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Description
The central tenet of Cognitive Science is that the human mind is essentially an information processing system. In order to understand human thinking, cognitive scientists try to to understand the various ways that minds process information to produce intelligent behavior. In order to build models of human cognition they carefully describe human behavior using methods from experimental psychology but they also use tools from computer science to formally describe the underlying information processing. Cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence form the core of the Cognitive Science curriculum at Technical University of Darmstadt. They are supplemented by introductory courses to neuroscience, linguistics, and philosophy.
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General Information & Application
| Semesters | 6 |
| Language | German. Individual courses can be offered in English. Please be aware that scientific literature is be read and edited in English or other foreign languages. |
| Start of studies | Winter semester |
| Internship | Internships within the study programme (see semester course schedule) |
| Admission procedure | Admission restriction, selection criteria (NC) |
| Application |
I. An application for the 1st semester takes place in two steps: 1. registration at Hochschulstart; 2. Application portal and application deadlines at TU Darmstadt. II. An application for the 2nd-6th semester is made exclusively via the online application within the application period at TU Darmstadt. III. Formal and language requirements for applicants with international qualifications. Step-by-step Guide for applying |
| Good to know |
Costs and budget Pre-Courses, orientation week, getting started Preparatory courses for international students Minimum requirements by the end of the second semester Study Abroad Part-time studies |
Career fields for graduates of the Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science fall into the fields of business and industry as well as the social sector.
In the field of economics and industry, the topics are ergonomics and artificial intelligence as well as their interfaces to information technology, e.g. cognitively oriented communication technology, communication and interaction consulting, specification, design and evaluation of human-machine interfaces as well as general development, implementation and evaluation of intelligent systems.
In the social field, this includes consulting in the area of computer-aided group formation, research into socially distributed cognition or support for intercultural communication (“applied cognitive anthropology”). Further fields of application are the personalized and adaptive design of stationary and mobile training applications in sports, prevention and rehabilitation.
Future intelligent systems and their application will require the interdisciplinary cooperation of e.g. computer scientists, roboticians, designers and psychologists. Fields of activity for graduates of Cognitive Science can take over partial tasks in such interdisciplinary mixed teams and support them.
