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Cognitive Sciences Psychology and Social Behavior
The Department of Cognitive Sciences offers undergraduate degree programs The Department of Psychology and Social Behavior offers an undergraduate
(both a B.S. and a B.A.) in Psychology and a program of graduate study leading degree program (B.A.) in Psychology and Social Behavior and a graduate
to a Ph.D. degree in Psychology. The Department’s graduate program provides program leading to a Ph.D. in Psychology and Social Behavior in the following
research concentrations in cognition and information processing, cognitive concentrations: Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology, Psychopathology
neuroscience, perception and action, and mathematical behavioral sciences. and Behavioral Disorder, and Social/Personality/Environmental Psychology.
Modern cognitive science is a dynamic, interdisciplinary field, a fact that is The faculty are prominent scholars whose specialties include developmental, social,
reflected in the research programs in the Department of Cognitive Sciences. personality, health, cognitive, clinical, cultural, and community psychology. Research
These programs span a broad spectrum ranging from perceptual mechanisms, to and courses reflect an overarching interest in understanding the psychological,
language, memory, and attention, through to higher cognitive abilities such as social, and biological origins of human behavior across the life course, across
reasoning and decision making. The studies in these areas use several stressful life situations, and in diverse cultural contexts. Students learn how
methodological approaches including collection of behavioral data, psychophys- individual and group behavior is shaped by the varying contexts in which people
ics, computational modeling, neuropsychology, and functional brain imaging. live and function — families, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and cultures.
The faculty emphasize formal models as instrumental in understanding the
nature of the human mind. Representative Areas for Coursework
Developmental Psychology
Representative Areas for Coursework Health Psychological
Perception and Sensory Processes Preclinical Psychology
Learning and Cognition Social, Personality, and Environmental Psychology
Semiotics and Language
Cognitive Neuroscience Honors Opportunities
High-achieving students who intend to apply to graduate school and pursue
Honors Opportunities academic or research-related careers have two options for earning honors in the
The Honors Program in Psychology is designed for outstanding students who department: The honor of Excellence in Research in Psychology and Social
plan to undertake post- graduate education in some field of the psychological Behavior and The Social Ecology Honors Program are two options that include
sciences. The program includes extensive training in research methods during specialized courses and an independent research project that culminates in an
the junior year. In the senior year, students carry out independent research honors thesis.
projects leading to an honors thesis working closer with an advisor. Students
who successfully complete the program graduate with honors in psychology. Career Opportunities
The major in psychology and social behavior provides students with a strong
Career Opportunities foundation in many areas of psychology, and provides preparation for students
The Department of Cognitive Sciences offers undergraduate degree programs who choose to continue their education at the graduate level. Graduates have
(both a B.S. and a B.A.) in Psychology and a program of graduate study leading gone on to pursue advanced degrees in ¬psychology, education, human
to a Ph.D. degree in Psychology. The Department’s graduate program provides development, law, public health, social work, counseling, environmental design,
research concentrations in cognition and information processing, cognitive program evaluation, and business. The major also prepares students to pursue a
neuroscience, perception and action, and mathematical behavioral sciences. variety of careers. Graduates of the program have assumed positions in the
public and private sectors, including schools, counseling centers, community
agencies, hospitals, and other health-care settings, industry, and business.
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