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

Admission Notes

1. One of PHYSICS 1A03  or 1C03  is required for admission.
2. Either PSYCH 1FF3  or 1XX3  is required for admission, however PSYCH 1XX3  is recommended.
3. Completion of either PSYCH 1F03  or 1X03  is required by the end of Level II, however, 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. Academic advising for this program is shared by the Departments of Biology and Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour. Information may be obtained through the Undergraduate Advisors in the Life Sciences Building, Room 118 or Psychology Building, Room 109.
2. The Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour pre-registration ballot will include the thesis courses (PNB 4D06 A/B , 4D09 A/B ) and 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. Ballots can be obtained from the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour web site at www.pnb.mcmaster.ca. 
3. Students who have not obtained the minimum Grade Point Average as stated in the prerequisite of one of BIOLOGY 4C12 A/B S , 4F06 A/B S , PNB 4D06 A/B  or 4D09 A/B  may request a requisite waiver from the Undergraduate Associate Chair of the Department. Students denied permission may not continue in the program and must apply to transfer to Honours Biology or Honours Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour and apply to graduate with a Minor in the alternate subject area.
4. Both PNB 2XD3 , 2XF3  are highly recommended but not required. PNB 2XD3  is included in the Psychology Course List and may be used towards the Level III Psychology requirements.

Biology Course List

• BIOCHEM 2EE3 - Metabolism and Physiological Chemistry
• BIOCHEM 3G03 - Proteins and Nucleic Acids
• BIOCHEM 3H03 - Clinical Biochemistry
• BIOCHEM 4E03 - Gene Regulation in Stem Cells and Development
• BIOCHEM 4M03 - Cellular and Integrated Metabolism
• BIOCHEM 4Q03 - Biochemical Pharmacology
• all Level II, III and IV Biology and Molecular Biology courses
• BIOPHYS 2A03 - Biophysics of the Cell and Living Organisms
• BIOPHYS 3D03 - Origin of Life
• CHEMBIO 3BM3 - Implanted Biomaterials
• HTHSCI 3I03 - Introductory Immunology
• HTHSCI 3K03 - Principles of Virology
• HTHSCI 4BB3 - Neuroimmunology
• HTHSCI 4II3 - Advanced Concepts in Immunology

Psychology Course List

• HUMBEHV 3MD3 - Research Methods for Applied Psychology in 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
• PNB 2XD3 - Integrative PNB Through Scientific Writing
• PSYCH 2MP3 - Introduction to Music Cognition
• all Level III and IV PNB courses
• all Level III and IV PSYCH courses (PSYCH 2AA3 ,
  2AP3
   ,
  2B03
   ,
  2C03
   , 2E03 , 2GG3 , 2NF3 , 
  3AB3
   ,
  3AC3
   ,
  3AG3
   ,
  3BA3
   ,
  3CB3
   , 3CD3 may only be used as elective credit.)

Requirements

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

Note

Students who entered the program prior to September 2019 may refer to their Academic Advisement report or contact an Academic Advisor in the Office of the Associate Dean of Science (Academic) for program requirements.