🧠 majoring in COGNITIVE SCIENCE at uc berkeley | what it is + tips for success!

why you should major in COGNITIVE SCIENCE | uc berkeley | what it is + tips for success!
when i was a freshman at uc berkeley, i had a crisis. what is a life changing major? what is a good major at uc berkeley? after i found cognitive science, more questions popped up: should i switch to cognitive science/major in cognitive science? is cognitive science a good major? what is cognitive science like at uc berkeley? there really wasn't much content about it on youtube, so i decided to make this video! here, i answer all of the questions about what it is and how you can succeed (at uc berkeley at least) if you do end up studying it. spoiler alert - studying cognitive science was the best decision i ever made, so keep watchin to know why ;D
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01:19 - what is cognitive science
01:52 - cognitive science vs. psychology
02:56 - why should i study cognitive science?
04:18 - is cognitive science a difficult major?
05:31 - is cognitive science an employable major?
07:47 - tips for success as a cognitive science major at uc berkeley
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why you should major in COGNITIVE SCIENCE | uc berkeley | what it is + tips for success!

[@KarenSupandi]

Hi everyone!! Thank you for watching :)) lmk down here if you have any questions/want to know more, i honestly could talk about this major forever and ever hahaha. hope y’all are doing okay in school/work/life and staying safe wherever you are ❤️❤️

[@jeremyli1883]

Hi Karen, thank you for all the good content. I am a high school freshman who is really passionate about cognitive science( mainly, I want to study the essence of consciousness). But I am really worried about my academic extracurriculars when it comes to university applications. I want to do something in this subject that tells the admissions officer that I have a really strong interest. The only thing that I can think of is to do scientific research, but this probably requires university-level knowledge and I am not sure whether I can come up with anything valid in high school. Do you have any suggestions on what should I do? Thank you!!

[@devorakalma]

Hello :) I have a masters in my fields (music therapy & mental health counseling) and want to get a B.A. in Cognitive Science now, but must do it ONLINE. I live in North Carolina. I'm 40 and cannot drop everything to go to school somewhere. Does Berkley offer this degree ONLINE? And if not, do you have recommendations for colleges that do? I have to be honest, I still owe all the money to my other degrees and am also looking for financial aid to the Nth degree for this if you have information on that as well. Thank You!

[@vanityyyyy]

I just discovered what cognitive science was and it's literally everything I love in one major 😭 I'm happy lol

[@thyssenkrupp3201]

Same!

[@theatregirl7851]

my thoughts exactly 😭

[@ahj-army3650]

EXACTLY

[@rk4lr4oj4x]

Same 😭

[@bilkhr]

I remember being frustrated that I can't study bio, psychology, computer science, neuroscience,and philosophy at the same time lol. And then I found out that Cognitive science is a full package! Also it gives a lot of opportunities, even in art? I'm sold. Thank you for the video, its so much helpful! Especially for seniors high school students like me. Wish you successful studies and staying healthy for everyone!:)

[@KarenSupandi]

YESSS!! cogsci is truly amazing!! 😤💙 thank you for watching and best of luck to you!! :)

[@bilkhr]

@@KarenSupandi Thank you;)

[@theatregirl7851]

yesssssssssss i was always interested in psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics but i didn’t want to fully major in one of them, so i’m starting to fall in love with cognitive science 🥹

[@oliviawashington8809]

The way you described cognitive science made me my ADHD brain so excited

[@isabellamokaya6585]

I'm a Psychology major, and 90% of this video is what I'm already studying. I decided to double major in Neuroscience so I could fully understand human behaviour from a biological perspective. If I want to go into tech, I have the option. I'm currently working in clinical research, but I'm heavily interested in law. Great video!

[@driellyfarias2686]

You re amazing. Im so happy to found you. Thank u so much for your channel!!

[@kathy9124]

I love the interdisciplinary components of this major! Please make more videos on Cognitive Science!

[@AlexMikaelYoga]

This video was so informative and super easy to watch because your personality is just so bubbly and humorous. Thank you for existing here on KZbin! Haha I look forward to watching more of your videos!

