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.
Autumn:
- COMP 47230 Introduction to Cognitive Science (7.5 cr., module descriptor, module website)
- COMP 40250 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (7.5 cr., module descriptor)
- PSY 40910 Embodied and Social Cognitive Neuroscience (10 cr., module descriptor)
- PSY 40020 Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuropsychology (7.5 cr., module descriptor)
Spring:
- COMP 40260 Connectionism and Dynamical Systems (7.5 cr., module descriptor)
- COMP 47740 Interdisciplinary Challenges (7.5 cr., module description (informal)
- PHIL 40970 Topics in Philosophy of Mind and Cognition (10 cr., module descriptor)
- COMP 40280 Embodied and Enactive Approaches 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 31030 Perception and the Senses (10cr., module descriptor) (2024: Monday, 11 – 1, D520-ARTS) (clashes with Intro to Cog Sci and Embodied Social Cog Neuroscience)
- PHIL 41890 Authenticity and Implicit Attitudes (10 cr., module descriptor) (2024: Tuesday, 2 – 4, D520-ARTS) (Clashes with Embodied Social Cog Neuroscience)
Spring Trimester
- PHIL 40960 The Cultural Mind (10 cr., module descriptor) (2024: 12 – 2, Wednesday, D520-ARTS)
- COMP 47980 Generative AI: Language Models (5 cr., module descriptor) (2024: 4 – 5, Monday, B004-CSI & 4 – 5, Thursday, D-H1.13SCH)
- PHIL 40250 Merleau-Ponty (10 cr., module descriptor) (2024: 2 – 4 Monday, D520-ARTS)
- PHIL 31120 Wittgenstein (10 cr., module descriptor) (2024: 12 – 1 Tuesday, A005-HEA & 11 – 1 Wednesday, Q130)
- PHIL 41320 Topics in Continental Philosophy (10 cr., module descriptor) (2024: 4 – 6, Wednesday, D520-ARTS)
- PHIL 41330 Philosophy of Time (10 cr., module descriptor) (2024: 10 – 12, Tuesday, D520 ARTS)
- COMP 41740 Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence (5 cr, module descriptor) Monday 2 – 3 & Friday 11 – 12
- COMP 41760 Artificial / Human Intelligence (5 cr., module descriptor) Thursday 12 – 2
Timetable
A timetable for the current year can be found here (pdf file)
Queries to fred.cummins@ucd.ie.