Honours Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour (B.Sc.)

Admission Notes

1. Completion of CHEM 1A03  and one of BIOPHYS 1S03 , PHYSICS 1A03 , 1C03  is required by the end of Level II, however, at least one of BIOPHYS 1S03 , CHEM 1A03 , PHYSICS 1A03 , 1C03  is required for admission. It is recommended that both CHEM 1A03  and one of BIOPHYS 1S03 , PHYSICS 1A03 , 1C03  be completed in Level I. Concepts from PHYSICS 1CC3  are particularly useful for understanding neuroscience, mathematical modelling, and perception. Students interested in these areas are encouraged to take PHYSICS 1C03  and 1CC3 .
2. Either PSYCH 1FF3  or 1XX3  is required for admission, however, PSYCH 1XX3  is recommended. Completion of either PSYCH 1F03  or 1X03  is required by the end of Level II but PSYCH 1X03  is recommended in Level I.

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

1. The Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour pre-registration ballot will include the thesis courses (PNB 4D06 A/B , PNB 4D09 A/B ), and the Independent Research and Library courses (PNB 3Q03 A/B S , 3QQ3 A/B S , 4Q03 A/B S , 4QQ3 A/B S , 4QQ6 A/B ). Students wishing to take these courses must complete and submit a ballot by mid February. Students will be informed of the outcome by mid March. Specific dates will be announced during the Fall Term. Ballots can be obtained from the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour web site at http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/pnb/.
2. PSYCH 3AB3 , 3AC3 , 3AG3 , 3BA3 , 3CB3 , 3CD3  may only be used as electives.

Capstone Course List

• PNB 4D06 A/B - Senior Thesis
• PNB 4J03 - Inquiry in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
• PNB 4Q03 A/B S - Senior Independent Library Study
• PNB 4QQ3 A/B S - Senior Independent Research
• PNB 4QQ6 A/B - Senior Independent Research
• PNB 4SC6 A/B - Science Communication in the Behavioural Sciences

Psychology Course List

• BIOLOGY 3P03 - Cell Physiology
• BIOLOGY 4T03 - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
• HTHSCI 4BB3 - Neuroimmunology
• HUMBEHV 3MD3 - Research Methods for Human Behaviour
• LIFESCI 3BB3 - Neurobiology of Disease
• LIFESCI 3E03 - Reproductive Endocrinology
• LIFESCI 3K03 - Neural Control of Human Movement
• LINGUIST 2PS3 - Psycholinguistics
• LINGUIST 3C03 - Child Language Acquisition
• LINGUIST 3NL3 - Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
• MUSICCOG 2MP3 - Introduction to Music Cognition
• all Level III and IV MUSICCOG courses
• NEUROSCI 3J03 - Visual Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3SN3 - Neural Circuits
• PNB 2A03 - Python for PNB
• all Level III and IV PNB courses, and,

Requirements

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

Requirements For Students Who Entered Prior To September 2020

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