[@jarodjagges599]

I was just researching Master's programs today and couldn't figure out what I wanted to pursue. This gave me a much clearer idea of Cognitive Science and it might just end up being my major. I'm currently working my way through a Bachelor's in Psychology already, but since there are so many directions and applications it has been hard to narrow down the specializations I'd want. Thank you for shining a light on this, it was super helpful.

[@hopeforabetterfuture97]

Allow me to tell you, that the way you logical construct and explain the things, is one of the most wonderful trait in any human being. I have seen many content creators, not even achieving 40% of the ability like yours, to deliver information. So thank you very much.

[@nataliewalzer4261]

Just enrolled in my first cogsci class at Cal, and this made me so excited for it! Thank you for the great video :)

[@KarenSupandi]

YESS I’m so excited for you!! thank you for watching 🤧💖

[@bhajgobindhraj1335]

Hey thanks for making this video! I've been interested in psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, programming and anthropology for years until I realized that they all merged in one field. I was so excited to know about this. I'm hoping to do my masters in cognitive science soon!

[@kokosagina]

I'm researching my options about universities and it cheered me up a little bit. Thank you

[@clarinetantowi193]

Thank you so much for this! There isn't a lot of resources on cognitive science, and surprisingly we're both Indonesians! Cognitive science seems very interesting, and I think I'll pursue it in the future:)

[@Dannyboy501]

I’ve been trying to major in bio but it hasn’t been working out for me for some of the classes I get required to take and I just now found out about cognitive science and it’s literally what I’ve wanted to do. I wish I could’ve known about this sooner. I’m glad that I’m gonna make the decision to switch to cognitive science. It actually feels like something I will actually enjoy.

[@dewisintanovalitha5108]

Hi Karen, I just found you, thank you for sharing this interesting major. Stay healthy and stay safe 🙌

[@koiz2765]

SUCH A GOOD VIDEOOOOO ur content needs to be seen by more people they are so well made and so helpful!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KarenSupandi]

omg youre so sweet 😭❤️ thank you!!

[@asylzhanaltay309]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! The vdeo was fuuny, helpful and easy to understand!

[@KarenSupandi]

AHH I’M SO GLAD thanks for watching ❤️❤️

[@Max-ir6pw]

this was so helpful! I was having trouble finding concrete applications for this major and this was straightforward and very informative. thank you so much!

[@KarenSupandi]

Ahh I'm glad it was helpful! thank you for watching :)

[@rakibanam9769]

You are so underrated!! Thank you so much for the vid, it was so helpful and YES ENTERTAINING FOR SUREE haha

[@sarahalyassi]

love the video, appreciate your work and I'm waiting to see a video about CogSci in jobs and carriers.

[@cheesewizard4096]

Thank you for validating all the reasons I gave my parents for majoring in cog sci 🙏

[@emisunflowers]

Thank you for sharing your experiences! I just switched into cognitive science after changing my major from psychology+philosophy->psychology->social work->cogsci and I think it's the right fit. I appreciate the advice and feel more reassured now.

[@frootyoghurt9827]

Thank you so much for this video!!! This major is super interesting to me but I’m having such a hard time explain it to my parents lol, this helped so much!

[@KarenSupandi]

AHH i’m so glad!! thank you for watching!!! 🥰❤️

[@sreelakshmidev123]

please make more videos on cognitive science, it will help a lot.

[@yangcrates]

currently a soc major, thinking about doubling in cgs rn--found this video super helpful!!

[@KarenSupandi]

ahhh im so glad, thank you for watching!! ❤️

[@laurenl6772]

Thank you! This video was really helpful (and entertaining lmao)

[@KarenSupandi]

HAHAH i cringe but im glad you think so 😂 thank you for watching!! ❤️

[@sreelakshmidev123]

This is very helpful video. thank you

[@conniewong9874]

I just knew this major and the vid is so helpful!!!!! 😊 thx!!!

[@KarenSupandi]

ahhh yess im glad it was helpful!! 😍❤️

[@demolition1ov3rs]

Thank you so much! I'm 14 and really interested in this stuff so this video was really helpful

[@KarenSupandi]

ahh I'm so glad!! thank you for watching :)

[@xflipsyx9878]

Thank you soo much! That was extremely helpful

[@KarenSupandi]

ahh I'm glad, thank you so much for watching!

