Honours Neuroscience (B.Sc.)

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. This program is jointly administered by Biology and Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour; students may seek academic advising from either Department.
2. While completion in Level I is recommended, the following courses must be completed by the end of Level II:
   • MATH 1AA3  or 1LT3  
   • MATH 1B03  
   • COMPSCI 1MD3  or MATH 1MP3  (Note: PHYSICS 2G03  or PNB 2A03  serves as an appropriate substitute.)
3. 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.
4. PNB 2XB3  and NEUROSCI 2XN0 A/B  must be completed in Level II.
5. PNB 3XE3  serves as an appropriate substitute for STATS 2B03 .
6. Students who entered the program prior to September 2021, may substitute BIOCHEM 2EE3  for one of BIOCHEM 3G03 , BIOPHYS 2A03  or 2S03 .

Course List 1 - Other Foundational Courses

• BIOCHEM 2B03 - Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
• BIOCHEM 2BB3 - Protein Structure and Enzyme Function
• BIOLOGY 2EE3 - Introduction to Microbiology and Biotechnology
• BIOPHYS 1S03 - Biophysics of Movement and the Senses: From Microbes to Moose
• BIOPHYS 2A03 - Biophysics of the Cell and Living Organisms
• BIOPHYS 2S03 - Explorations in Medical and Biological Physics
• BIOPHYS 3G03 - Modelling Life
• CHEMBIO 2P03 - Physical Chemistry Tools for Chemical Biology
• KINESIOL 2Y03 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• KINESIOL 2YY3 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• LIFESCI 2D03 - Behavioural Processes
• MATH 2C03 - Introduction to Differential Equations
• MATH 2X03 - Advanced Calculus I
• MEDPHYS 2B03
• MEDPHYS 2D03
• PHYSICS 1AA3 - Introduction To Modern Physics
• PHYSICS 1CC3 - Modern Physics for the Chemical and Physical Sciences
• PNB 2XA3 - Human Perception & Cognition
• PNB 2XC3 - Animal Behaviour & Evolution
• PNB 2XD3 - Integrative PNB Through Scientific Writing
• PNB 2XE3 - Descriptive Statistics and Research Methods
• PSYCH 2H03 - Human Learning and Cognition
• STATS 2D03 - Introduction to Probability

Course List 2 - Cellular/Molecular Courses

• BIOCHEM 3G03 - Proteins and Nucleic Acids
• BIOCHEM 3H03 - Clinical Biochemistry
• BIOCHEM 4Q03 - Biochemical Pharmacology
• BIOLOGY 3AA3 - Fundamental Concepts of Pharmacology
• BIOLOGY 3VV3 - Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology
• BIOLOGY 4T03 - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
• BIOPHYS 4S03 - Introduction to Molecular Biophysics
• HTHSCI 4BB3 - Neuroimmunology
• LIFESCI 4XX3 - The Synapse
• MOLBIOL 3B03 - Advanced Cell Biology
• MOLBIOL 3D03 - Experimental Approaches in Cell Biology
• MOLBIOL 3M03 - Fundamental Concepts of Development
• MOLBIOL 4RR3 - Human Genetics
• NEUROSCI 2BB3 A/B S - Research Practicum in Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3BB3 A/B S - Individual Lab Study in Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3BB6 A/B - Individual Lab Study in Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience

Course List 3 - Systems/Circuits Courses

• BIOLOGY 3UU3 - Animal Physiology - Regulatory Systems
• LIFESCI 3BB3 - Neurobiology of Disease
• LIFESCI 3J03 - Human Biomechanics
• LIFESCI 3K03 - Neural Control of Human Movement
• NEUROSCI 2CC3 A/B S - Research Practicum in Systems/Circuits Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3CC3 A/B S - Individual Lab Study in Systems/Circuits Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3CC6 A/B - Individual Lab Study in Systems/Circuits Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3J03 - Visual Neuroscience
• PHYSICS 3G03 - Introduction to Neural Networks and Machine Learning
• PNB 3L03 - Neurodevelopment & Plasticity Lab
• PSYCH 3A03 - Audition
• PSYCH 3FA3 - The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
• PSYCH 3J03

Course List 4 - Behavioural/Cognitive Courses

• NEUROSCI 2DD3 A/B S - Research Practicum in Behavioural/Cognitive Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3DD3 A/B S - Individual Lab Study in Behavioural/Cognitive Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3DD6 A/B - Individual Lab Study Behavioural/Cognitive Neuroscience
• PNB 3MM3 - Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
• PSYCH 3BN3 - Cognitive Neuroscience I
• PSYCH 3D03 - The Multisensory Mind
• PSYCH 3H03 - The Arts and The Brain
• PSYCH 3M03 - Motivation and Emotion
• PSYCH 3NL3 - Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
• PSYCH 4BN3 - Cognitive Neuroscience II
• PSYCH 4KK3 - Bayesian Inference
• PSYCH 4MP3 - Neuroscience of Music
• PSYCH 4Y03

Requirements

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