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193.12 Neuroscience

193.12.1 Honors in Neuroscience

    The Honors program in Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary program coordinated by the Centre for Neuroscience and administered by the Faculty of Science. This program is for students planning a career in Neuroscience.

    Admission to the Honors in Neuroscience program see Admission Chart 5, §15.15.

    Neuroscience is a broadly based discipline covering all aspects of brain function. Some major areas are brain development, nerve cells and synapses, sensation and perception, learning and memory, control of movement, animal behavior, cognitive psychology, and disorders of the nervous system.

    The Honors program introduces the major areas of Neuroscience and allows students to explore topics of interest in their final year.

    Continuation in the Honors in Neuroscience program requires successful completion of *30 with a minimum 3.3 GPA in the previous Fall/Winter. In addition, graduation requires a minimum 3.3 GPA on the last *60 credited to the degree.

    A full course load of *30 per academic year must be maintained throughout each year of the Honors program. Courses cannot be deferred to the Spring/Summer Terms without prior permission of the program coordinator.

Year 1

BIOL 107

CHEM 101, 261

*6 junior ENGL or *3 junior ENGL and *3 junior WRS

MATH 113 or 114

MATH 115 or STAT 141 or 151

PHYS 124, 126

PSYCO 104

Year 2

BIOCH 200

BIOL 207

CHEM 263

NEURO 210

PHYSL 212, 214 (Students must be manually enrolled in both courses by the Department of Physiology. Registration via Bear Tracks is not possible.)

PSYCO 275

*6 in Science options

*3 in Arts options

Year 3

NEURO 375 or PSYCO 475

PMCOL 371

PHYSL 372

One of PSYCO 371, 375, 377; GENET 270, 390; ZOOL 342, 344

*12 in approved Science options

*6 in Arts options

Year 4

NEURO 450

NEURO 451 and/or 452

*6 chosen from the following courses covering topics in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience: NEURO 410; PHYSL 444; PMCOL 412; PSYCO 478

*6 chosen from the following courses covering topics in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience: NEURO 443, 472, 496; PSYCI 511.

*6 (if NEURO 451 and 452 are both taken) or *9 (if one of NEURO 451 or 452 is taken) of Science options chosen from the following: PMCOL 512; PHYSL 401, 403, 405, 527; ZOOL 442. Other choices require approval of the Centre for Neuroscience.

*3 in Arts options

Notes

(1)

Each student's program must include:

a.

a minimum of *18 in Arts courses;

b.

a minimum of *90 in Science courses;

c.

no more than *12 in Outside (non-Science, non-Arts) courses;

d.

no more than *42 at the junior level.

(2)

Each student's program must have the approval of the Centre for Neuroscience.

(3)

Approved Science options in Years 1-3 may be chosen from the following: BIOCH 310, 320, 330, 410, 430; BIOL 201, 315, 380; CELL 300, 301, 402, 415, 445; CHEM 102, 211, 213, 313; CMPUT 114, 115, 174, 175, 201, 204, 299, 329, 366; EAS 100, 105, 201, 207, 230; ENT 220, 321; GENET 270, 275, 301, 302, 304, 390; IMIN 200, 371, 452; MATH 214; MICRB 265, 311; PMCOL 201, 305, 343, 344, 415; PHYS 208, 211, 234, 281; PHYSL 401, 402, 403, 404; PSYCO 267, 281, 354, 365, 371, 372, 375, 377, 381, 385, 458, 485; STAT 221, 222, 252, 337; ZOOL 342, 343, 344, 370.

(4)

Suggested Arts options include the following: ANTHR 230, 332; CLASS 110, 254, 255; C LIT 342; HIST 391, 396, 397, 398, 399; PHIL 205, 217, 265, 317, 366, 375, 386; PSYCO 105, 212, 233, 258, 339, 350, 357; WRITE 298. Any course from ENGL, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPAN, SPAN, RUSS.

(5)

Courses in faculties outside of the Faculties of Science and Arts that may be used as approved Outside (non-Science, non-Arts) options include: ANAT 200, 400; REHAB 454. All other Outside options require prior approval by the Centre of Neuroscience.

(6)

In the fourth year, all students must successfully complete an individual study program with members of the Centre for Neuroscience. This program consists of a reading course, NEURO 450, and a laboratory course, NEURO 451/452. Students must consult the Centre for Neuroscience before the beginning of their fourth year to arrange an individual study program.

(7)

Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 164; MATH 114, 115; PHYS 144, 146; PSYCO 104.

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