[@jaquelynborcea5991]

i get the EXACT SAME questions from people and family when i tell them im a cog sci major at cal. thank you SO MUCH for this video!!

[@amandakavanaugh8479]

This is a great video!

[@yuqitang77]

Thank you so much for your video!

[@KarenSupandi]

Ahh thank you for watching!

[@PakistaniinGermany374]

Hey, I wanna say thank you I was confused b/w choosing my major last year n one day I saw your video n found about cognitive science. In my bachelor, my major was computer science but I never enjoyed it, so I decided to apply for the master's in Germany with CogSci major n luckily I got an admission letter from a German institute💗💗

[@rakanurmujahid9158]

waaww!! how did you make CC? i bet you're sure tired to make CC. it was amazing. i'll give 10 for you!! you're the best people ive seen. keep it up! love you, karen!

[@KarenSupandi]

haha aww of course, no worries! thank you for the support 😍

[@theynoh]

Love this! Thanks for sharing. I’m applying to Columbia’s EdM program in Cognitive Science. Really hoping to take what I learn there to UC Berkeley for a PhD (a girl can dream) 😂 Great video!

[@KarenSupandi]

wow girl!! thank you so much for sharing and for watching 😁❤️ YOU CAN DO IT! wishing you the best of luck in Columbia and all your future academic endeavors!

[@aadarshbattula900]

Hey Nohemy, what's the EDM program? Also, Im currently a sophomore in highschool and I'm tryna map out what colleges have the best cognitive science programs. By an chance, do u have a list of the colleges that have good cognitive science programs?

[@Hithere-fh9rr]

Hi! I just saw your cognitive science videos and wondered what it takes to get into this program? Is it very limited? Loved your video btw

[@estherbradley3218]

This is so helpful! TY 😊🥰😊

[@KarenSupandi]

I'm very very glad, thank you for watching!!

[@sagarikabiswas1534]

I was doing my Psychology masters and recently shifted to CogSci masters out of interest for the subject. Idk, I'm internally freaking out about this major decision. Thanks for the boost up Karen.

[@KarenSupandi]

I'm glad I was able to be encouraging!! thanks for sharing. I think you made a good choice, cogsci is a great field to study haha. best of luck to you in your masters program :)

[@soundmoney4all24]

I believe Cognitive Science will depend on what university you attend and it's program and overall school ranking. Someone who goes to Berkeley and studies Cognitive Science, can pretty much receive the benefit of the doubt, and land any job they want as long as they can learn another applicable discipline through a minor or self-study. This would not be the case for Cal State Fullerton or UT-Dallas student.

[@celinephan588]

hi I was RLY unsure about what I wanted to major in and this definitely reassured me to go for it! THANK YOU

[@KarenSupandi]

omg GIRL OFC IM SO GLAD!! ❤️ If you ever need more info, my DMs on IG are alwaays open :))

[@patrickkwon3351]

As an aspiring Cogsci major at cal this helped so much thanks! wish me luck in cs61a

[@berenicen5377]

wow this really was perfect timing! i’m a freshmen at berkeley and am so lost about what i want to major in. i am heavily considering cog sci and wanted more info on it and then bam! i see this video! thank you so much for the help and useful information!!

[@KarenSupandi]

Awww im so glad you came across my video 😭❤️ GIRL I GOTCHU! feel free to dm me on IG if u want more info, class advice, etc!! hope youre having an amazing first semester!!

[@hanau.g9628]

Oh my god~ finally I found smne that I can totally relate to it. I'm also currently studying Bachelor degree in Cognitive Science~ and most ppl around me will gave that same reaction when I said what my major is like duuuhhh I'm so tired to explain all of it bcause it will always end up they think I'm taking psychology

[@KarenSupandi]

AHH I RELATE!! theyre similar but so different in so many ways 😭 thank you for understanding hahaha

[@simrankc6940]

hii this video was extremely useful to me ( i am currently in my last year of highschool ). so i just wanted to know some of the classes you had taken throughout your college courses. it would be of grea t help!!

