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Cognitive Science (MA)
Degree Type: Group Honours
POS Code: S0708
UCAS Code: C850
NYT Course S L CT
1 * Informatics 1A O 8 20
Informatics 1B O 8 20
Psychology 1 I 8 40
ONE OF:
  Mathematics for Informatics 1 P 8 20
  Linguistics 1A I 8 20
  Logic 1 I 8 20
ONE OF:
  Mathematics for Informatics 2 P 8 20
  Formal Modelling in Cognitive Science 1 O 8 20
  Human Communication 1 O 8 20
  Linguistics 1B I 8 20
  Introduction to Philosophy 1B I 8 20
  Philosophy of Science 1 I 8 20
2 * Informatics 2A O 8 20
Psychology 2 I 8 40
EITHER
  Informatics 2B O 8 20
OR
  Informatics 2D O 8 20
EITHER
  Philosophy 2A I 8 40
OR BOTH
  Linguistics 2A I 8 20
  Further courses A-Q 8 20
OR BOTH
  Neuroscience R/K 8 20
  Further courses A-Q 8 20
3 ** Introduction to Cognitive Science O 9 10
Courses in any of Cognitive Neuroscience, Vision, Perception and Action, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Language Processing, Neuroinformatics, Speech Processing or AI and Education‡ O 9 20
Courses † I 9/10 30
Further courses in any of Cognitive Neuroscience, Vision, Perception and Action, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Language Processing, Neuroinformatics, Speech Processing, AI and Education or Schedule I ‡ I/O 8/9/10 50
Further course A-Q 9/10 10
4 ONE OF:
  Honours Project (Informatics) O 10 40
  Dissertation in Philosophy I 10 40
  Dissertation in Psychology I 10 40
  Dissertation in Language Sciences I 10 40
Courses in any of Cognitive Neuroscience, Vision, Perception and Action, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Language Processing, Neuroinformatics, Speech Processing or AI and Education ‡ O 10 30
Further courses † I 10 30
Further course # I/O 10 10
Further course A-Q 10 10
* Important: Cognitive Science is one of two "Group Honours" degrees linking the four subject areas Informatics, Language Sciences, Philosophy, and Psychology. The central feature of these degrees is that they involve a "breadth requirement" (a minimum of 80 credit points at Level 8 in each of three subject areas) and a "depth requirement" (a minimum of 60 credit points at Level 9/10(/11) in two of those subjects). Although the specific Level 8 requirements for Cognitive Science are listed here under Years 1 and 2, note that up to 60 credits of required courses in Years 1 and 2 may be postponed to Years 2 or 3, in order to enable students to take other Level 7/8 courses from Schedules A-Q and to permit changes of degree programme.
** In addition to passing all compulsory courses, entry to Honours requires either the permission of the relevant Heads of School or a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in one of the Informatics 2 courses, and one out of three of the following: a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in Linguistics 2A; a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in Philosophy 2A; a pass at 50% or above in Psychology 2. Honours courses must be selected from the subjects passed at these levels, unless with special permission of the relevant Heads of School.
‡ Documentation giving details, as well as restrictions on choice of courses in the School of Informatics, will be available for students entering the year to facilitate advance planning.
† Documentation giving details, as well as restrictions on choice of courses in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, will be available for students entering the year to facilitate advance planning.
#  Students must take at least 40 points worth of courses in the school in which they did not take their project.
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