Cognitive Science Minor (B.A. & Sc.)

24 credits · Bachelor of Arts and Science · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Course (3 credits)

  • PSYC 433 Cognitive Science (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (21 credits)

Students must take a minimum of 6 credits at the 400 to 500 level.

Note: Students must take a minimum of 6 credits at the 400 to 500 level. Students may not take any courses from their home department(s). Students complete a minimum of 9 credits each in two areas.

Computer Science and Mathematics

  • COMP 206 Introduction to Software Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 230 Logic and Computability (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • COMP 250 Introduction to Computer Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 251 Algorithms and Data Structures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 302 Programming Languages and Paradigms (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 330 Theory of Computation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 527 Logic and Computation (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MATH 240 Discrete Structures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MATH 318 Mathematical Logic (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Linguistics

Any course at the 300, 400 or 500 level from the department of Linguistics, or:

  • LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LING 210 Introduction to Speech Science (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • LING 260 Meaning in Language (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Philosophy

  • PHIL 203 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Ethics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 210 Introduction to Deductive Logic 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • PHIL 221 Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 306 Philosophy of Mind (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 310 Intermediate Logic (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 311 Philosophy of Mathematics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 341 Philosophy of Science 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PHIL 411 Topics in Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 415 Philosophy of Language (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 441 Philosophy of Science 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHIL 474 Phenomenology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Psychology

  • PSYC 211 Introductory Behavioural Neuroscience (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • PSYC 213 Cognition (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • PSYC 304 Child Development (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter
  • PSYC 311 Human Cognition and the Brain (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PSYC 315 Computational Psychology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PSYC 340 Psychology of Language (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PSYC 341 The Psychology of Bilingualism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PSYC 403 Modern Psychology in Historical Perspective (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PSYC 406 Psychological Tests (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PSYC 410 Special Topics in Neuropsychology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PSYC 413 Cognitive Development (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PSYC 427 Sensorimotor Neuroscience (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PSYC 443 Affective Neuroscience (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PSYC 538 Categorization, Communication and Consciousness (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

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