BSc (120 credit hour) Combined Honours in Neuroscience and another subject
Students who wish to study Neuroscience in conjunction with another subject may wish to pursue a Combined Honours degree program. The other subject may be from any discipline in the Faculty of Science (other than Psychology), the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Computer Science, or the College of Sustainability. Neuroscience may be the primary subject (with a minimum of 42, and a maximum of 54, credit hours above the 1000 level), or the secondary subject (minimum 33 credit hours above the 1000 level). The student's primary subject is defined as the subject with the larger number of credit hours.
Students planning to enroll in a Combined Honours program should consult with academic advisors from both programs early in their studies. Students must have their program of study approved by Academic Advisors in both subject areas. As outlined in the College of Arts and Science Honours Program Requirements, students complete an Honours Qualifying Examination in one of the two subject areas, a requirement normally completed in the primary subject area. For Neuroscience, this requirement is satisfied through completion of NESC 4901.03 and NESC 4902.03.
Departmental requirements
In addition to fulfilling the requirements outlined in the Academic Regulations and College of Arts and Science Degree Requirements sections, students in a Combined Honours program in Neuroscience and another subject must complete the following:
1000 level (same whether Neuroscience is primary or secondary):
- PSYO 1011.03: Introduction to Psychology and Neuroscience I: From Neuron to Person (or equivalent) with a grade of B- or better
- PSYO 1012.03: Introduction to Psychology and Neuroscience II: From Social Interaction to Psychopathology (or equivalent) with a grade of B- or better
- BIOL 1010.03: Principles of Biology I (or equivalent) with a grade of B- or better
- BIOL 1011.03: Principles of Biology II (or equivalent) with a grade of B- or better
- CHEM 1011.03: Concepts in Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity
- CHEM 1012.03: Concepts in Chemistry: Energy and Equilibrium
- MATH 1215.03: Life Science Calculus (recommended) or MATH 1000.03: Differential and Integral Calculus I
- An additional three credit hours in mathematics or statistics (STAT 1060.03 recommended)
Note that, together, SCIE 1506.03 and SCIE 1507.03 are considered equivalent to all of the above.
Neuroscience as the primary subject
2000 level
- NESC 2000.03: Methods in Experimental Psychology & Neuroscience (or equivalent) with a grade of B+ or better
- PSYO 2501.03: Statistical Methods I
- NESC 2470.03: Systems Neuroscience (or equivalent)
- NESC 2570.03: Cellular Neuroscience (or equivalent)
- BIOL 2020.03: Cell Biology (if the student's primary or secondary degree also requires BIOL 2020.03, the student must take an alternative three credit hour NESC elective at the 2000 level in place of this requirement)
- An additional three credit hours of NESC courses at the 2000-level or above
3000 level
Six credit hours of designated lab courses, selected from:
- NESC 3051.03: Research Methods in Sensation and Perception
- NESC 3131.03: Research Methods in Attention
- NESC 3133.03: Research Methods in Memory
- NESC 3134.03: Psycholinguistic Methods Across the Lifespan
- NESC 3137.03: Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience
- NESC 3161.03: Measuring Behaviour
- NESC 3165.03: Neuroethology
- NESC 3370.03: Advanced Methods in Neurobiology
- NESC 3371.03: Neuronal Organization Laboratory
- NESC 3440.03: Neuroanatomy
- NESC 3505.03: Neural Data Science
- NESC 3100.03/NESC 3101.03 Independent Research Project (Note: The full-year Independent Research Project may only be used to fulfill three-credit hours of 'laboratory courses')
An additional three credit hours, selected from:
- NESC 3162.03: Advanced Animal Behaviour
- NESC 3170.03: Hormones and Behaviour
- NESC 3180.03: Psychoneuroimmunology/Ecological Immunology
- NESC 3190.03: Psycholinguistics
- NESC 3227.03: Principles of Human Neuropsychology
- NESC 3237.03: Drugs and Behaviour
- NESC 3264.03: The Science of Sleep
- NESC 3270.03: Developmental Neuroscience
- NESC 3271.03: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
- NESC 3670.03: Genes, Brain and Behaviour
- NESC 3770.03: Behavioural Neuroscience
- NESC 3970.03: Molecular Neuroscience
- BIOL 3020.03: Advanced Cell Biology
- PATH 4100.03: Critical Thinking in Neuropathology
- PHAC 3001.03: Pharmacology I (discontinued 21/22)
- PHAC 3030.03: Pharmacology: The Drugs Around Us
- PHAC 4001.03: Pharmacology I (discontinued 21/22)
- PHAC 4403.03: Systems Pharmacology I
- PHAC 4409.03: Systems Pharmacology II
- PHYL 3420.03: Sensory Physiology
4000 level
Neuroscience as the secondary subject
2000 level
- NESC 2000.03: Methods in Experimental Psychology & Neuroscience (or equivalent) with a grade of B+ or better
- PSYO 2501.03: Statistical Methods I
- NESC 2470.03: Systems Neuroscience (or equivalent)
- NESC 2570.03: Cellular Neuroscience (or equivalent)
- BIOL 2020.03: Cell Biology (if the student's primary or secondary degree also requires BIOL 2020.03, the student must take an alternative three credit hour NESC elective at the 2000 level in place of this requirement)
3000/4000 level
Six credit hours of designated lab courses, selected from:
- NESC 3051.03: Research Methods in Sensation and Perception
- NESC 3131.03: Research Methods in Attention
- NESC 3133.03: Research Methods in Memory
- NESC 3134.03: Psycholinguistic Methods Across the Lifespan
- NESC 3137.03: Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience
- NESC 3161.03: Measuring Behaviour
- NESC 3165.03: Neuroethology
- NESC 3370.03: Advanced Methods in Neurobiology
- NESC 3371.03: Neuronal Organization Laboratory
- NESC 3440.03: Neuroanatomy
- NESC 3505.03: Neural Data Science
- NESC 3100.03/NESC 3101.03 Independent Research Project (Note: The full-year Independent Research Project may only be used to fulfill three-credit hours of 'laboratory courses')
Plus 12 additional credit hours of 3000/4000-level NESC courses (the following courses may also count toward this requirement: BIOL 3020.03, PATH 4100.03, PHAC 3001.03, PHAC 3030.03, PHAC 4001.03, PHAC 4403.03, PHAC 4409.03, PHYL 3420.03)
Other regulations
- Courses that are counted towards the Honours program requirements must have a minimum grade of C.