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Program Requirements

Cognitive Science

This is a Type 2 program. Enrolment is limited and admission requires the completion of either COG250Y1 or a combination of 1.5 FCE in CSC, LIN, PHL and PSY (no more than 1 FCE from a single department). Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee one a spot in any of our programs, depending on the number of program spaces available.

Please note, effective for 2021 program admissions, we have changed the program coding so that it now indicates program stream choice.

ARTS Major:
ASMAJ1445A: Perception and Attention
ASMAJ1445B: Language and Cognition
ASMAJ1445C: Thinking and Reasoning

SCIENCE Major:
ASMAJ1446A: Computational Cognition
ASMAJ1446B: Cognition and the Brain

Updates to the Cognitive Science program requirements are in progress. Please check back soon.

2
Program Type

Arts Major

Where noted below, please consult the Faculty of Arts & Science Course Calendar on prerequisites. Note that those interested in taking upper-level computer science courses should begin with CSC108H1, not CSC104H1.
8
Total FCEs Required
Year 1

(CSC104H1 or CSC108H1 or CSC120H1), LIN100Y1, COG250Y1 (can be taken as a corequisite in Year 2)

Year 2

PSY270H1, (STA220H1 or PSY201H1)

Year 2 to 4

PHL342H1, (PSY473H1 or PSY493H1)
and 3 FCEs from one of Stream 1, 2, or 3:

Stream 1: Perception and Attention

PHL232H1, PSY280H1, COG499H1

2.0 FCEs of any of the following: COG341H1, COG342H1, PSY312H1, PSY380H1, PSY475H1 ,PHL340H1, PHL405H1, JLP374H1, NEW333H1, NEW438H1

For those with the appropriate prerequisites: CSC207H1, CSC320H1, CSC420H1

Stream 2: Language and Cognition

1.5 FCEs of any of the following: LIN232H1, LIN241H1, JLP315H1, LIN331H1, LIN341H, JLP374H1

1.5 FCEs of any of the following: COG341H1, COG342H1, JLP471H1, JLS472H1, JLS473H1, PSY312H1, PHL245H1, PHL340H1, PHL345H1, PHL351H1, PHL451H1, NEW333H1, NEW438H1

COG499H1

For those with the appropriate prerequisites: CSC401H1, CSC485H1

Stream 3: Thinking and Reasoning

PHL245H1, PSY260H1, and 2.0 FCEs of any of the following: COG341H1, COG342H1, PSY312H1, PSY370H1, PSY371H1, PSY372H1, PHL246H1, PHL340H1, PHL347H1, JLP374H1, JLP471H1, JLS472H1, JLS473H1, NEW333H1, NEW438H1

COG499H1

For those with the appropriate prerequisites: CSC207H1, CSC304H1, CSC411H1, CSC384H1, CSC486H1

Year 4

COG401H1

Science Major

Some courses in Streams 1 and 2 have unlisted co- or prerequisites. Please consult the Faculty of Arts and Science Course Calendar. Those interested in the Science Major are advised to consider also registering for a Computer Science Specialist, Major, or Minor (for Stream 1) or a Human Biology Neuroscience Specialist or Major (for Stream 2).
8
Total FCEs Required
Year 1

CSC108H1 or CSC120H1 (recommended option), CSC148H1, MAT135H1 and MAT136H1 (or MAT137Y1), COG250Y1 (may be taken as a corequisite in Year 2)

Year 2

STA220H1 or STA257H1 or PSY201H1

Year 2 to 4

PHL342H1, (PSY473H1 or PSY493H1), and 3 FCEs from one of Stream 1 or 2:

Stream 1: Computational Cognition

COG499H1

No more than 1.5 FCEs of the 3 FCEs required from this list may come from any single 3-letter course designator, except for CSC courses. For CSC courses, a minimum of 1 FCE and up to 2 FCEs may be chosen. At least 1 FCE of the 3 FCEs must be at the 300+ level.

CSC207H1, CSC304H1, CSC324H1, CSC384H1, CSC401H1, CSC411H1, CSC420H1, CSC485H1, CSC486H1, (COG341H1 or COG342H1, LIN100Y1, LIN228H1, LIN232H1, LIN241H1, JLP315H1, LIN323H1, LIN331H1, LIN341H1, JLP374H1, JLP471H1, PHL240H1, (PHL245H1 or CSC330H1), PHL246H1, PHL345H1, PHL347H1, PHL348H1, PHL349H1, PHL355H1, PSY210H1, PSY220H1, PSY230H1, PSY260H1, PSY270H1, PSY280H1, PSY290H1, PSY312H1, PSY305H1, PSY316H1, PSY330H1, PSY331H1, PSY362H1, PSY370H1, PSY371H1, PSY372H1, PSY378H1, PSY379H1, PSY380H1, PSY414H1, PSY475H1, NEW232Y1, NEW333H1, NEW438H1

Stream 2: Cognition and the Brain

BIO120H1 and BIO220H1 (or BIO150Y1), COG499H1

2 FCEs of the following, with at least 1 FCE from PSY courses. At least 0.5 FCE of the 2 FCEs must be at the 300+ level. 

CSC207H1, CSC411H1, PHL355H1, PHL357H1, PSY270H1, PSY280H1, PSY290H1, PSY312H1, PSY316H1, PSY331H1, PSY362H1, PSY380H1, PSY390H1, PSY396H1, PSY397H1, PSY473H1, PSY492H1, PSY494H1, (COG341H1 or COG342H1), NEW232Y1, NEW333H1, NEW438H1, JLP471H1, JLS472H1, JLS473H1

Year 4

COG402H1