B.Sc Studies in Brain and Cognitive Sciences

The School of Brain Sciences and Cognition offers several unique undergraduate (B.Sc.) programs, both single major and dual major, that are built from specialized courses from various departments. The combination of these courses in one program provides graduates with comprehensive training in various brain sciences and a range of combinations other academic divisions or degrees.

* The single major program includes core courses that are common to all students, totaling 92-94 credits, and an additional 28-30 credits in one of five specialization tracks: neuroscience, computational cognition, human cognition, linguistics, and philosophy. This is the flagship program of the school that provides the most comprehensive and interdisciplinary training, and consists of required courses and elective courses (some of which are mandatory electives chosen from a predefined list). In addition, students are required to complete 2 credits of English courses. The total number of elective courses in the program is defined separately for each track, as long as a total of 122 credits are accumulated.

* Another single major program constitutes the same core courses, but instead of the specialization tracks listed above, the student enroll to an approximately 30-credits division of study in another department. In the Faculty of Natural Sciences, it is possible to enroll to either chemistry, physics, or computer science divisions. In the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences there are divisions available in various departments that provide them (e.g., linguistics, philosophy, education, etc.). The total number of credits for this program is at least 120.

* The dual major program with the departments of life sciences, mathematics, or computer science in the Faculty of Natural Sciences consists mostly of a list of courses from the mandatory core of the single major program, adapted to the content of the second dual-degree program, as detailed below. These dual degrees are suitable for candidates who seek a degree in natural sciences but also are interested in a brain and cognitive science training and degree with neurophysiological/computational/cognitive emphasis.

* The dual major program with departments of the Faculty humanities and social sciences (Psychology, Philosophy, Linguistics, etc.) is built around a core of cognitive science. These dual degrees are suitable for candidates who seek a degree in humanities and social sciences but also are interested in a brain and cognitive science training and degree with cognitive/psychology/philosophy/linguistic emphasis.

The elective courses in the various tracks may change from year to year depending on their availability in the relevant departments. The school's website will publish a list of available courses each year, from which you can choose to accumulate credits towards your degree.

In case of overlap between the mandatory courses of the neuroscience tracks and those of the additional degree or division, the overlapping credits will be used towards elective courses in  in the brain and cognitive sciences program.