Courses in BCS

12-13 = Currently Offered
F = Fall
S = Spring
Sum = Summer
A = Annual
B = Biennial
CWD = Check w/Dept.

UR Course Schedules

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Undergraduate

Lecture Courses

12-13 BCS 110: Neural Foundations of Behavior (F-A)
10-11 BCS 110S: Neural Foundations of Behavior (Sum-A)
12-13 BCS 111: Foundations of Cognitive Science (F,S-A)
11-12 BCS 112: Cognitive Psychology (S-A)
10-11 BCS 111/112S: Cognitive Psychology (Sum-A)
12-13 BCS 151: Perception & Action (F-A)
12-13 BCS 152: Language & Psycholinguistics (F-A)
12-13 BCS 153: Cognition (S-A)
12-13 BCS 172: Development of Mind & Brain (S-A)
10-11 BCS 172S: Development of Mind & Brain (Sum-A)
12-13 BCS 183: Animal Minds (F-A)
12-13 BCS 220: The Intelligent Eye (S-B)
12-13 BCS 221: Auditory Perception (S-A)
 BCS 222: Foundations of Vision: Perception & Computation (CWD)
12-13BCS 223: Vision & the Eye (S-A)
 BCS 228: The Human-Machine Interaction (CWD)
12-13 BCS 232: Artificial Intelligence (S-A)
11-12 BCS 233: Statistical Speech and Language Processing (F-B)
12-13 BCS 235: Natural Language Processing (F-B)
12-13 BCS 236: Machine Vision (F,S-A)
12-13 BCS 240: Basic Neurobiology (F-A)
12-13 BCS 242: Neuropsychology (F-A)
12-13 BCS 243: Neurochemical Foundations of Behavior (F-A)
12-13 BCS 244: Neuroethology (S)
12-13 BCS 245: Sensory & Motor Neuroscience (S-A)
12-13 BCS 246: Biology & Mental Disorders (F-A)
12-13 BCS 249: Developmental Neurobiology (S-A)
12-13 BCS 259: Language Development (S-A)
12-13 BCS 260: Music & the Mind (F-A)
12-13 BCS 261: Language Use & Understanding (S-B)
12-13 BCS 264: Signed Language Structure (S-A)
11-12 BCS 265: Language & the Brain (S-B)
 BCS 268: Computer Models of Mind (CWD)
  BCS 270: Psychological Perspectives on Deafness and ASL (S)

Seminars

12-13 NSC 301/302: Senior Seminar in Neuroscience (F,S-A)
12-13 BCS 310: Senior Seminar (F,S-A)
12-13 BCS 311: Senior Seminar (Honors) (S-A)

Laboratory Courses

  BCS 200: Statistical Analysis and Experimental Design
Note: students should take STT212 in place of BCS200/P beginning Fall 2011
12-13 BCS 203: Laboratory in Neurobiology (S-A)
12-13 BCS 204: Laboratory in Cognitive Neuroscience (F-A)
12-13 BCS 205: Laboratory in Development & Learning (F-A)
12-13 BCS 208: Laboratory in Perception & Cognition (S-A)
06-07 BCS 209: Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CWD)

Other

06-07 BCS 389: Vision Science Research Colloquium (F,S-A)
12-13 BCS 390: Teaching Tutorial (F,S-A)
12-13 BCS 391: Independent Study (F,S-A)
12-13 BCS 392: Practicum (F,S-A)
12-13 BCS 395: Independent Research (F,S-A)
10-11 BCS 396: Honors Research (F,S-A)

Graduate

Graduate Course Descriptions

Core Courses

11-12 BCS 501: Language (F-B)
12-13 BCS 502: Cognition (F-B)
11-12 BCS 504: Sensory Systems (F-B)
11-12 BCS 505: Perception & Motor Systems (S-B)
12-13 BCS 507: Basic Neurobiology (F-A)
12-13 BCS 508: Neural Plasticity in Learning & Development (S-B)

Experimental Design, Statistics & Methods Courses

12-13 BCS 510: General Linear Approaches to Data Analysis I (F-A)
11-12 BCS 511: Behavioral Methods in Cognitive Science (F-B)
11-12 BCS 512: Computational Methods in Cognitive Science (F-B)
10-11 BCS 513: MR Imaging: From Spins to Brains (F-A)
12-13 BCS 514: Laboratory in Neurobiology (S-A)
 BCS 519: Instrumentation & Methods for Vision Research (CWD)
12-13BCS 532: Probabilistic Theories of Cognitive Processing

Advanced Seminars

12-13 NSC 512: Cellular Neuroscience (F-A)
12-13 BCS 521: Auditory Perception (S-A)
 BCS 524: Advanced Problems in Perception & Action (CWD)
11-12 NSC 525: Biology of Neurological Disorders (F-B)
11-12 BCS 533: Statistical Speech and Language Processing (F-B)
12-13 BCS 535: Natural Language Processing (F-B)
12-13 BCS 536: Machine Vision (S-A)
 BCS 539: Computational Models of Behavior (CWD)
12-13 BCS 541: Integrative & Systems Neuroscience (S-A)
12-13 BCS 542: Neuropsychology (F-A)
12-13 BCS 543: Neurochemical Foundations of Behavior (F-A)
12-13 BCS 546: Biology of Mental Disorders (F-A)
10-11 BCS 547: Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (S-A)
09-10 BCS 548: Advanced Seminar on Plasticity (CWD)
12-13 BCS 549: Developmental Neurobiology (S-A)
08-09BCS 550: Development of Mind (CWD)
07-08 BCS 555: Language Acquisition (S-B)
07-08 BCS 558: Music & the Mind (CWD)
09-10 BCS 560: Proseminar in Music Cognition (CWD)
 BCS 561: Speech Perception & Recognition (CWD)
 BCS 562: Language Production (CWD)
08-09 BCS 563: Topics in Language Production and Comprehension (CWD)
12-13 BCS 564: Signed Language Structure (S-A)
10-11 BCS 565: Language & the Brain (S-B)
 BCS 566: Topics in Understanding Language (CWD)
12-13 BCS 568: Sign Language Universals & Typology (F-A)
09-10 BCS 569: Sign Language Psycholinguistics & Acquisition (S-A)
10-11 BCS 581: Music and Language

Other

11-12 BCS 582: Grant Writing Workshop (CWD)
12-13 BCS 591: Readings at the Ph.D. Level (F-A)
12-13 BCS 595: Research at the Ph.D. Level (F-A)
12-13 BCS 598: Supervised Teaching (F-A)
12-13 BCS 599: Professional Development and Career Planning (S-B)
12-13 BCS 999: Doctoral Dissertation (F-A)

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