Cognitive Science (COGST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

COGST 1105

Overview of the science of language, especially its theoretical underpinnings, methods, and major findings. Areas covered include: the relation between sound and meaning in human languages, social variation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 1101

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1892 COGST 1105   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Windhearn, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1893 COGST 1105   DIS 201

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Fettes, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1894 COGST 1105   DIS 202

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1895 COGST 1105   DIS 203

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1896 COGST 1105   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Qu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1897 COGST 1105   DIS 205

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Qu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1898 COGST 1105   DIS 206

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Oney, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1899 COGST 1105   DIS 207

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Oney, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1900 COGST 1105   DIS 208

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Fettes, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 2150

Provides an introduction to the psychology of language. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the scientific study of psycholinguistic phenomena. Covers a broad range of topics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 2215PSYCH 2150

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2351 COGST 2150   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Christiansen, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 3150

In this course, we will explore how language interacts with power: how does language reflect, shape, threaten and reinforce power relations in human society? From childhood through old age, language is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 3150LING 3150PSYCH 3130

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2607 COGST 3150   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Casasanto, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 3302

This course is an introduction to both phonetics (the study of the physical properties of the sounds of human language) and phonology (the organization and patterning of those sounds). The first part of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 3302

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1904 COGST 3302   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kuo, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1905 COGST 3302   DIS 201

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • di Lustro, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1906 COGST 3302   DIS 202

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • di Lustro, A

      Kuo, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4240

Computational models of natural languages. Topics are drawn from: tree syntax and context free grammar, finite state generative morpho-phonology, feature structure grammars, logical semantics, tabular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: CS 4744LING 4424LING 6424

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1932 COGST 4240   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Rooth, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: CS 1133, LING 1101 or CS 2800 or PHIL 2310.

  •  1933 COGST 4240   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Rooth, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

COGST 4425

What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  1938 COGST 4425   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4646

What can contemporary cognitive science teach us about the factors that shaped art, science, and philosophy in antiquity? In this course we will study both ancient and modern theories of mind and learn ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 4646CLASS 7640

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2176 COGST 4646   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roby, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 4740

This course constitutes an introduction to natural language processing (NLP), the goal of which is to enable computers to use human languages as input, output, or both. NLP is at the heart of many of today's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CS 4740CS 5740LING 4474

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  2610 COGST 4740   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cardie, C

      Goyal, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 6425

What is the relationship between what words mean and how they are used? What is part of the grammar and what is a result of general reasoning? Pragmatics is often thought of as the study of how meaning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  1982 COGST 6425   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COGST 6477

The class offers an introduction to the experimental methods and data analysis techniques commonly used in linguistics. Topics covered in the course will include basics of experimental design and statistical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: LING 6477

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1995 COGST 6477   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1996 COGST 6477   LAB 401

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person