Cognitive Science

The Cognitive Science program at Mount Allison is one-of-a-kind in Atlantic Canada. It involves the interdisciplinary study of the mind and seeks to further understand what the mind does and how it works. Cognitive science investigates how information is represented, processed, and transformed in both humans and machines.The study of cognitive science involves incorporating perspectives from a variety of fields including psychology, computer science, artificial intelligence, philosophy, linguistics, and neuroscience. You will take a number of specific courses in psychology, computer science, physics, philosophy, and chemistry to form the core of the program, and then select optional courses that focus on your particular interests.

Field of study: Cognitive Science