Dec 17, 2024

Undergraduate Calendar 2019-2020

Undergraduate Calendar 2019-2020 [-ARCHIVED CALENDAR-]

Honours Neuroscience (B.Sc.)

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Program offered jointly by the Departments of Biology and Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour.

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including:

Program Notes

This program is jointly administered by Biology and Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour; students may seek academic advising from either Department.
While completion in Level I is recommended, the following courses must be complete by the end of Level II:
- MATH 1AA3 or 1LT3
- MATH 1B03
- COMPSCI 1MD3 or MATH 1MP3 (Note: PHYSICS 2G03 serves as an appropriate substitute.)
Advanced courses in Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Medical Physics, Molecular Biology and Physics may be considered as units towards Course Lists 2, 3 or 4 by petition to the Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour or Biology Undergraduate Chair.
PNB 2XB3 and NEUROSCI 2XN0 A/B must be completed in Level II.

Course List 1 - Other Foundational Courses

Course List 2 - Cellular/Molecular Courses

Course List 3 - Systems/Circuits Courses

Course List 4 - Behavioural/Cognitive Courses

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I

Level I: 30 Units

30 units

(See Admission above.)

Levels II-IV: 90 Units

3 units

BIOCHEM 2EE3 - Metabolism and Physiological Chemistry

12 units

6 units

3 units

from

MEDPHYS 2C03
PHYSICS 2B03 - Electricity and Magnetism I

1 course

NEUROSCI 2XN0 A/B - Neuroscience Tutorial
(See Program Note 4 above.)

6 units

3 units

PNB 2XB3 - Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology
(See Program Note 4 above.)

3 units

from

3 units

from

NEUROSCI 3SN3 - Neural Circuits
PSYCH 3SN3

6 units

from

Course Lists 1, 2, 3, 4 (See Program Note 3 above.)

3 units

from

Course List 2 (See Program Note 3 above.)

3 units

from

Course List 3 (See Program Note 3 above.)

3 units

from

Course List 4 (See Program Note 3 above.)

12 units

NEUROSCI 4L12 A/B - Neuroscience Senior Thesis
OR
NEUROSCI 4L09 A/B - Neuroscience Thesis and 3 units from Course Lists 2, 3, 4

OR

6 units from Course Lists 2, 3, 4 and one of

BIOLOGY 4F06 A/B S - Senior Project
PNB 4SC6 A/B - Science Communication in the Behavioural Sciences
(See Program Note 3 above.)

0-3 units

from the following courses, if not completed in Level I

0-3 units

MATH 1B03 - Linear Algebra I (if not completed in Level I)

0-3 units

from the following courses, if not completed in Level I

15-24 units

Electives