Degree Planning
The Cognitive Systems Degree Streams are largely composed of courses from Computer Science, Linguistics, Philosophy and Psychology. There are also four core courses that integrate these disciplines.
Due to the multidisciplinary nature of the program, course planning should be well thought out and should begin in first-year. In addition, we strongly advise against students attempting double majors or attempting a minor.
Some simple steps that can help you plan out your degree:
Start by looking at the degree requirements page and take note of what courses are required for your stream. Slot these into your four year plan first.
Make sure to look at the faculty-wide requirements for Arts or the faculty-wide requirements for Science. Pay specific attention to prerequisites for upper level courses and have several backup plans in place in case you can't schedule the courses you want.
Lower level (1st, 2nd year) electives must be 100 or 200 level; upper level (3rd, 4th year) electives must be 300 level or above.
Declaring your Major (Specialization) - Arts majors (Linguistics/Psychology) declare their major by the end of second year, which can be done online via the Student Service Centre (SSC). Science majors declare their major before starting second year. For students in the B.Sc. Cognition and Brain stream, they should contact the program director. Students interested in the B.Sc. Computational Intelligence and Design Stream must talk to their the advisers at the Computer Science department.
Beware, that the COGS program requires specific first and second year courses for each stream. Furthermore, most third and fourth year courses have first and second year prerequisites other than those specified in the COGS curriculum. Choose your electives wisely and be thinking about your long-range course planning from first year.
Use 1st and 2nd-year electives to fulfill the lower-level (100 and 200) university requirements; use third and fourth year electives to fulfill the upper level (300 and above) Faculty/Major requirements.
In this area of the site, you can find information about planning your degree, including information about the module courses, and basic information relevant to students in all years of the program.
