Cognitive Science @ University of Toronto

The program attracts motivated, open-minded, and academically and otherwise talented students and enjoys a strong student tradition of participation and initiative. This is demonstrated by the biennial undergraduate-organized two-day University of Toronto Interdisciplinary Symposium on the MIND that brings together speakers from throughout the University and the country.

Student organization

CASA, or the U of T CogSci AI Students' Association, includes all students currently in the program or taking Cognitive Science courses Students have found visits to the CASA office and participation in CASA activities stimulating and rewarding.

Student experience

Starting with what is usually their first Cognitive Science course -- Introduction to Cognitive Science, students are immersed in an interdisciplinary culture of cognitive science. Learning extends much beyond classrooms and textbooks. Engaging, edifying, and sometimes heated discussion takes place daily in faculty offices and the CASA office as well as during the various CASA activities. The program faculty are highly accessible, respectful of student interests, supportive of their exploration and initiative, and committed to providing their students with a truly enjoyable education.

CASA office

CASA office is in UC 43. This is where CogSci students hang out together, chat, study for joint projects and exams, and play. The CASA office features the following resources:

Library of 500+ Cogntive Science classics
4 Computers with internet access
WiFi
Robotics lab
Light Refreshments
Go and Chess games

CASA activities

On a regular basis throughout the academic year, CASA organizes the following activities:

Reading Group
Weekly Discussion Groups
Bi-Weekly Social events
Robotics club

CASA also organizes the University of Toronto Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Mind (UTISM):

UTism 2004 was held in January 2004. Click here for a news report on the symposium. Read more about it in the press release.
UTism 2006 was held in the Spring of 2006.
UTism 2008 was held in March 2008.
UTism 2010 was held in March 2010.

Joining CASA

Independent of your enrolment in the program, we highly recommend that you join CASA if you are interested in Cognitive Science. Joining CASA is as simple as subscribing to the CASA mailing list.

To subscribe, simply visit our website and enter your email address into the subscribe box.

If you prefer to talk to a human, simply email casa@cogsci.ca to request that your email address be added to the list.

Once you join the listserv, you will begin to receive information about numerous CASA events and activities. You may also post messages to others on the list.

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