Module Courses

The module courses listed below have been determined relevant to COGS students by the Cognitive Systems Program Chair.
Please take the following notes into account while selecting module courses:

• Check the number of module credits your specialization requires on the Degree Requirements page. Note that you are required to complete a certain number of module credits within your primary department as well as outside your primary department.
• Modules are 3rd and 4th year courses. Most courses have prerequisites. Please review prerequisites as-listed in the UBC Academic Calendar, as well as seat restrictions on Workday, and plan accordingly.
• Modules are NOT electives. The only time a module course is given elective credit is when you have already finished all your module course requirements, and took additional courses listed on the module course list.
• Credits cannot be double-counted towards both the COGS module requirement, and another COGS requirement – all requirements for the COGS major must be fulfilled with unique credits. For example, if a COGS student fulfills their PHIL requirement with PHIL 441 (which is on the module list), PHIL 441 will not be counted towards the module requirement because it is being applied to a different requirement.
• Bear in mind the credit exclusion list when registering for courses. Courses listed have sufficient overlap, such that credit may be obtained for only one selection. Note that this does not imply that courses listed together are equivalent or interchangeable. Please consult your home Faculty Advising Office if you are unsure whether you should take one course or another in the same list.
• Most upper-level CPSC courses are partially restricted to students in the Computer Science Department (with some general seats available). Keep this limitation in mind if you are not in the Computational Intelligence and Design specialization of COGS.
• Most upper-level NSCI courses are restricted to Neuroscience majors, initially. Sign up onto the waitlist if there is space, and the department will typically release remaining restricted seats as general seats some time after Year 3 registration.
• Always have a back-up plan.
  • Some courses are very popular, and often full as a result. Always check seat restrictions and the statuses of waitlists.
  • Not every course is available every term (or year). Always make sure to check if it is offered.

Module List

If you have taken a module course but it does not appear to be counted towards your module requirement in your Academic Progress Report, please contact the Program Coordinator.

Historic Modules

These courses are no longer offered as-listed, but if you took them in the past, they will still count towards your COGS requirements.

What if I took a course that is suitable for module credit but it is not part of the Module List?

Courses not on the module list (e.g. a 500-level course) may still be granted module credit by-request with permission of the Program Chair. Please send requests for consideration via the Module Credit Request for Consideration form.

1. Log in with your CWL credentials
2. Enter all required information
3. Provide a detailed rationale for the inclusion of said course
4. Attach the syllabus of said course (if the syllabus is short, feel free to attach additional documentation such as screenshots of reading lists. The more material, the better.)
   • Note: the syllabus should be for the specific course section you are taking/have taken. If that is not available, the syllabus should be from a past offering that was offered by the same instructor teaching the course section you are taking/planning to take.

Please note: sending a request does not guarantee approval. It is advised that students not plan their degree around the assumption that module credit will be granted for courses not on the list.