UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM INFORMATION

The Department of Cognitive Sciences offers the following undergraduate degrees:

  • B.A. in Psychology (this major will sunset by the end of the 2023-24AY)
  • B.S. in Psychology (effective Fall 2019)
  • B.S. in Cognitive Sciences (effective Fall 2013)

 


COURSE OFFERINGS

For the most current course offerings, check WEBSOC directly.
To learn more about the classes (including prerequisites and course descriptions), click here.

A couple of reminders:

  1. All academic advising questions - including DegreeWorks updates, prerequisite clearance, academic advising, unit enrollment increases, change of major requests, and other academic related questions - are handled by the UG Student Affairs Office not the department. Check this page for appropriate forms and this page for advising options/contact information.
  2. Courses are restricted to MAJORS only until all enrollment windows are open. Some courses may remain restricted to majors for the duration of the quarter. For specific dates, check the School of Social Sciences comments at the top of the Schedule of Classes (WEBSOC).
  3. For courses cross-listed between COGS and PSYCH, the COGS listing will be open to BS COG SCI majors while the PSYCH listing will be open to BS and BA PSYCH majors, unless otherwise stated.
  4. If a course has a B or X restriction listed, you may obtain an authorization code by contacting the instructor listed for the course.
      • If no instructor is listed, do not contact the instructor who last taught the course. For the research method course offerings (112A/LA, 112N/LN, and 119) in F23, please read the email sent to all BS Cog Sci and BS Psych majors. 
      • If a course does not have a B or X restriction listed, NO authorization codes are being used. Please do not request one from the instructor.

 

The tentative 2023-24 Course Offerings are listed below. Additional courses for Winter 2024 and Spring 2024 are anticipated and will be added once confirmed. Please check back for updates. WEBSOC will reflect the actual offerings for each quarter.

FALL 2023 COURSES:

Course Number Course Title Instructor
COGS 10A/PSYCH 10A Expl Data Analysis Rouder
COGS 14P/PSYCH 14P Scientific Python Srinivasan
COGS 60N/PSYCH 60N Neurobio Cognition Brewer
COGS H101A/PSYCH H101A Honors Seminar I - Open to Honors in Psych/Cog Sci Students Dosher
COGS 106 Comput Lab Skills Srinivasan
COGS 112A-LA/PSYCH 112A-LA Experimental Psych/Expermntl Psych Lab Kellogg
COGS 112N-LN/PSYCH 112N-LN Intro FMRI Research/FMRI Research Lab Grossman
COGS 140L/PSYCH 140L Princpl Learng Thry Liljeholm
PSYCH 7A/PSCI 9 Intro to Psychology Hagedorn
PSYCH 9A/PSCI 11A Psych Fundamentals Peters
PSYCH 9B/PSCI 11B Psych Fundamentals Offered by PSCI
PSYCH 9C/PSCI 11C Psych Fundamentals Offered by PSCI
PSYCH 10A/COGS 10A Expl Data Analysis Rouder
PSYCH 14P/COGS 14P Scientific Python Srinivasan
PSYCH 56L/LSCI 51 Acquisition of Lang Offered by LSCI
PSYCH 60N/COGS 60N Neurobio Cognition Brewer
PSYCH H101A/COGS H101A Honors Seminar I  - Open to Honors in Psych/Cog Sci Students Dosher
PSYCH 112A-LA/COGS 112A-LA Experimental Psych/Expermntl Psych Lab Kellogg
PSYCH 112N-LN/COGS 112N-LN Intro FMRI Research/FMRI Research Lab Grossman
PSYCH 119 Comp Model of Behav Steyvers
PSYCH 120A Abnormal Psychology Lewis
PSYCH 120D Developmental Psych (Chernyak) Chernyak
PSYCH 120P Personality Theory Lewis
PSYCH 122I Organiz/Indust Psyc Lewis
PSYCH 127PSCI 168C PersonalityDisorder Offered by PSCI
PSYCH 129 Evolutionary Psych Berg
PSYCH 129 Creativity Hagedorn
PSYCH 129 Psych of Music Hagedorn
PSYCH 140L/COGS 140L Princpl Learng Thry Liljeholm
PSYCH 143P Human Prblm Solving Pizlo
PSYCH 161H/BIO SCI N147 Hearing & The Brain Offered by BIO SCI
PSYCH 169 Intro to Cog Aging Mander
PSYCH 177D/CRM/LAW C107/SOCIOL 156 Deviance Offered by CRM/LAW
PSYCH 178N/SOCIOL 135 Soc Psych Networks Offered by SOCIOL

 


 

WINTER 2024 COURSES:

