Welcome to Hartwick COGNITIVE SCIENCE & AI
WHY STUDY COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND AI AT HARTWICK?
You’re captivated by how the mind works. You’re driven to explore what sets human and animal brains apart. You’re curious about how we master language and put it to use. You’re ready to tackle big questions, like whether artificial intelligence can truly think like us.
Here’s why Hartwick’s cognitive science and AI program stands out:
- Study and compare how artificial intelligence is created and used.
- Examine how cognition crosses multiple disciplines, each with its own approach to how and why we think.
- Open up various career opportunities, from philosophy to psychology, medical research to computer science.
WHERE WILL YOUR HARTWICK COGNITIVE SCIENCE MINOR TAKE YOU?
A Career
Jeremy Barnett ’10 opened his own practice, Barnett Counseling, in Queens, N.Y. He combined his cognitive science minor with a psychology major and then went on to get his master’s degree in mental health counseling from Yeshiva University.
The cognitive sciences and AI minor pairs well with other programs and prepares you for a variety of science career paths:
- Psychology to help unlock new insights and research into human behavior.
- Philosophy to explore the deeper questions of how we translate the world around us.
- Computer science to help create new human-computer interfaces.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Pair courses in biopsychology and philosophy to explore how and why people make the decisions they do.
- Learn to program machines with courses in robotics, game design and visual programming.
- Develop a thesis project and present your research at Student Showcase – or a national conference!