Compulsory in the first year of the final ten credits. Students are required to complete the proseminar in the first year of registration. The proseminar will be a full-year course offered by a researcher in natural cognition and a researcher in artificial cognition. The instructors for this course will generally be drawn from Computer Science and Psychology. Other faculty will be invited from time to time to enrich the treatment of their specific areas of specialization.
Evaluation is normally by substantial research paper at the end of each semester.
The purpose of the proseminar is to get students to acquire the inter-disciplinary breadth required for the comprehensive exam. T2 Research Seminar in Cognitive Science. A year-long seminar devoted to the research of students, faculty, and guests of the Cognitive Science doctoral program. Normally a different researcher will present each week. Compulsory in the second year of the final ten credits.