Course Number Course Title Instructor
COGS 10B/PSYCH 10B Prob and Inference Rouder
COGS 14M/PSYCH 14M Matlab Steyvers
COGS H101B/PSYCH H101B Honors Seminar II  - Open to Honors in Psych/Cog Sci Students Richards
COGS 108 Neural Analytics Peters
COGS 112A-LA/PSYCH 112A-LA Experimental Psych/Expermntl Psych Lab Kellogg
COGS 112R-LR/PSYCH 112R-LR Cog Robotics/Cognitive Robot Lab Krichmar
COGS 130A/PSYCH 130A Percep & Sens Proc D'Zmura
COGS 130N/PSYCH 130N Neurosci Perception Brewer
COGS 131B/PSYCH 131B Hearing Berg
COGS 140J/PSYCH 140J Judg & Dec Making Lee
COGS 160A/PSYCH 140J Cog Neuroscience Grossman
PSYCH 7A/PSCI 9 Intro to Psych Hagedorn
PSYCH 9A/PSCI 11A Psych Fundamentals Hagedorn
PSYCH 9B/PSCI 11B Psych Fundamentals Kellogg
PSYCH 9C/PSCI 11C Psych Fundamentals Offered by PSCI
PSYCH 10B/COGS 10B Prob and Inference Rouder
PSYCH 14M/COGS 14M Matlab Steyvers
PSYCH 78A/SOCIOL 31 Self-Ident &Society Offered by SOCIOL
PSYCH H101B/COGS H101B Honors Seminar II  - Open to Honors in Psych/Cog Sci Students Richards
PSYCH 112A-LA/COGS 112A-LA Experimental Psych/Expermntl Psych Lab Kellogg
PSYCH 112M/LM Psych Res Methods/Psych Res Meth Lab Kellogg
PSYCH 112R-LR/COGS 112R-LR Cog Robotics/Cognitive Robot Lab Krichmar
PSYCH 119 Psychophysics Rsrch/Psychophysic Lab Ng
PSYCH 122C Clinical Psych Lewis
PSYCH 124S Sports Psychology Lewis
PSYCH 129 Advance I/O Psych Lewis
PSYCH 130A/COGS 130A Percep & Sens Proc D'Zmura
PSYCH 130N/COGS 130N Neurosci Perception Brewer
PSYCH 131B/COGS 131B Hearing Berg
PSYCH 140J/COGS 140J Judg & Dec Making Lee
PSYCH 150/LSCI 155 Psych of Language Offered by LSCI
PSYCH 160A/COGS 160A Cog Neuroscience Grossman
PSYCH 169/LSCI 169 Evol of Lang&Music Hickok
PSYCH 174H/PSCI 160S/CHC/LAT 170/SOC SCI 165 Chicano/Latino Fam Offered by PSCI

 


 

SPRING 2024 COURSES:

Course Number Course Title Instructor
COGS 10C/PSYCH 10C Statistical Models Hagedorn
COGS 14P/PSYCH 14P Scientific Python Srinivasan
COGS H101C/PSYCH H101C Honors Seminar III - Open to Honors in Psych/Cog Sci Students Dosher
COGS 107 Cognitive Modeling Lee
COGS 109 Cog Sci Res Seminar Dosher
COGS 112A-LA/PSYCH 112A-LA Experimental Psych/Expermntl Psych Lab Kellogg
COGS 112P-LP/PSYCH 112P-LP Perception Research/Perception Lab Richards
COGS 131A/PSYCH 131A Vision Ng
COGS 140M/PSYCH 140M Human Memory Bornstein
COGS 160D/PSYCH 160D Brain Disorders Brewer
PSYCH 7A/PSCI 9 Intro to Psych Hagedorn
PSYCH 9A/PSCI 11A Psych Fundamentals Berg
PSYCH 9B/PSCI 11B Psych Fundamentals Sarnecka
PSYCH 9C/PSCI 11C Psych Fundamentals Lewis / Offered by PSCI
PSYCH 10C/COGS 10C Statistical Models Hagedorn
PSYCH 14P/COGS 14P Scientific Python Srinivasan
PSYCH H101C/COGS H101C Honors Seminar III - Open to Honors in Psych/Cog Sci Students Dosher
PSYCH 112A-LA/COGS 112A-LA Experimental Psych/Expermntl Psych Lab Kellogg
PSYCH 112M-LM Psych Res Methods/Res Methods Lab Kellogg
PSYCH 112P-LP/COGS 112P-LP Perception Research/Perception Lab Richards
PSYCH 120A Abnormal Psychology Lewis
PSYCH 120P Personality Theory Lewis
PSYCH 129 Special Topics - TBD Kellogg
PSYCH 131A/COGS 131A Vision Ng
PSYCH 140M/COGS 140M Human Memory Bornstein
PSYCH 149 AI in Culture and Media Krichmar
PSYCH 160D/COGS 160D Brain Disorders Brewer
PSYCH 169 Consciousness&Brain Saberi

 

 


UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE

Academic advising is handled by the School of Social Sciences' Undergraduate Student Affairs Office and not within the department. The mission of the Undergraduate Student Affairs is to provide quality, student-centered educational support and to offer services that meet the administrative, academic goals of students, the School and the University.

