先祝贺你的朋友和孩子!
Spec. Hons.= Specialized Honours 专业荣誉学位,毕业要求比普通学位学分多,另外,专业课比重较大。选修课相对少。
Hons. = Honours 荣誉学位
Cognitive Science
Cognitive science is the scientific study of the mind and its processes. What is especially exciting about cognitive science is its emphasis on interdisciplinary cooperation involving psychologists, philosophers, computer scientists, neuroscientists, anthropologists, biologists and linguists. Though researchers from each of these fields have long been studying the nature of thought, emotion, perception, memory, language and other aspects of cognition, cognitive science allows them to take advantage of the strengths and research in other disciplines. Different methodologies, intellectual histories and disciplinary divisions often isolate those with similar goals, and cognitive science aims to bring researchers back together. By approaching questions from a variety of perspectives, the cognitive scientist has a greater chance of finding answers to questions about cognition.
表姐的女儿去年上的Berkeley,学的Cognitive Science,但她的最终学位是B.S. 理学士学位,和你朋友孩子不同。近几年挺热门的。。。是个跨学科,综合的学科。需要学习心理学,计算机,神经科学,生物,语言等等课程。到大二,或大三再细分具体研究方向。应该是要读硕博,走研究方向。
Information Technology=IT信息技术,这个应该好理解吧。
With the revolution in information technology, virtually every organization requires IT professionals. Working with both technical and non-technical users of information, graduates of our Information Technology programs are uniquely positioned to plan, design, build and administer information systems. They are familiar with the latest technologies and are capable of customizing and integrating them according to users' needs.
看你朋友孩子两个学位都是B.A.,文学士学位,所以在课程方面的重点会更加偏文一些,理科类课程难度不会太大应该。
Possible Career Paths for Cognitive Science认知科学的可能就业领域:
Possible careers include:
- neuroscientist
- speech pathologist
- animal caretaker/behaviourist
- therapist
- educator
You could also go on to graduate school or consider a related field such as medicine or kinesiology.
信息技术的就业领域就会很宽泛了。
仅供参考。看是否有学习这两个专业的人士现身说法吧。。。。