The Symbolic Systems Program

The Symbolic Systems Program is an interdisciplinary field that studies how humans and machines process information, language, and thought. It combines insights from computer science, linguistics, cognitive science, philosophy, and mathematics to understand and create systems that can interpret, analyze, and generate symbols, language, and reasoning. The program prepares students to develop intelligent technologies, improve communication between humans and machines, and explore the nature of human cognition. Essentially, it bridges the way we think and communicate with how computers understand and respond.