[@tresphordmulenga5335]

You are really a Professional, I would really like to work with you someday when i graduate.

[@siennac9390]

Currently I'm debating whether I should study Psychology or Artificial Intelligence. It's really hard for me to introspect and focus on which one intruiges me the most. Generally, I am not that technical, I feel like it's too difficult for me but idk.

[@michellea.5646]

Same! I love both equally tbh

[@syifahah]

Boom! An Indonesian and also interested on the same major! Thankie, Kak!

[@michellea.5646]

Hi! I'm indonesian too and I was wondering if there's a jurusan like cognitive science here?

[@syifahah]

@@michellea.5646 not sure, yet I have searched and it seems like there is one in UNPAR

[@michellea.5646]

@@syifahah terima kasih banyak kakk, Im currently in SMP so I hope, by the time I graduate SMA, this degree will be more available in many universities

[@sabytopia]

I'm an incoming freshmen at uc berkeley and I'm seriously considering this major. Although I really do want to study something that involves the Humanities, so I was thinking to double major in English and Cognitive Science? Is that realistic or would it be incredibly difficult?

[@jakelance5786]

[@KarenSupandi]

YESSSS! Good luck 💙💙

[@jonahjanelontok3166]

ahhh youre so pretty! love the videos karen

[@KarenSupandi]

AHH thank you for watching jonah!! 🥺🥺❤️❤️

[@saccharine8912]

cognitive science is a good course but its a shame that we don't have that in our country :

[@s4oren2]

THANK YOU I'm into cogsci at USC, I''m just scared of the math and CS :(

[@KarenSupandi]

OFC!! omg girl u got this i believe in you!!! ❤️❤️

[@jhumasen2420]

Your video is very informative and helpful... Thank you so much. Please can you tell me the topics in maths which I should cover in order to make the study of Cognitive psychology easy ?I didn't have maths in my intermediate or undergraduate.... only did maths upto class 10

[@Css636]

Thank you for the information Karen! I want to study Cognitive Sciences as a graduate in USA but I do not know which school is best. Which schools would you recommend me to include on my search? Any information you share will be very valuable for me :)

[@ariane4753]

whats the difference between a ba and bsc in cog sci?

[@katherinekudriavtsev9888]

can you recommend some cognitive science/neuroscience-oriented clubs or student organizations at UC Berkeley? I want to join some to gain experience and see if cog sci is what I want to do, but I haven't heard of a ton of them on campus :))

[@KarenSupandi]

hii! what a great question :)) I was looking for something similar during my college experience as well but I just joined CSSA (Cognitive Science Student Association) - this club provided a lot of useful tips about the major, choosing classes, and they have a lot of events too. hoping there have been more cogsci-related orgs springing up since I graduated, but unfortunately that was the only one I can speak for while I was still there :(

[@aryandhanawade8063]

COOL !!!

[@williamatkin707]

here's the prob , how do I tell coalition app or common app that I wanna go to CogSci? it only has other majors like psy, computer science , neuroscience and bluh bluh . how do I choose it ? PLZ ANSWER I REALLY NEED TO KNOW THE WAY. IM FILLING MY APPS

[@xiaoyumiao8792]

Hi Karen, I am a prospective student at the University of Toronto and I am going to major in Cognitive Science as well. Thank you so much for making this video!

[@kiransangha7950]

LOL the skit in the beginning, so cute

[@KarenSupandi]

teeeheeee tyyyy 😝

[@misosoupbaby]

I learned about this field now and I'm at the end of my 3rd year welp

[@alihathiary3792]

Hey thanks alot 👍

[@ava_qira]

If I'm interested in Computer Science and languages mostly then is congitive science for me? I still can't choose...

[@pizza4897]

can I have a job like software engineer with cog sci?

[@user-kd7jk3he2w]

Do you have some recommendations for the certifications, which is relevant to AI?

[@sailuvijl6621]

I daughter is keen in brain sciences

[@CentralCAhomie]

Any books you recommend?

[@shrutitripathi8489]

Are there any MS programs in CogSci at Berkeley???

[@ajo9016]

Wish I could’ve decided to major in cogsci earlier :/

[@svenvr4352]

Yes you did 🙂

[@ppherse6486]

those first 20 seconds have never been more relatable...

