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Psychology / Computer Science
Dual Degree Program
(Cognitive and Computing Sciences)
The Dual Degree program is a 5-year course of study in
which students earn dual master's degrees in psychology and computer
science (Years 1 through 3), along with a PhD in Psychology (Years 4
and 5). Graduates are particularly qualified to fill
high-technology positions that require a combination of technical and
human expertise -- for example, technical corporate training or
software usability engineering. In addition, students who supplement
their doctoral training in psychology with
graduate work in computer science will be highly competitive in an
academic job market that values strong computational
skills.
Students must
complete a single master's thesis that integrates psychology and
computer science. The computer science component of the thesis may
focus on human/computer interaction, modeling/simulation, or some other
suitable domain.
Applicants
must meet the entry prerequisites for psychology and for computer
science. However, both departments will give individual consideration
to each student's undergraduate coursework, and may allow remedial work
if necessary. The main psychology prerequisites are an undergraduate
course in statistics and an undergraduate laboratory course in research
methods. Ideally, incoming students will have already completed a
baccalaureate major or minor in computer science along with substantial
undergraduate course work in psychology.
Coordinators
Faculty
Dual Degree Policy
& Requirements
The Graduate
College requires a program of study of at least 50 hours for dual
master's degrees. The Psychology Department requires that 30 of the 50
hours be satisfied as follows.
- Psyc
624 or any course that satisfies the Psychology Department's research
methods requirement (3 hours)
- 3 hours
of Psyc 699 (but If the student
does not also complete 3 hours of CS 699,
then the student must complete a total of 6 hours of Psyc 699).
- 12
hours of additional course work in Psychology: These hours may
not
include independent study, directed readings, directed research,
workshops, practica, or internships.
- 4
additional hours
in Psychology, which may include independent study, directed
readings, and directed research, but which may not include workshops, practica, or
internships.
The Computer
Science Department has additional requirements, resulting in a total of
54 required credit hours for dual master's degrees in Psychology and
Computer Science. Details of the computer science coure
requirements are listed at:
A single
thesis is required, and satisfies the thesis requirement for both
degrees. The thesis committee must include two Psychology faculty and
two Computer Science faculty, and the thesis topic should demonstrate
integration of the two fields.
Submitting an Application
Prospective dual-degree
students must submit application materials to
the Psychology Department prior to the January 1st deadline. As part of
the application, students should explicitly state that they wish to
pusue a dual degree. If the student is accepted into the Psychology
program, he/she must then apply for admission into the computer science
program, which has its ow, department-specific application materials.
However, applicants are not
required to send
duplicate letters of recommendation to the two departments. Instead,
letters may be sent to the Psychology Department only. Psychology will
then forward copies of the letters to Computer Science.
Contacts
For
further information, contact Richard Anderson <randers@bgsu.edu>
or Laura Leventhal <leventha@cs.bgsu.edu>
Suggested Course Plan
Courses
should be chosen in close consultation with advisor(s). For dual degree
students, the master’s in CS requires 24 credits: 12 credits at the 500
level and 12 credits at the 600 level. Internships hours, readings,
directed research, and thesis credits do not count toward the 24 credit
CS requirement.
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Year 1
Fall (13
credits)
PSYC:
667 Stat I
(4)
712 Cogn.
Psy.(3) or Cogn. Res. Meth. (3)
Colloquium
(1) and Research Group (1) and 699 Thesis Credits (1)
CS:
564 Softw.
Dev. (3) or 540 Optimization (3) or 510 Formal Language Theory (3) or
562 Database Manag. (3)
Spring (13
credits)
PSYC:
668 Stat II
(4)
Colloquium (1) and Res. Group (1) and 699 Thesis
Credits (1)
CS:
525 Graphics
(3)
664 Softw.
Engineering (3) or 665 Human Issues (3) or 615 Reliable Comp. (3) or
542 Simulation (3)
Summer (6
credits)
CS:
Any two
of the following: 680 Ethical Issues in Softw. Dev. (3), 520 AI (3),
620 Advanced AI (3), any regular 6XX course
Year 2
Fall (12
credits)
PSYC:
712 Cogn.
Psy. (3) or Cog. Res. Meth. (3) or an elective course (3)
717 Sens.
& Perc. (3) or Language (3)
Colloquium (1) and Res. Grp (1) and 699 Thesis
Credits (1)
CS:
564 Softw.
Dev. (3) or 625 Adv. Graphics (3) or 540 Optimization (3) or 510 Formal
Lang. Theory (3) or 562 Database (3) or 612 Algorithms (3)
Spring
(12 credits)
PSYC:
717
Sens.& Percept. (3) or Language (3)
710 Basic
Neurosc. & Cogn. (3) or 743 Social Psych. (3) or 734/736
Development (3)
Colloquium (1) and Res. Group (1) and 699 Thesis
Credits (1)
CS:
664 Softw.
Engineering (3) or 665 Human Issues (3) or 615 Reliable Comp. (3) or
542 Simulation (3)
Year 3
Fall
(12 credits)
PSYC:
699 Thesis
Credits (4)
710 Basic
Neurosc. & Cogn. (3) or 743 Social Psych. (3) or 734/736
Development (3) or 701/702 History (Core Group II or III) (3) 710 Basic
Neurosc. & Cogn. (3) or 743 Social Psych. (3) or 734/736
Development (3)
Colloquium (1) and Res. Group (1)
CS:
564 Softw.
Dev. (3) or 625 Adv. Graphics (3) or 540 Optimization (3) or 510 Formal
Lang. Theory (3) or 562 Database (3) or 612 Algorithms (3)
Spring
(12 credits)
PSYC:
699 Thesis
Credits (7)
710 Basic
Neurosc. & Cogn. (3) or 743 Social Psych. (3) or 734/736
Development (3) or 701/702
Exp. Forum
(1) and Res. Group (1)
Note.
Years 4 and 5 are devoted to earning
a Ph.D in Psychology
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