Module Courses

• The courses listed below are ones that Cognitive Systems has determined are relevant to COGS students. In some cases a student may still need to get permission from the course instructor or the Department/Program offering the course. This goes without saying, but do not harass the course instructor or the Department/Program Coordinators if they say no!
• Not every course is available every term (or year). Always make sure to check its availability to see if it is offered.
• Some courses are very popular and are often full as a result. It is recommended to check seat restrictions and the statuses of waitlists to see if it is worth having a back-up plan.
• It is best practice to have a back-up plan regardless of the popularity of the course, as not every course is available every term.
• Modules are 3rd and 4th year courses. Most courses have prerequisites. Please review the most updated prerequisites and restrictions on the SSC Course Schedule.
• Modules are NOT electives. The only time a module course is given elective credit is when you already finished all your module course requirements, and took additional module courses.
• Check the number of module credits your stream requires on the Degree Requirements page. Note that you are required to complete a certain number of module credits within your home department as well as outside your home department.
• Bear in mind the credit exclusion list when registering for courses. Courses in the credit exclusion lists are courses in which there are sufficient overlap that credit may be obtained for only one selection. (This does not imply that courses listed together are interchangeable.) Please consult your home Faculty Advising Office if you are unsure whether you should take one course or another in the same list.

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 (Sending a request does not guarantee approval. Hence, it is advised that students not plan their degree around the assumption that module credit will be granted for courses not on this list). Please send requests for consideration via the Module Credit Request for Consideration form. (If it does not work, please send to cogs.advising {at} ubc.ca.)

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)

*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 instructor teaching the course section you are taking / planning to take.

Module List

Not every course is available every term! Always make sure to check its availability to see if it is offered when needed.

** If you are in the B.A. or B.Sc. Cognition and Brain streams, the B.A. Language stream or the B.A. Mind, Language, and Computation streams, bear in mind the seat restrictions.

In some cases a student may still need to get permission from the course instructor to take a course (e.g. it is a module course but has restricted seats).