci students are strongly encouraged to do hands-on research Undergraduate Research Program (URP) Fill out URP form: You have to write a 200 word proposal! for credit (deadline: same as course Add deadline) Also fill out Form 4UR for $ (deadline: 3rd Friday of semester) Research can be used for Senior Thesis

Research Labs / Groups CogWorks Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Wayne Gray Language Endowed Intelligent Agents (LEIA) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Marjorie McShane and Dr. Sergei Nirenburg Social Interaction (SI) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Mei Si Perception And Action (PAndA) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Brett Fajen Rensselaer Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning (RAIR) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Selmer Bringsjord Cognitive Architecture (CogArch) Lab Led by Dr. Ron Sun Adaptive Computational Cognition (AdaCog) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Chris Sims Department page to Cognitive Research Labs Department page to Cognitive Science Research Areas

Paperwork Declare or add Cognitive Science Major URP Fill out Change of Major form Advisor: Bram van Heuveln Curriculum Coordinator: Betty Osganian (Sage 4301) URP Fill out URP form For credit: Fill out Form 4UR as well Credits to be determined by project advisor Deadline: course add deadline: Friday, 9/14 For $: Find faculty member with $! Office of Undergraduate Education can provide matching funds up to $400 Deadline: …. Friday, 9/14