BSc Philosophy - Neurosciences - AI at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

The bachelor programme of Philosophy-Neuroscience-AI (PNKI) programme explores the foundations of the human mind, cognitive processes and intelligent systems from a genuinely interdisciplinary perspective. PNKI thus combines a comprehensive philosophical education with up-to-date subject-specific knowledge and methodological expertise from the empirical neurosciences, cognitive sciences and artificial intelligence (AI). The overarching aim of the programme is to understand how cognitive functions and mental processes fundamentally operate in biological and artificial systems – from both philosophical and empirical perspectives.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 6 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Options and specialisations: From the third semester onwards, you will choose one of two specialisation tracks to build upfurther in-depth, subject-specific expertise alongside your philosophical knowledge.; Neuroscience specialisation (NS): This specialisation focuses on the biological and psychological foundations of the human brain and mind. Modules in biological, clinical and general psychology, as well as neuropsychology, provide you with in-depth insights into the neural basis of cognitive functions and potential disorders affecting them. You will also learn the methodological principles underlying the relationship between the structure and function of the brain and mental processes.; AI specialisation (AI): This specialisation focuses 0n the mathematical and computational modelling of cognitive functions and mental processes in artificial and biological cognitive systems. Modules in the fundamentals of mathematics, knowledge representation, machine learning and neural networks provide you with in-depth insights into the information technology foundations of intelligent systems and the structure of artificial network architectures. You will also learn the methodological principles of symbolic and neural artificial intelligence, as well as computational neuroscience.

Career pathways

As a PNKI graduate, your broad methodological and interdisciplinary knowledge makes you extremely versatile, and you possess comprehensive expertise in a variety of fields. Typical career paths include:; Academia & Research: The ideal foundation for further master’s programmes in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, data science or AI.

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