Normally students will work with partici-pants in the Research Seminar who are or are likely to become members of his or her committee. Directed Studies in Cognitive Science II 07.691 and 05.692 could be offered in the form of reading courses, tutorials, or, as regular seminars. The four participating academic units offer a rich array of relevant courses. The range of courses is somewhat larger in units with an existing doctoral programs, but the units without one offer enough graduate courses in cognition to support doctoral students in Cognitive Science adequately. Stu-dents at Carleton can also take up to two courses offered by the University of Ottawa on the same basis as courses at Carleton.
All courses are one-semester seminars unless otherwise noted.
Courses in cognitive psychology and in neuroscience are both offered through the Department of Psychology. Three of the courses are cross-listed with the University of Ottawa Medical school. Many students will have encountered enough neuroscience in their undergraduate careers to handle it. I 32.535 Tutorial in Selected Problems of Philosophy II Course from other departments at Carleton Other departments at Carleton offering courses directly relevant to a doctoral program in Cognitive Science include Mathematics and Statistics and Systems and Computer Engineering. Systems and Computer Engineering offers courses in simulation and modelling, adaptive control, logic programming, neural signal processing, and advanced dynamics with applications to robots.