认知研究专业适用于希望成为主动探究人们学习思考，解决问题和推理过程的学生。它的重点比传统心理学专业的要广泛。简介课程的标题反映了这一事实：思维，大脑，上下文和文化。这个长达33小时的专业鼓励人们发展灵活的推理方法，并提高人们对决策的认识，以及对各种职业有用的技能。认知研究专业为社会科学和行为科学以及重视探究和思考的医学和法律等领域的研究生学习提供了出色的准备。计划该课程的目的是确保学生在科学和人文学科方面都有扎实的背景，并侧重于解决问题和复杂的决策制定。
The Cognitive Studies major is for students who wish to become active inquirers into the processes by which people learn to think, solve problems, and reason. It is broader in focus than is a traditional psychology major. This fact is reflected in the title of the Intro course: Minds, Brains, Contexts, and Cultures. The 33-hour major encourages the development of flexible reasoning and an awareness of how people make decisions, skills that are useful in a wide variety of careers.<br><br>The Cognitive Studies major provides excellent preparation for graduate study in the social and behavioral sciences as well as areas -such as medicine and law -that place importance on inquiry and thinking. The curriculum is planned to ensure that students receive a strong background in both science and the liberal arts, with an emphasis on problem solving and complex decision-making.