The following are the modules most commonly taken by students in the programme. Each student will take between 60 and 65 taught credits. Fine tuning of the choices of each student will be done in consultation with t he programme director.
- COMP 47230 Introduction to Cognitive Science (7.5 cr., module descriptor, module website, 2020)
- COMP 40250 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (7.5 cr., module descriptor)
- PHIL 40010 Consciousness, Agency and the Self (7.5 cr., module descriptor)
- PSY 40020 Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuropsychology (7.5 cr., module descriptor)
- COMP 40260 Connectionism and Dynamical Systems (7.5 cr., module descriptor)
- COMP 47740 Interdisciplinary Challenges (7.5 cr., module description (informal), Topics for 2023/2024)
- PSY 40550 Readings in Visual and Social Cognition (7.5 cr., module descriptor)
- COMP 40280 Embodied and Enactive Approches to Cognitive Science (7.5 cr., module descriptor, module website)
Additional modules that may be available can be substituted by agreement with the programme director. These vary somewhat from year to year, but may include:
Autumn Trimester:
- PHIL 41320 Topics in Continental Philosophy (10cr., module descriptor)
Spring Trimester
- PHIL 40960 The Cultural Mind (10 cr., module descriptor)
- COMP 41710 Human-Computer Interaction (5 cr., module descriptor)
- COMP 40020 Human Language Technologies (5 cr., module descriptor)
- COMP 47980 Generative AI: Language Models (5 cr., module descriptor)
- PHIL 40250 Merleau-Ponty (10 cr., module descriptor)
- PHIL20710 Body, Mind, World (5 cr., module descriptor)
Timetable
A timetable for the current year can be found here (pdf file)
Queries to fred.cummins@ucd.ie.