General assumption of Cognitive Science.

The goal of cognitive science is to understand (1) the representations and processes in human minds that underwrite these capacities, (2) how they are acquired, and how they develop, and (3) how they are implemented in underlying hardware (biological or otherwise). Stated more simply, the goal of cognitive science is to understand how the mind works! Trying to understand our own minds is one of the most ambitious and exciting projects in all of science, and requires insights drawn from many different traditional academic disciplines. As a result, cognitive science is an inherently interdisciplinary endeavor, drawing on tools and ideas from fields including psychology, computer science, linguistics, philosophy, and neuroscience (among others).

This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

The graduates after the completion of the course can find employment either in a department of cognitive science, or in a traditional department of computer science, psychology, philosophy, linguistics, or neuroscience.