Today’s cognitive scientists are more interested than ever before in the way the brain implements the information-processing underpinnings of cognitive mental processes. The study of cognition and the brain is the study, grounded in cognitive neuroscience, of those aspects of brain activity directly relevant to the performance of cognitive functions.
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.
Variable Minimum Grade Average
A minimum grade average in required courses is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:
For reasons of limited capacity, applicants with a final grade average lower than 70% in these required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum final grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.
Notes:
If more than 1.0 credits have been completed from LIN, CSC, PHL, or PSY, the grade average will be based on the higher course grades.
Due to the limited enrolment nature of this program students are strongly advised to apply in the first program request period.
Students are responsible for checking co- and prerequisites for all courses. Not all courses are offered on a regular basis. A list of approved Cognitive Science courses can be found on the website: https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/cognitive-science. For any questions, please email cognitive.science@utoronto.ca.
(8.0 credits)
Note that some Computer Science courses included below have unlisted co- or prerequisites. Please consult the Faculty of Arts and Science Course Calendar. Those interested in the Cognition and the Brain Stream are advised to consider also registering for a Neuroscience Specialist or Major.
First Year:
COG100H1; ( CSC110Y1, CSC111H1)/ ( CSC108H1, CSC148H1); ( MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ ( MAT148H1, MAT149H1)/ MAT137Y1/ ( MAT158H1, MAT159H1)/ MAT157Y1
Second Year:
COG200H1; STA220H1/ STA237H1/ STA247H1/ STA255H1/ STA257H1/ PSY201H1; PSY270H1
Second Year and Higher:
- PSY290H1 and PHL342H1
- BIO120H1/ BIO130H1 (may be taken in Year 1), BIO220H1 and 1.5 credits from Cognition and the Brain stream courses:
- COG260H1/ COG341H1/ COG342H1/ COG344H1/ COG345H1/ COG415H1/ COG498H1/ COG499H1/ CSB432H1/ CJH332H1/ JLP315H1/ JLP374H1/ JLP471H1/ JLS472H1/ JLS473H1/ BPM333H1/ BPM438H1/ PHL355H1/ PHL357H1/ PHY359H1/ PSY210H1/ PSY260H1/ PSY280H1/ PSY312H1/ PSY313H1/ PSY316H1/ PSY326H1/ PSY330H1/ PSY331H1/ PSY362H1/ PSY370H1/ PSY371H1/ PSY372H1/ PSY380H1/ PSY390H1/ PSY395H1/ PSY396H1/ PSY397H1/ PSY414H1/ PSY417H1/ PSY425H1/ PSY450H1/ PSY473H1/ PSY474H1/ PSY475H1/ PSY492H1/ PSY493H1/ PSY494H1/ PSY495H1/ PSY496H1/ PSY497H1
- 1.0 credit must be at the 300-level
Fourth Year:
COG402H1/ COG403H1/ COG404H1/ COG497Y1/ COG498H1/ COG499H1