The Student Affairs office can assist you with academic advising, course planning, change of major request, financial aid appeals, course substitutions, and information concerning honors, graduate and professional school, and career and internships. Appointments with academic counselors are scheduled for majors in the School of Social Sciences. All others are able to speak with a Peer Advisor at any time.

For assistance, please contact: socsci@uci.edu or (949) 824-6803.

Please check the following link for further information: Undergraduate Student Affairs Office Website.

 


HONORS PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES

The Honors Program is designed for students in the Psychology (Cognitive Sciences) major who are interested in pursuing graduate study in psychology or seeking challenging research experiences as a capstone to their undergraduate experience. The program includes rigorous courses in Experimental Psychology, seminar classes, over one year of research experience, and culminates in an honors thesis.

For information about the honors program and to download the application, please visit: Honors Program in Psychology.

If you have questions about the Honors Program, please send an e-mail addressed to Professor Barbara Dosher (Honors Director) at: cogsci@uci.edu.

 


HONOR SOCIETY (PSI CHI)

Students meeting the following criteria are eligible to become part of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.

  • Junior or Senior status
  • Completed at least two quarters at UCI
  • Completed at least four upper division psychology courses (at UCI)
  • Psychology GPA in the upper 10% of the major
  • Overall GPA of at least 3.3

The UCI chapter of Psi Chi invites new members twice a year. Invitations are sent by e-mail no later than November 15 and April 15.

Invitations are sent to undergraduate majors in Psychology or Psychology and Social Behavior who meet the above criteria.
Invitees will be asked to provide a letter of recommendation from a psychology professor, and evidence of a genuine interest in psychology (e.g., volunteering in a lab or clinic).

If you have questions about Psi Chi, please send an e-mail to: cogsci@uci.edu.

 Psi Chi Website

 


ROBERT J. GLUSHKO PRIZE

The Robert J. Glushko Prize recognizes undergraduate excellence in Cognitive Science. A letter of recognition and a $500 cash prize will be awarded each year to undergraduate Cognitive Sciences or Psychology (B.S.) majors who are engaged with the Cognitive Science community at UCI and have achieved excellence through:

  • Outstanding achievement in coursework across the Psychology or Cognitive Sciences curriculum; and
  • Sustained engagement with and contribution to faculty-directed research culminating in a paper and/or an oral research presentation.


The research paper may be an honors' thesis, working paper, grant submission, including SURP/UROP proposals, or conference or journal submission. A paper produced as part of a collaboration, including with faculty advisors and graduate students, is eligible.

The qualifying oral presentations may be given in a research group, lab or conference setting. The student must give the presentation for it to be eligible.  A pdf of the presentation should be submitted.

Eligibility: UCI students majoring in B.S. Cognitive Sciences or B.S. Psychology.

Applications for the 2022-23 academic year are being accepted. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 5, 2023. Instructions including the application form can be found at this link: 2023 Glushko Prize Application

The inaugural (2021-22) Robert J. Glushko prize recipients were: 

  • Vivian Nguyen, a B.S. Psychology major, for UROP-funded research on the way in which generic statements communicate information. Vivian is mentored by Professor Barbara Sarnecka and graduate student Jeff Coon.
  • Ren-Hui Michelle Tham, a B.S. Cognitive Sciences major, for UROP-funded research on instrumental divergence in goal-directed choice. Michelle is mentored by Professor Mimi Liljeholm. 

 


COGNITIVE SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

The purpose of the CSA is to empower students in the Cognitive Science major and related majors by creating a tight-knit community through interactions with guest speakers, professional development, and just having fun together. Most importantly, the CSA wants to help the cognitive sciences community have more opportunities to learn and volunteer, as well as have peer academic support

 Cognitive Science Association Website

 


PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION

The core purpose of the Psychology Student Association (PSA) is to help students, primarily those in the Psychology majors, to advance their academic achievements by providing different resources that connect to their fields of interests, as well as widen their social circle.

 Psychology Student Association Website

 


 

 

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