changing major from biochem to cogsci?

Stigmata7
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:46:33 +0000

I think you should probably switch out of biochemistry, as the 6 series is basically the basics and sort of foundation of chem, and if you are having trouble with that, chem is probably not your strong suit. If you are biochem/bio and not biochem/chem, then you might consider trying out some of the other biology majors, specifically physiology and neuroscience since that might interest you. Also, since biology is impacted it’d be hard to jump back in after a few changes. But if you are biochem/chem ignore what I just said.
Also if you genuinely have an interest in cognitive science, especially after taking a few of the courses, you should definitely change. It’s always to be in something you’re good at and like, then otherwise. The classes I took to fulfill a GE from cogs were Cogs 11 with mary boyle and 17 with christine johnson so far.
I thought Cogs 11 went into a larger variety of subjects in cognitive science and the experiments and material discussed were pretty interesting and not too overwhelming, but the instructor was though interesting a bit scattered at times and hard to know what will be tested, and I hear mixed reviews on class difficulty.
I thought cogs 17 was more in-depth and focused on neurobiology, but professor was very clear about what was to be studied so even though there was a lot of detail it wasn’t bad with time and effort. Yet, since it only meets twice a week, the lectures are longer and can get tiring especially with all the information given, but in both classes material is posted online. Cogs 17 has detailed lecture info sheets with the entire contents of the lecture, while cogs 11 has slides that are a little harder to get and require listening to a podcast to get it all. But that’s specifically for the two teachers I took, but I’d say COGS 11 is what got me really interested in cogs and interested in minoring in it.
Sorry this is a bit long, but also consider other majors as well. Psychology might be interesting. Also since you took the 20 series you have a lot of options open to you, if you’re good at it, then econ could also be a choice since you said business interested you. Also most majors have various job opportunities as long as you do well in them and take advantages of practical opportunities like research and internships. But if you really want some higher jobs, you might want to consider higher education or really start networking and looking for other opportunities.