Courses

All courses with a “COGS” course code are required courses for a COGS major. Some of these courses may have a limited number of general seats open to non-COGS majors.


COGS 200 – Introduction to Cognitive Systems

  • Offered: Winter Term 1, Winter Term 2
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-reqs: second-year standing in the Faculty of Arts or Science.

From the UBC Academic Calendar:

Interdisciplinary examination of human mental processes and how these are mediated by the brain. Will draw on cognitive psychology, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, artificial intelligence.


COGS 300 – Understanding and Designing Cognitive Systems

  • Offered: Winter Term 1, Winter Term 2
  • Credits: 4
  • Pre-reqs: COGS 200 and 3 credits of CPSC

From the UBC Academic Calendar:

Theory and methods for integrating diverse disciplinary content in cognitive systems.


COGS 303 – Research Methods in Cognitive Systems

  • Offered: Winter Term 1, Winter Term 2
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-reqs: COGS 200

From the UBC Academic Calendar:

Examination and comparison of the research methodologies of different disciplines relevant to cognitive systems.


COGS 401 – Seminar in Cognitive Systems

  • Offered: Winter Term 1, Winter Term 2
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-reqs: COGS 300

From the UBC Academic Calendar:

Interdisciplinary seminar integrating theory, methods, and current research topics.


COGS 402 – Research in Cognitive Systems

  • Offered: Winter Term 1, Winter Term 2, Summer Terms 1-2 (the summer offering will take both terms 1 and 2).
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-reqs: COGS 300 (COGS 401 is recommended)

This entire class meets at the beginning and end of term for student presentations and discussion. The course instructor will contact students with meeting details as necessary. IMPORTANT: Students must arrange their research projects BEFORE the start of term and obtain written confirmation from a prospective research supervisor (see here for further details).

From the UBC Academic Calendar:

Supervised research project in a Cognitive Systems-related laboratory.