[@notyou379]

ok a dumb question, do you have to be good at maths and learning tech for cog sci?

[@KarenSupandi]

hello!! ABSOLUTELY NOTTTT theres a lot of science-based classes that you can take instead of tech. in some programs (like mine) there wasnt much math classes at all :)

[@MegaKaran96]

Hello.. actually I wanted to know about best universities in usa for phd in fields related to cognitive science?

[@KarenSupandi]

hi!! oh man theres a lot of great phd programs for cogsci, im definitely not an expert though because i havent looked into phd programs yet 🙈 top unis should have solid programs tho!

[@MegaKaran96]

Okay...

[@thumai7621]

Hi Karen, did you take Data Structure and AP Computer Science in high school?

[@mohammadrafiee9072]

Is it a good idea to study Cognitive Science for Master's while having studied Computer engineering for my Bachelor's? 😢 Would I miss much??

[@jaelife324]

Does ic berkely cogsci accept trandfer student?

[@shijungkuo9815]

Can you major in cognitive science and minor in CS at CAL?

[@KarenSupandi]

yes u can! a lot of people do this actually, because some of the class requirements for the cogsci major and CS minor overlap :) def a good idea!

[@yumanwong8241]

have you join the uc berkeley streaker .i come from hong kong

[@maryannie7289]

thank u so much for this video 🤍

[@thumai7621]

Hi Karen, did you take Calculus in high school?

[@samairamalik3404]

can i minor in this?

[@alinahuang1707]

Does the major matter when applying for uc colleges?

[@KarenSupandi]

Hello!!! omg im so sorry I missed your comment :( But it depends on the major and the UC school! The major doesn't matter if you're applying for a major under the College of Letters and Sciences at UC Berkeley, which is what cognitive science is under! But it matters if you're applying to, say, the College of Engineering :)

[@Faesunset]

hahhaahah im a linguistics student and every time when someone asks me what my major is, the same thing happens lol

[@lakshikananthakumar8872]

Do you need physics or computer science knowledge for this program?

[@KarenSupandi]

hello!! so sorry for the late response! But I don't think so haha :) definitely not physics, and you can learn the necessary CS fundamentals once you get to berkeley! I personally never took a single physics class prior to college haha and I only knew very basic CS too :)

[@lakshikananthakumar8872]

@@KarenSupandi thank you so much

[@clediabanobre4570]

Can you start your own business with this major ?

[@tania_yt]

This is me

[@god9687]

🧠

[@yashwantgavade7147]

What will be a great High school student profile, Extra carriculars to get admission into Cognitive science.

[@taibanganbakonjengbam6902]

Lol nice name.Karen and Supandi

[@danielpine2714]

Bruh I thought you were Filipino at first

[@KarenSupandi]

lmaoo I get that a lot 😂

[@boltswurld1445]

Is there a lot of math involved lol

[@boltswurld1445]

And what kind of math because I’m not good at calculus AT ALL, but I love the aspects of philosophy, computer science, and all that instead of having to choose a specific 1

[@KarenSupandi]

hello!! omg no not at all! they do require you to take one math course called Discrete Math and Probability - arguably the hardest math ive ever taken - but once you pass that class, its smooth sailing. no more math if you dont want to! :)

[@naimashii]

Your "oh" sound, with its head gesture screams Indonesian Parents.. AHAHAHA

[@iranjackheelson]

