Provides both undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to study the evolutionary development of cognition in humans and other primates. The CCA offers more than a dozen online courses, which are taught by professors from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and by experts from all over the world. Upon successful completion of four courses (two core and two electives), the University of Colorado will award an official Certificate of Cognitive Archaeology at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Courses offered for the Spring 2026 Semester (January 20 - May 16)
Social Learning and Cognition with Dr. Tamar Rosenberg-Yefet, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Neuroarchaeology with Dr. Alaric Sollenberger, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA
History of Cognitive Archaeology with Dr. Karenleigh Overmann, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA
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An introductory cognitive archaeology video made by CCA co-founder and UCCS Professor of Psychology, Frederick L. Coolidge
