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COGNITIVE
AND COMPUTING
SCIENCES
DUAL DEGREE OPTION
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.
Coordinator
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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