I gotta be a little blunt... :( Even as someone who dabbles in cognitive science topics, this is actually quite embarrassing.... everything from the way you paint cogsci major as some kinda back-up option for underachieving compsci major dropouts, to the utterly shallow understanding you seem to have about the field. What you have presented in this video is most APPLIED cognitive science. In the grand scheme of cogsci, those things could not be more trivial. I know Berkeley's reputation in cogsci reflects its faculty/grad school population, but even that said.... you're really putting your school name to shame here. For those interested, what cognitive science is REALLY about... The actual SCIENCE of cognitive science is to ultimately an effort to bridge the gap of understanding between the brain and the mind, one that historically (and explicitly) dates back to one of the greatest philosophers/mathematicians Descartes' mind-body problem (aka Cartesian dualism). It carves very, very deep into the questions of epistemology and the nature of reality and perception of it, whose fundamentality rivals those profound questions of physics. The physical reductionist doctrine (i.e. to reduce the functional properties of the mind to the physical matter) is built right into the core tenets and endeavors of cognitive science... that's what sets it apart from strict Fodorian functionalist disciplines (old school cognitive psychology) or other fields of psychology that don't attempt at all to ground the understanding of the mind in terms of physical processes. 1:56 So here when you talk about about cogsci as being "macro"... you seem to be deeply confused... though I feel that maybe you were thinking cognitive systems or something. Comparing cogsci and general psyc is just not apt (psyc is way too general of a field). If what you meant was cogsci vs. cogpsy, which both approach with "primitive" or "building blocks/processes" of cognition (thus inevitably shares some boundaries with perception studies in neuroscience), the first distinction is one that I mentioned before (cogpsy mostly wanting to stay at the level of functionalism while cogsci tries to integrate different Marr's levels) and the second is the ways the disciplines balance experiment vs. modeling. Cogpsy is heavily experiment-driven field, with the theory aspect often times discussed in loose, handwavy ways, in comparison to cognitive scientists who build rigorous computational models to complement their theories (and experiments to align the models with empirical data, though to a lesser extent). And the reason why computational models are often more necessary for cognitive scientists than cognitive psychologists is specifically because their theories often attempt to integrate diff levels thus need to capture complexity of the more physical, lower-level systems, from which more conscious cognition emerges. Also, you brought up behaviorism but never addressed why.. there's a much greater lesson from that chapter of history of psychology. Yes I know, in psyc101 they're often quick to bash the older "failed" attempts of behaviorism from early 1900s, but they were actually just trying to be good empiricist, backed by logical positivism. It was actually a much needed response to Freudian types of unfalsifiable introspective psychoanalytics and "psychology" reigning academia at the time.

[@KarenSupandi]

Thank you for this thorough explanation! Some of these things are precisely what I learned in my classes so I really appreciate your comment, so that people can know more in depth if they're interested :) It's definitely challenging to pack the details of this field in one video, as it is complex and has deep and fascinating philosophical roots as you've just mentioned! Because of this, I still stand by everything I said in my video, as my intention was simply to share the type of information I myself would've found helpful when I was deciding whether or not to study this major. It ended up being more application-based, yes -- because that's what I personally would've wanted to know from fellow students and Berkeley bears who went through this major. But thank you for bringing the more theoretical aspects to light and for watching either way! Wishing you a great rest of your week :)

[@iranjackheelson]

​@@KarenSupandi I understand you're trying to be helpful, and believe me I don't mean to offend you, but the bottom line is you haven't presented cogsci very well in this video, and you could do a much better job. What would someone not knowing anything take away about cogsci here? -- that it's just some vague, interdisciplinary major cooked up for computer science flunked-outs who need an alternate fancy name to put on a paper in hopes of salvaging backdoor into tech? Spreading this sort of myth is a disservice, not just to the students trying to learn about the field but also to the reputation of the field as a whole. Even from a mentorship perspective, the whole video you're trying to sell cognitive science on premises of its tangential tech-y fields... honestly, this is just complete bollocks Wanna be a programmer ? --> major cs w/ emphasis on software programming Wanna build NLP for tech? --> major cs w/ emphasis on NLP Wanna get in to human-comp interaction? --> major human comp interaction Wanna design solutions for some company? --> major business. Scrutinize ins and outs of business dynamics involved in the specific environment Wanna get into tech support? --> learn the specific skills to do that Build effective human-centered campaigns? --> again, learn the specific skills to do just that Or, are you intensely curious about the nature of human mind and its physical substrates and want to theorize about it, build computational models, and testing them empirically, primarily w/ the intention of developing scientific theories? (as opposed to being in it for $$, in which case you should just get into CS/AI) --> major in cognitive science. The naive idea that a few psychology facts that you picked up from classes will somehow generalize to domain-specific industries... precisely speaking, it's not 100% incorrect but incorrect enough you'll mostly likely regret it.