Click on each of the Questions we asked our panelists for detailed transcripts and video clips of the best of their answers.
How can I market such a broad degree to potential employers or graduate schools?
Ken's number one suggestion is researching a company before you go in for an interview. Watch Kimberly suggest ways to highlight the degree's advantages to potential employers, and Steve praise the degree for being so adaptable. Graduate schools will likely find the degree intriguing, Clayton tells us. Wolfgang describes hiring from the view of an employer.
What additional skills do I want to have if I'm thinking about graduate school?
Kimberly and Clayton both recommend working in a lab as a research assistant.
How is the transition from a broad BA to a more specialized MA or PhD?
Cognitive science undergraduates have the opportunity to choose the graduate degree they want to persue. Listen to Kimberly explain what moving into Computing Science was like, and Steve talk about his graduate experience in Law.
How valuable is work experience, either paid or volunteer?
In a few videos, Ken tells us the value of volunteering, from the perspective of potential employers as well as for discovering what you like to do. Damion also finds volunteer work gratifying. Wolfgang praises SFU's Co-operative Education program.
Ken and Wolfgang both have experiences working at companies of all sizes. Listen towhat they think are the benefits of large companies, and the benefits of small companies.
Where does Cognitive Science show up in the work you do today?
Working in web development, Damion sees principles of cognitive science pop up in his work all the time. As a lawyer, Steve also sees cognitive science at work.
Our panelists come from a wide range of careers - find out how much they make now that they've gone beyond the Cognitive Science BA.
What's the most gratifying thing about the work you do now?
All our panelists comment on their favorite aspects of their current jobs.