COGST at Cornell University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate COGST coursework.

• LING 3303Introduction to Syntax and Semanticsopens 6 courses (6 directly)
• COGST 3420Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Displayopens 1 course (1 directly)
• HD 2830Research Methods in Human Developmentopens 1 course (1 directly)
• HD 4760Quantitative Methods 2opens 1 course (1 directly)
• LING 4421Semantics Iopens 1 course (1 directly)
• MATH 2810Deductive Logicopens 1 course (0.3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate COGST work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 54 COGST and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 69 more COGST courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on COGST, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in COGST. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at COGST 3330

  1. LING 1101Introduction to Linguistics
  2. LING 3303Introduction to Syntax and Semantics
  3. LING 4421Semantics I
  4. COGST 3330Problems in Semantics

• 3 courses deep, ending at COGST 3310

  1. MATH 2230Theoretical Linear Algebra and Calculus
  2. MATH 2810Deductive Logic
  3. COGST 3310Deductive Logic

• 3 courses deep, ending at COGST 4250

  1. HD 1150Human Development: Infancy and Childhood
  2. HD 2830Research Methods in Human Development
  3. COGST 4250Translational Research on Decision Making

• 3 courses deep, ending at COGST 4420

  1. PSYCH 2050Perception
  2. COGST 3420Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display
  3. COGST 4420The Psychology and Ethics of 21st Century Technology

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on COGST sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• Charles Brainerd
• Christiane Linster
• Daniel Casasanto
• David Field
• Gary Evans
• Gordon Pennycook
• Harold Hodes
• John Doris
• Kaushik Basu
• Laurent Dubreuil
• Marlen Gonzalez
• Marten van Schijndel
• Mats Rooth
• Milena Sereikaite
• Morten Christiansen
• Nicholas Silins
• Nora Prior
• Qi Wang
• Shaun Nichols
• Shimon Edelman
• Thomas Cleland
• Valerie Reyna
• Willow Starr
• Zander Lynch

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under COGST yet.

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Department events

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