Recommended Courses

There are many courses we recommend that our students consider taking. The courses are split into three categories: depth, breadth, and skills. Choose amongst these categories for whatever fits your interests and overall course plans. Please note these current lists are for the 2025 Fall semester.

Depth

  • NSCI 1600 The Human Brain 
  • NSCI 2700 Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience 
  • NSCI 3200 Neurobiology 
  • NSCI 3230 Human Neuropsychology 
  • NSCI 3240 Modeling Biological Systems I 
  • NSCI 3290 Sensory Neuroscience Through Illusions 
  • NSCI 3610 Algorithms of the Mind 
  • NSCI 4430 Topics in the Neuroscience of Memory 
  • NSCI 4490 Neuroscience of Social Interaction 
  • NSCI 4550 Under Pressure: The Psychology of Stress

  • PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology 
  • PSYC 1300 Introduction to Cognitive Science 
  • PSYC 1382 Perspectives on Human Nature 
  • PSYC 1400 Developmental Psychology 
  • PSYC 1425 Child Development 
  • PSYC 1600 The Human Brain 
  • PSYC 1700 Clinical Psychology 
  • PSYC 2610 Algorithms of the Mind 
  • PSYC 2670 Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience 
  • PSYC 3317 Language and Mind 
  • PSYC 3320 The Science and Culture of Memory 
  • PSYC 3327 Language and Computation I 
  • PSYC 3372 Research Methods in Linguistics 
  • PSYC 4080 Topics in Thinking 
  • PSYC 4260 Foundations of Logical Thought in Cognitive Development 
  • PSYC 4320 Under Pressure: The Psychology of Stress 
  • PSYC 4430 Topics in the Neuroscience of Memory 
  • PSYC 4490 Neuroscience of Social Interaction 
  • PSYC 4570 Communicating Psychological Science 
  • PSYC 5000 Foundations of Psychology I: Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience

  • LING 2200 Phonetics I 
  • LING 2270 Language and Computation I 
  • LING 2340 Quantitative Linguistics 
  • LING 2530 Syntax I 
  • LING 2630 Semantics I 
  • LING 2710 Philosophy of Language 
  • LING 2790 Morphology I 
  • LING 3289 Laboratory Phonology 
  • LING 3610 Language Acquisition 
  • LING 3770 Topics in Syntax: Intensifiers and Degree Phrases 
  • LING 3780 Lexical Semantics 
  • LING 3800 Topics in Computational Linguistics: Neural Network Models of Linguistic Structure 
  • LING 3910 Topics in Semantics: Events, Distributivity, Durational Modifiers

  • ECON 1108 Quantitative Foundations of Microeconomics 
  • ECON 1110 An Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis 
  • ECON 1115 Introductory Microeconomics 
  • ECON 1116 Introductory Macroeconomics 
  • ECON 1117 Introduction to Data Analysis and Econometrics 
  • ECON 1144 Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation 
  • ECON 2121 Intermediate Microeconomics 
  • ECON 2125 Microeconomic Theory 
  • ECON 2159 Game Theory 
  • ECON 3350 Mathematical Economics: General Equilibrium Theory 
  • ECON 3365 Algorithms 
  • ECON 4425 Algorithmic Game Theory 
  • ECON 4444 Market Inefficiencies and the Limits of Arbitrage

  • CGSC 1100 Introduction to Cognitive Science 
  • CGSC 1750 The Mystery of Sleep 
  • CGSC 2740 Algorithms of the Mind 
  • CGSC 2770 Propaganda, Ideology, and Democracy 
  • CGSC 2820 Perspectives on Human Nature

  • PHIL 1182 Perspectives on Human Nature 
  • PHIL 2270 Epistemology 
  • PHIL 2271 Philosophy of Language

  • BIOL 1030 Genetics and Development 
  • BIOL 1040 Principles of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  • ANTH 1400 Introduction to Biological Anthropology 
  • ANTH 1482 Primate Behavior and Ecology 
  • ANTH 4895 Fathers and Fatherhood: Evolution and Behavior

  • CPSC 1710 Introduction to AI Applications 
  • CPSC 2020 Mathematical Tools for Computer Science 
  • CPSC 3700 Artificial Intelligence 
  • CPSC 4210 Compilers and Interpreters 
  • CPSC 4381 Database Systems 
  • CPSC 4420 Theory of Computation 
  • CPSC 4550 Algorithmic Game Theory 
  • CPSC 4640 Algorithms and their Societal Implications 
  • CPSC 4690 Randomized Algorithms 
  • CPSC 4710 Trustworthy Deep Learning 
  • CPSC 4740 Computational Intelligence for Games 
  • CPSC 4750 Computational Vision and Biological Perception 
  • CPSC 4791 Building Game Engines 
  • CPSC 4800 Introduction to Computer Vision 
  • CPSC 4850 Applied Planning and Optimization

Breadth

  • PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology 
  • PSYC 1790 Thinking
  • PSYC 2610 Algorithms of the Mind

  • CPSC 2010 Introduction to Computer Science 
  • CPSC 2020 Mathematical Tools for Computer Science

  • NSCI 3200 Neurobiology 
  • NSCI 3230 Human Neuropsychology 
  • NSCI 2610 Algorithms of the Mind 
  • PSYC 1600 The Human Brain

  • LING 1100 Language: Introduction to Linguistics 
  • LING 1179 Language and Mind 
  • LING 2530 Syntax I 
  • LING 3610 Language Acquisition 
  • LING 3800 Topics in Computational Linguistics: Neural Network Models of Linguistic Structure 
  • LING 3910 Topics in Semantics: Events, Distributivity, Durational Modifiers 
  • PSYC 3327 Language and Computation I

  • ECON 2125 Microeconomic Theory 
  • ECON 2159 Game Theory 
  • ECON 3350 Mathematical Economics: General Equilibrium Theory

  • ANTH 1482 Primate Behavior and Ecology

  • PHIL 1182 Perspectives on Human Nature

Skills

  • CPSC 2020 Mathematical Tools for Computer Science 
  • CPSC 3700 Artificial Intelligence

  • S&DS 1000 Introductory Statistics 
  • S&DS 1080 Introduction to Statistics: Advanced Fundamentals 
  • S&DS 1090 Introduction to Statistics: Fundamentals 
  • S&DS 2300 Data Exploration and Analysis 
  • S&DS 2380 Probability and Bayesian Statistics 
  • S&DS 2410 Probability Theory 
  • S&DS 3650 Intermediate Machine Learning

  • PSYC 3327 Language and Computation l