Combined Honours in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour and Another Subject (B.A.)

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; a grade of at least B- in PSYCH 1FF3  or 1XX3  (See Note 7 below); credit in 3 units from BIOLOGY 1A03 , 1M03 , 1P03  or Grade 12 Biology U (See Note 8 below); and credit in MATH 1LS3  or 1A03 . (See Note 1 below). Satisfaction of the admission requirements for the Honours program in the other subject.

Notes

1. Students with Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors U must take one of MATH 1A03  or  1LS3 . Students with Grade 12 Advanced Functions U must complete MATH 1F03  prior to completing one of MATH 1LS3  or 1A03 .  Students with Grade 11 Math must first take MATH 1K03  prior to completing MATH 1F03  and then one of MATH 1LS3  or 1A03 .         
2. Subject to meeting admission requirements, students may combine two subjects and be graduated with a combined honours B.A. degree. These combinations are available within the Faculty, with programs in the Faculty of Humanities and with Arts and Science Programs.
3. Students in the Combined Honours Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour program are eligible to complete a library study, independent research, and/or a thesis. Students wishing to complete undergraduate research are expected to (a) find their own research supervisor and (b) complete the appropriate application/permission forms by the deadline specified on the Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour website (https://pnb.mcmaster.ca/undergraduate/experiential-opportunities/research-2/).
4. A thesis is recommended for students who wish to pursue graduate research.
5. Students who enter the program in September 2026 or later may count a maximum of 6 units from PNB 3Q03 , 3QQ3 , 4Q03 , 4QQ3  towards the Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour Course List.
6. Both PNB 2XD3  and 2XF3  are recommended but not required. PNB 2XD3  is included in the Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour Course List and may be used towards the Level III Psych requirements.
7. Either PSYCH 1FF3  or 1XX3  is required for Admission but PSYCH 1XX3  is recommended. Completion of one of PSYCH 1F03  or 1X03  is required by the end of Level II but PSYCH 1X03  is recommended in Level I..
8. It is recommended that students take BIOLOGY 1M03  in Level I, and BIOLOGY 1A03  in Level II.
9. Students may take a maximum of 6 units from SOCPSY 3B03 , SOCPSY 3C03 , 3F03 , 3H03 , 3M03 , 3OP3 , 3ZZ3  towards the Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour Course List.

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour Course List

• BIOLOGY 3P03 - Cell Physiology
• BIOLOGY 4T03 - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
• HTHSCI 4BB3 - Neuroimmunology
• 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
• PNB 2A03 - Python for PNB
• PNB 2XD3 - Integrative PNB Through Scientific Writing
• PSYCH 2MP3 - Introduction to Music Cognition
• All Level III and IV MUSICCOG courses
• NEUROSCI 3J03 - Visual Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3MN3 - Computational Models in Neuroscience
• NEUROSCI 3SN3 - Neural Circuits

• All Level III and IV PNB courses with no more than 6 units from the following courses:

  • PNB 3Q03
  • PNB 3QQ3
  • PNB 4Q03
  • PNB 4QQ3

Requirements

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

Requirements For Students who Entered in September 2024 or prior

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

Requirements (Effective September 2026)

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