Music Education
Bachelor of Science
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Areas of Interest
- Law, Policy & Social Justice
- Mathematics, Statistics & Data Science
- Culture & Language
- Education & Human Development
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Biological & Biomedical Science
- Animal & Veterinary Sciences
- Psychology & Human Behavior
- Health, Nutrition & Fitness
An undergraduate emphasis in Cognition can prepare you for advanced degrees and careers in medicine, research, education, government and more. Cognitive science is the study of how the brain represents, transforms and processes information. Students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science with a Cognition emphasis complete their study within the College of Science's School of Mind, Brain and Behavior. This major provides students with a broad interdisciplinary foundation while allowing them to choose an emphasis that suits their interest. The Cognition focus encompasses cognitive functioning, development and disorders across the areas of decision-making, reasoning, attention, perception, memory, language and consciousness. Undergraduates engage in faculty research and prime themselves for graduate studies and professional careers.
Learning Outcomes
Core knowledge-specific content; Students will develop a firm understanding of the theories, fundamental principles and concepts, and technologies of brain organization and function from both neuroscience and cognitive science perspectives. Scientific inquiry; Students will develop the capacity to think critically and with cognitive flexibility about complex problems involving the brain and mind, and will develop the capacity to skillfully communicate concepts and research results to professionals and to the public. Ethics and Professionalism; Students will apply ethical and professional standards to their evaluation of brain and mind-related research and technical development in the context of their own work and in the context of issues in the larger societal community.
Sample Courses
- PSY 405: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSY 412: Animal Learning
- PSY 426: Advanced Human Memory
Career Fields
- Healthcare
- Medicine
- Education
- Government
- Research
- Nonprofit
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
YES
Sample Plans 2020 - Music Education
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
ENGL 101 First-Year Composition
3.00
Second Language
4.00
First-Semester Chemistry
4.00
Calculus I
3.00
2nd Semester
Credits
ENGL 102 First-Year Composition
3.00
Second Language
4.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Foundation Focus
3.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
MCB 181R Introductory Biology I
3.00
MCB 181L Introductory Biology Laboratory I
1.00
Statistics
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Foundation Focus
3.00
4th Semester
Credits
NSCS 200 Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
PHIL 241 Consciousness and Cognition
3.00
Foundation Focus
3.00
General Elective
3.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
NROS 307 Cellular Neurophysiology
3.00
NSCS 308 Methods in Neuroscience
1.00
NSCS 320 Issues and Themes in Cognitive Science
3.00
NSCS 321 Methods in Cognitive Science
1.00
NROS 311 Scientific Programming with MATLAB
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
6th Semester
Credits
Upper-Division Focus
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
General Elective
3.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
Introductory Physics
4.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
Upper-Division General Elective
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
Upper-Division Focus
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
Upper-Division General Elective
3.00
Upper-Division General Elective
3.00