Fall 2026 courses
Cognitive Science:
| Fall 2026 Cog Sci Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course # | Name | Faculty | Seats |
| 1. Introductory Courses: | |||
| Linguistics: | |||
| LGCS 010 PO-01 | Intro to Linguistics | Cook, Toni | 24 |
| LGCS 010 PO-02 | Intro to Linguistics | Sasaki, Kelsey | 18 |
| LGCS 010 PO-03 | Intro to Linguistics | Gutierrez Topete, Ernesto | 20 |
| Cognitive Science: | |||
| LGCS 011 PO-01 | Intro to Cognitive Science | Abrams, Lise | 20 |
| Computer Science | |||
| CSCI 050 PO-01 | Fundamentals of Programming | Osborn, Joseph | 24 |
| CSCI 050 PO-02 | Fundamentals of Programming | Osborn, Joseph | 24 |
| CSCI 050 PO-03 | Fundamentals of Programming | Kauchak, David | 24 |
| CSCI 051 PO-01 | Introduction to Computer Science | Kauchak, David Papoutsaki, Alexandra | 24 |
| CSCI 051 PO-02 | Introduction to Computer Science | Kauchak, David Papoutsaki, Alexandra | 24 |
| CSCI 005 HM-01 | Introduction to Computer Science | Dodds, Zach, | 204 |
| CSCI 005 HM-02 | Introduction to Computer Science | Schofield, Xanda Wiedermann, Ben | 85 |
| CSCI 006 PZ-01 | Introduction to Computer Science with AI | Bachman, David | 320 |
| NOTE: If planning to take additional CS courses after an introductory course, you must complete subsequent CS courses at the same college where you took the introductory course. CSCI 006 PZ does NOT suffice as a prerequisite for CS courses at HMC or Pomona. | |||
| 2. Statistics Course | |||
| An introductory statistics course in any department will meet this requirement. Students typically take psychology statistics or biostatistics. | |||
| 3. Distribution Requirement | |||
| Three courses selected from the categories below; each course must come from a different category. | |||
| A. Linguistics | |||
| Course # | Name | Faculty | Seats |
| LGCS 105 PO-01 | Syntactic Anaylysis | Diercks, Michael J.K. | 15 |
| LGCS 108 PO-01 | Phonology | Cook, Toni | 15 |
| B. Cognitive Science Methods | |||
| LGCS122PO-01 | Experimental Methods in Language Research | Sasaki, Kelsey Miki | 12 |
| LGCS 132 PO-01 (note that this course can meet either the Cognitive Science methods distribution requirement OR the Brain and Cognition distribution requirement, not both). | Cognitive Neuroscience with Lab | Zirnstein, Megan | 16 |
| PSYC 160 PO-01 | Cognitive Psychology with Lab | Erickson, Michael A | 18 |
| C. Philosophy of Mind | |||
| PHIL 030 PZ | Knowledge, Mind and Existence | Faculty TBD | 10 |
| D. Cognition and the Arts | |||
| No courses this semester | |||
| E. The Brain and Cognition | |||
| LGCS 132 PO-01 (note that this course can meet either the Cognitive Science methods distribution requirement OR the Brain and Cognition distribution requirement, not both). | Cognitive Neuroscience with Lab | Zirnstein, Megan | 15 |
| COGS101PZ-01 | Cognitive Neuroscience | Justus, Timothy | 20 |
| COGS101PZ-02 | Cognitive Neuroscience | Justus, Timothy | 20 |
| 4. Concentration Requirement | |||
| Students select three additional courses that cohere around a theme relevant to cognitive science which must be approved by the Coordinator of Cognitive Science. | |||
| ***There are more approved concentration courses! Visit our LGCS FAQ page for a full list of courses in other departments that meet concentration and other major requirements: https://lgcs.sites.pomona.edu/major-requirements-and-courses/cognitive-science/courses-that-meet-major-requirements/ | |||
| 5. One Seminar (Preferably taken by end of junior year) | |||
| LGCS 185 PO-01 | Topics in Cognitive Science: The Cognition of Aging | Abrams, Lise | 12 |
| 6. Senior Thesis | |||
| LGCS191 PO-01 | Senior Thesis in Linguistics and Cognitive Science | Abrams, Lise Zirnstein, Megan | 30 |
| The thesis requires enrollment in .5 credit of LGCS 191 PO for two semesters in senior year. | |||
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Linguistics:
| Fall 2026 Ling Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Introductory Courses | |||
| Course # | Name | Faculty | Seats |
| LGCS 010 PO-01 | Intro to Linguistics | Cook, Toni | 20 |
| LGCS 010 PO-03 | Intro to Linguistics | Gutierrez Topete, Ernesto | 20 |
| LGCS 010 PO-02 | Intro to Linguistics | Sasaki, Kelsey | 20 |
| 2. Required Courses | |||
| Course # | Name | Faculty | Seats |
| LGCS 105 PO-01 | Syntactic Analysis | Diercks, Michael J.K. | 15 |
| LGCS 108 PO-01 | Phonology | Cook, Toni | 15 |
| LGCS 112 PO-01 | Language and Society | Gutierrez Toptete, Ernesto | 12 |
| 3. Methods Courses | |||
| LGCS 122 PO-01 | Experimental Methods in Language Research | Sasaki, Kelsey Miki | 12 |
| LGCS 125 PO-01 | Field Methods in Lainguistics | Paster, Mary | 12 |
| 4. An advanced linguistics course above LGCS 160 | |||
| 5. Either one additional methods course, or one additional advanced linguistics course | |||
| ** Please see above | |||
| 6. Three additional courses; options include linguistics courses at any level at the 5Cs, LGCS 011 PO, and study abroad courses in linguistics (for which credit is requested by petition to the department) | |||
| LGCS 113 PO-01 | Contact Languages | Cook, Toni | 12 |
| Course # | Name | Faculty | Seats |
| Any courses listed under #1-5 count | |||
| LGCS 011 PO-01 | Intro to Cognitive Science | Abrams, Lise | 20 |
| Other courses may fulfill the requirement, please contact our department for approval | |||
| 7. Senior exercise (two-semester thesis optional) | |||
| LGCS 190 PO-01 | Senior Seminar in Linguistics | Diercks, Michael | 15 |
| Anticipated Spring 2027 Cog Sci Courses | |||
| Course # | Name | ||
| LGCS 11 | Intro to Cognitive Science | Abrams, Lise | |
| LGCS 135 | Billingual Cognition | Zirnstein, Megan | |
| LGCSxxx | TBD | Zirnstein, Megan | |
| Anticipated Spring 2027 Ling Courses | |||
| Course # | Name | ||
| LGCS 010 | Intro to Linguistics | ||
| LGCS 104 | Phonetics | ||
| LGCS 106 | Semantics/ Pragmatics | ||
| LGCS 108 | Phonology | ||
| LGCS 118 | Morphosyntax | ||
| LGCS 119 | Language and Social Justice | ||
| LGCS 175 | Topics in Morphosyntax | ||
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