Department of Cognitive Science

Get Started

Undergraduate Studies

We offer two undergraduate degrees. The Bachelor of Cognitive Science (B.Cog.Sc.) and the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Cognitive Science (PBD).

Graduate Studies

We offer Master’s and PhD degrees integrating research from artificial intelligence, experimental psychology, computational linguistics, and philosophy of mind to explore learning, knowing, and thinking across domains

Careers in Cognitive Science

Discover where our alumni go and the impact they make in their careers.

What is Cognitive Science?

Cognitive Science is an emerging field that brings together various approaches to the study of human cognition, drawing from psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy and computer science.

What is Cognitive Science?

Cognitive Science brings together various approaches to the study of cognition, drawing from psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy and computer science. Historically, study in Cognitive Science has been conducted within each of these traditional disciplines and this approach still represents important areas of research (for example, cognitive psychology, part of the discipline of psychology, or artificial intelligence, part of the discipline of computer science). However, many researchers, practitioners, and students are feeling a need for an approach to understanding the mind that integrates basic knowledge in the foundational disciplines and prepares them to work across multiple academic fields. Carleton University has the only department of cognitive science in Canada.