The Cognitive Systems (COGS) program provides B.A. and B.Sc. degrees in Cognitive Systems via interdisciplinary Studies of perception and cognition, from the perspective of one of the following five streams:
- Cognitions & the Brain (B.A. supervised by Psychology)
- Cognitions & the Brain (B.Sc. supervised by Psychology)
- Language (B.A. supervised by Linguistics)
- Mind, Language and Computation (B.A. supervised by Philosophy)
- Computational Intelligence & Design (B.Sc. supervised by Computer Science)
- All COGS-designated core courses (COGS 200, 300, 303, 401, and 402) are team taught, and there is a strong emphasis on collaborative engagement of students in curricular and research projects. The Specialization aims for its graduates to possess the background competence necessary to enter graduate research programs in one of the supervisory disciplines or in cognitive science itself.
Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:
UBC Program Requirements
UBC Department Website
UBC Cognitive Systems – for Degree Planning worksheets
BC Transfer Guide
Langara Diagnostic Tests
In addition to the Faculty of Arts requirements, these are the specific first & second year requirements for the three B.A. majors (B.Sc. majors can be found in the Faculty of Science guides):
Cognitive Brain Stream (B.A. supervised by Psychology)
|
UBC Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
FIRST YEAR |
|||
|
CPSC 110 CPSC 121 |
4 4 |
CPSC 1150 & 11811 CPSC 2150 & 21901 |
6 6 |
|
LING 100 |
6 |
ENGL 1125 |
3 |
|
PSYC 100 (or PSYC 101 & 102) |
6 |
PSYC 1115 & 1215 |
6 |
|
Electives 2 3 |
9 |
Electives2 3 |
9 |
|
SECOND YEAR |
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|
COGS 200 |
3 |
Unavailable |
0 |
|
PHIL 220 |
3 |
Unavailable |
0 |
|
PSYC 217 |
3 |
PSYC 2320 |
3 |
|
PSYC 218 or STAT 200 |
3 |
PSYC 2321 4 or STAT 1224 4 |
3 |
|
Electives 2 3 |
18 |
Electives 2 3 |
18 |
Cognitive Systems: Language (B.A. supervised by Linguistics)
|
UBC Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
FIRST YEAR |
|||
|
CPSC 110 CPSC 121 |
4 4 |
CPSC 1150 & 11811 CPSC 2150 & 21901 |
6 6 |
|
LING 100 |
6 |
ENGL 1125 |
3 |
|
PSYC 100 (or PSYC 101 & 102) |
6 |
PSYC 1115 & 1215 |
6 |
|
Electives 2 3 |
9 |
Electives |
9 |
|
SECOND YEAR |
|||
|
COGS 200 |
3 |
Unavailable |
0 |
|
LING 200 & LING 201 |
6 |
Unavailable |
0 |
|
PHIL 220 |
3 |
Unavailable |
0 |
|
PSYC 217 |
3 |
PSYC 2320 |
3 |
|
PSYC 218 or STAT 200 |
3 |
PSYC 2321 4 or STAT 1224 4 |
3 |
|
Electives 2 3 |
12 |
Electives 2 3 |
12 |
Mind, Language & Computation (B.A. supervised by Philosophy)
|
UBC Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
FIRST YEAR |
|||
|
CPSC 110 CPSC 121 |
4 4 |
CPSC 1150 & 11811 CPSC 2150 & 21901 |
6 6 |
|
PSYC 100 (or PSYC 101 & 102) |
6 |
PSYC 1115 & 1215 |
6 |
|
Electives 2 3 |
18 |
Electives |
18 |
|
SECOND YEAR |
|||
|
COGS 200 |
3 |
Unavailable |
0 |
|
LING 100 |
3 |
ENGL 1125 |
0 |
|
PHIL 220 |
3 |
Unavailable |
0 |
|
PHIL 240 |
3 |
PHIL 2201 |
3 |
|
PSYC 218 or STAT 200 |
3 |
PSYC 23214 or STAT 1224 |
3 |
|
PSYC 304 or 309 |
3 |
Not available |
0 |
|
Electives 2 3 |
12 |
Electives 2 3 |
12 |
1 LANG CPSC 1150 & 1181 = UBC CPSC 1st (3) & CPSC 2nd (3) exempts CPSC 110,
CPSC 2150 & 2190 = UBC CPSC 121 & CPSC 221
2 See Cognitive Systems for recommended electives
3 Cognitive Systems module courses are recommended as electives for each year of study. Modules are sets of recommended courses that are directly relevant to Cognitive Systems. For the list of module courses, see UBC Cognitive Systems. Courses explicitly listed as required cannot also be credited as module courses
4 PSYC 2321 requires Math 11 with a ''C" completed within the last 3 years or the appropriate score on the Math Diagnostic Test. STAT 1224 requires STAT 1181 or 1124 with a "C-"or higher or STAT 1123 with an "A-"or higher
This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. UBC's requirements are subject to change, and it is the student’s responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.
Updated May 2017