The Undergraduate Majors in Brain & Cognitive Sciences
The B.A. Program
The B.A. program provides introductory background to all areas of brain and cognitive sciences, and encourages deep exploration of one sub-field within BCS. It differs from the B.S. in that it requires fewer courses and thus allows greater flexibility in overall program planning. The B.A. program is particularly suitable for students with focused interests in a single area of BCS and those wishing to pursue double degrees or double majors.
The B.S. Program
The B.S. program provides a broad and rigorous natural science education that prepares students for postgraduate work in BCS and related fields (e.g., cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, computational modeling). In addition to BCS courses, the curriculum entails a foundation in math, biology, computer programming, and symbolic systems so as to prepare students for all advanced courses within our discipline.