Philosophy, Linguistics and Psychology are important contributing disciplines to the interdisciplinary field of Cognitive Science. To become a cognitive scientist, one must have sufficient exposure to research and thought in at least these three areas. This certificate program provides a formal pathway for current PhD students to pursue this study and to receive recognition of it as part of their graduate training at USC. The program has been designed with students in Philosophy, Linguistics or Psychology in mind, but it is open to those from other disciplines if it fits within the constraints otherwise holding for their course of study. In all cases, PhD students will have to independently meet the prerequisites for any specific courses that they wish to take toward program completion.
The certificate requires a minimum of 22 units for completion, with at least five courses taken at the 500 level or above.
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