Cognitive Science
The precise requirements for Computing degree plans are listed in the Arts and Science Calendar. In case of discrepancies, the calendar should be considered as the official definition of the Computing degree plans.
Electives can be any course in the Arts and Science Calendar, including CISC courses. That is, you can take more CISC courses than the minimum required number. Special permission is needed for an Arts and Science student to take courses from other faculties (Applied Science, Business, etc) as electives, unless those courses are already listed in the Arts and Science Calendar. A student in fourth year with a first class average may apply to take a CISC graduate course in place of a 400 level CISC course. The student must obtain approval from the department and from the course instructor. If the student later enters a graduate CISC program at Queen's, this course can not count toward the graduate degree.
All Computing concentrations start with CISC-121. If you take CISC-101 or CISC-110 before taking CISC-121, it will count as an elective for you. With the exception of CISC-498/6.0, all CISC-courses are 3-unit courses.
Bachelor of Computing (Honours) in Cognitive Science (COGS-P-BCH)
Cognitive Science is a 120-unit program. Full year courses
(indicated by /6.0) count as 6 units and half-year courses count as 3.0 units. See the
Faculty of Arts & Science Calendar
for complete details.
| CISC-121 | Introduction to Computing Science I |
| CISC-124 | Introduction to Computing Science II |
| COGS-100 | Introduction to Cognitive Science |
| MATH-111/6.0 | Linear Algebra |
| COGS-201 | Cognitive Psychology |
| CISC-203 | Discrete Mathematics for Computing Science |
| CISC-204 | Logic for Computing Science |
| CISC-221 | Computer Architecture |
| CISC-235 | Information Structures |
| CISC-260 | Programming Paradigms |
| One of the following two courses: | |
| PSYC-202 | Statistics in Psychology |
| STAT-263 | Introduction to Statistics |
| CISC-352 | Artificial Intelligence |
| COGS-300 | Programming Cognitive Models |
| CISC-453 | Topics in Artificial Intelligence |
| CISC-497 | Social, Ethical and Legal Issues in Computing |
| COGS-499 | Advanced Undergraduate Project |
| Two of the following three streams in Linguistics, Philosophy and Psychology: | |
| (i) Linguistics | |
| LING-100/6.0 | Introduction to Linguistics |
| One of the following three courses: | |
| LING-310 | Phonetics |
| LING-320 | Phonology |
| LING-330 | Morphology |
| LING-340 | Syntax |
| LING-415 | Semantics |
| (ii) Philosophy | |
| One of the following three courses: | |
| PHIL-170 | Minds and Machines |
| PHIL-154 | Philosophy of Science |
| PHIL-115/6.0 | Fundamental Questions |
| One of the following three courses (two if PHIL-115/6.0 was not taken): | |
| PHIL-261 | Philosophy of Mathematics |
| PHIL-311 | Philosophy of Psychology |
| PHIL-359 | Philosophy of Language |
| PHIL-250/6.0 | Epistomology and Metaphysics |
| (iii) Psychology | |
| PSYC-100/6.0 | Principles of Psychology |
| PSYC-221 | Cognitive Psychology |
| One of the following three courses: | |
| PSYC-203 | Research Methods |
| PSYC-215 | Perception |
| PSYC-271 | Brain and Behaviour I |
| One from the following list of PSYC options: | |
| PSYC-203 | Research Methods in Psychology |
| PSYC-205 | Experimental Psychology: Learning |
| PSYC-215 | Experimental Psychology: Perception |
| PSYC-251 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSYC-271 | Brain and Behaviour I |
| PSYC-300 | Advanced Experimental Psychology |
| PSYC-305 | Human Memory |
| PSYC-321 | Psycholinguistics |
| PSYC-322 | Attention |
| PSYC-323 | Laboratory in Attention |
| PSYC-352 | Cognitive and Language Development |
| PSYC-355 | Comparative Cognition |
| PSYC-365 | Psychology of Reading |
| PSYC-370 | Brain and Behaviour II |
| PSYC-380 | Advanced Perception |
| PSYC-420 | Advanced Topics in Cognitive Psychology |
| PSYC-422 | Selected Topics in Attention |
| PSYC-423 | Selected Topics in Real-World Scene Perception |
| PSYC-452 | Developmental Psycholinguistics |
| PSYC-457 | Atypical Development |
| 6.0 units from the following list or from the PSYC option list just above: | |
| CISC-220 | System-Level Programming |
| CISC-223 | Software Specifications |
| CISC-325 | Human-Computer Interaction |
| CISC-340 | Digital Systems |
| CISC-365 | Algorithms I |
| CISC-425 | Advanced User Interface Design |
| CISC-454 | Computer Graphics |
| CISC-465 | Foundations of Programming Languages |
| CISC-481 | Syntax Systems for Natural Language |
| LING-100/6.0 | Introduction to Linguistics |
| LING-310 | Phonetics |
| LING-320 | Phonology |
| LING-330 | Morphology |
| LING-340 | Syntax |
| LING-415 | Semantics |
| NSCI-401 | Introduction to Theoretical Neuroscience |
| PHIL-170 | Minds and Machines |
| PHIL-154 | Philosophy of Science |
| PHIL-115/6.0 | Fundamental Questions |
| PHIL-261 | Philosophy of Mathematics |
| PHIL-311 | Philosophy of Psychology |
| PHIL-359 | Philosophy of Language |
| 24.0 elective units. | |
