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Bachelor of Science Neuroscience Subject Area

General Information

The subject area requirements listed on this page are part of the Bachelor of Science  offered by the Faculty of Science. Students must ensure they are familiar with and follow all University Regulations  and Faculty of Science Regulations  in addition to the program requirements outlined below.

To find a description about this area of study, please visit Our Degrees of the Faculty of Science webpage.

Subject Area Courses

Neuroscience subject area courses include all courses at the 200-level or higher that satisfy specific requirements or options in the respective Honors or Major requirements, as listed below, and all courses at the 200-level or above with course designator NEURO.

Subject area courses are used in various subject area GPA calculations. Please see Faculty of Science Admission Requirements , Academic Standing , Internal Changes to Program and/or Subject Area  and Graduation  for more information.

Requirements

Honors in Neuroscience Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

3 units from:

9 units from:

6 units from List A (Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience):

6 units from List B (Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience):

12 units in either the

Thesis Stream (See Note 1):
OR Non-Thesis Stream:

Notes:

  1. Students following the Thesis stream are allowed to take a maximum of 3 units from NEURO 451  and NEURO 452 . These units may count toward either the List A or B requirement, if an appropriate topic is selected. Otherwise, they will count toward the open options for the BSc Honors degree. Please consult with an Academic Advisor as needed.
  2. 3 units are required from List A or B if NEURO 450 , NEURO 451  and NEURO 452  are taken OR 6 units are required from List A or B if NEURO 450  and one of NEURO 451  or NEURO 452  are taken.
  3. Some courses appear on more than one list. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one list requirement.

Major in Neuroscience Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

6 units from:

6 units from List A (Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience):

6 units from List B (Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience):

Notes:

  1. A maximum of 3 units is allowed from NEURO 450 , NEURO 451  and NEURO 452 .
  2. Some courses appear on more than one list. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one list requirement.