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Bard College Catalogue 2024–25
Mind, Brain, and Behavior
Faculty
Sven Anderson (director), Justin Dainer-Best, Sarah Dunphy-Lelii, Justin Hulbert, Thomas Hutcheon, Kristin Lane, Bruce Robertson, Frank M. Scalzo, Michael Tibbetts
Overview
The Mind, Brain, and Behavior (MBB) concentration seeks to understand how humans, animals, and robots are able to acquire, represent, and use knowledge. The discipline combines the insights from several other fields, including neuroscience, computer science, psychology, linguistics, animal behavior, genetics, and philosophy, to work toward an understanding of the brain and the mind. The MBB concentration is a secondary field of study that requires a student to complete a major in a primary discipline.
Requirements
If possible, Moderation into Mind, Brain, and Behavior should take place simultaneously with moderation into the primary program. To moderate, students must complete two courses in two different MBB-affiliated disciplines that include biology, computer science, psychology, philosophy, and linguistics. At least one of these courses should qualify as an introduction to MBB: Biology 162, Introduction to Neurobiology; or Psychology 141, Introduction to Psychological Science. At least one member of the Moderation board must be a member of the MBB faculty. To graduate, students must complete the requirements for their primary program; participate in the Mind, Brain, and Behavior seminar; take courses in two different MBB-affiliated disciplines (three courses in each discipline, from a list of approved courses); and complete a Senior Project on a topic relevant to MBB, as determined by the student’s Senior Project board.
Courses
The following courses, among others, fulfill the requirements for Moderation: Biology 162, Introduction to Neurobiology; Computer Science 141 or 143, Object-Oriented Programming or Object-Oriented Programming with Robots; Psychology 141, Introduction to Psychological Science; and Philosophy 247, Philosophy of Mind.