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Bachelor of Cognitive Science

Course code: 3099 + Course abbreviation: BCogSc + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Gippsland)
Off-campus (Gippsland P/T only)
Multimode (Gippsland)

Course description

This is multidisciplinary degree that focuses on thinking in machines and people. The core of the program draws mostly on psychology and information technology and deals with cutting-edge issues such as whether machines can think or be conscious and how best to use what we know about human thinking in designing intelligent artificial systems.

Graduates often gain employment in the information technology industry but they are also in demand in other fields such as education, robotics, medical instrumentation, virtual reality/multimedia applications and security systems design.

Course structure

Areas of study

For full details, refer to the ‘Areas of study’ section on the Arts faculty website at www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.

Course requirements

Students must complete the following:

(a) A major in cognitive psychology (48 points).

(b) A sequence in multimedia computing (42 points).

(d) One core mathematics unit MAT1077.

(e) Four electives in any discipline (24 points).

Note that no more than 10 units (60 points) are to be completed at a first-year level. Students have a maximum of eight years to complete this course.

Contact details

Website: www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/

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