Honours

The Neuroscience Honours program description can be found below, with program prerequisites and graduation requirements.  The application to the Neuroscience Honours program can be found here.

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Neuroscience(74 Credits)

    Offered by:Science
    Degree:Bachelor of Science

Program Requirement:

The Honours program is intended for students who are interested in laboratory-based research and in acquiring a foundation in each of the 3 streams of the Neuroscience Major Program (cell and molecular; neurophysiology and computational; and cognition and behaviour). Students are admitted to the program after one year in a major.

Applicants must have taken a minimum of 27 graded credits in their U1 year, must have a CGPA of at least 3.5, and must have obtained minimum grades of B+ in both NSCI 200 and NSCI 201, as well as a minimum grade of C in BIOL 200, BIOC 212 or BIOL 201, and CHEM 212. Additional requirements for applying are provided on the Neuroscience website: (www.mcgill.ca/neuroscience). Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the Honours Neuroscience program.

To graduate from the program, students must have a CGPA of 3.30 and a minimum grade of B+ in NSCI 300, NSCI 400, and NSCI 430D1/D2.

"First Class Honours" is awarded to students who obtain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.70, a minimum program GPA of 3.30, and a minimum grade of B+ in NSCI 300, NSCI 400, and NSCI 430D1/D2.

Required Courses (38 credits)

Note: Students who have successfully completed an equivalent of CHEM 212 in CEGEP or elsewhere must replace these credits with a 3-credit elective course to satisfy the total credit requirement for Honours Neuroscience.


  • BIOC 311 Metabolic Biochemistry 3 Credits
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  • BIOL 200 Molecular Biology 3 Credits
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  • CHEM 212 Intro Organic Chemistry 1 4 Credits
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  • NSCI 200 Intro. to Neuroscience 1 3 Credits
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  • NSCI 201 Intro. to Neuroscience 2 3 Credits
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  • NSCI 300 Neuroethics 3 Credits
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  • NSCI 400D1 Neuroscience Seminar 0.5 Credits
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  • NSCI 400D2 Neuroscience Seminar 0.5 Credits
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  • NSCI 430D1 Honours Research Project 4.5 Credits
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  • NSCI 430D2 Honours Research Project 4.5 Credits
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  • PHGY 311 Channels, Synapses & Hormones 3 Credits
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  • PSYC 311 Human Cognition and the Brain 3 Credits
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  • PSYC 318 Behavioural Neuroscience 2 3 Credits
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Complementary Courses (36 credits)

3 credits from:


  • BIOC 212 Molec Mechanisms of Cell Funct 3 Credits
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  • BIOL 201 Cell Biology & Metabolism 3 Credits
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3 credits from:


  • COMP 202 Foundations of Programming 3 Credits
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  • COMP 204 Comp. Programming for Life Sci 3 Credits
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3 credits from:


  • BIOL 373 Biometry 3 Credits
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  • MATH 324 Statistics 3 Credits
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  • PSYC 305 Statistics for Exper Design 3 Credits
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3 credits from:

Note: Students who have successfully completed an equivalent to MATH 222 at CEGEP or elsewhere, must replace these credits with a 3-credit elective course to satisfy the total credit requirement for Honours Neuroscience.


  • BIOL 309 Mathematical Models in Biology 3 Credits
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  • MATH 222 Calculus 3 3 Credits
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3 credits from:


  • ANAT 321 Circuitry of the Human Brain 3 Credits
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  • BIOL 306 Neural Basis of Behaviour 3 Credits
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  • PHGY 314 Integrative Neuroscience 3 Credits
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21 credits should be taken from the following lists. At least 15 of the 21 credits must be taken at the 400- or 500-level.



    200- and 300-level courses:

    *Students may take either COMP 206 or COMP 250, but not both.


    • BIOL 202 Basic Genetics 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 300 Molecular Biology of the Gene 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory 4 Credits
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    • BIOL 306 Neural Basis of Behaviour 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 307 Behavioural Ecology 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 320 Evolution of Brain & Behaviour 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 389 Laboratory in Neurobiology 3 Credits
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    • CHEM 222 Intro Organic Chemistry 2 4 Credits
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    • COMP 206 Intro to Software Systems 3 Credits*
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    • COMP 250 Intro to Computer Science 3 Credits*
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    • MATH 223 Linear Algebra 3 Credits
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    • MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Eqns 3 Credits
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    • MATH 323 Probability 3 Credits
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    • MATH 324 Statistics 3 Credits
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    • MIMM 214 Intro Immun: Elem of Immunity 3 Credits
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    • MIMM 314 Intermediate Immunology 3 Credits
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    • NEUR 310 Cellular Neurobiology 3 Credits
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    • PHAR 300 Drug Action 3 Credits
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    • PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
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    • PHGY 314 Integrative Neuroscience 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
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    • PSYC 213 Cognition 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
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    • PSYC 302 The Psychology of Pain 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 315 Computational Psychology 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 317 Genes and Behaviour 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 319 Computational Models-Cognition 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 342 Hormones & Behaviour 3 Credits
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    400- and 500-level courses:


    • BIOL 414 Invert Brain Circuits & Behav 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 506 Neurobiology of Learning 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 530 Advances in Neuroethology 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 532 Developmental Neurobiology Sem 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 580 Genet Approaches to Neur Syst 3 Credits
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    • BIOL 588 Advances in Mol/Cell Neurobiol 3 Credits
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    • BMDE 519 Biomedical Signals & Systems 3 Credits
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    • COMP 546 Computational Perception 4 Credits
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    • MATH 437 Mathematical Meth in Biology 3 Credits
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    • MIMM 414 Advanced Immunology 3 Credits
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    • MIMM 509 Inflammatory Processes 3 Credits
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    • NEUR 502 Bas&Clin Aspects of Neuroimmu 3 Credits
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    • NEUR 503 Computational Neuroscience 3 Credits
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    • NEUR 507 Topics in Radionuclide Imaging 3 Credits
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    • NEUR 550 Free Radical Biomedicine 3 Credits
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    • PHAR 562 Neuropharmacology 3 Credits
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    • PHGY 425 Analyzing Physiological Sys. 3 Credits
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    • PHGY 451 Advanced Neurophysiology 3 Credits
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    • PHGY 513 Translational Immunology 3 Credits
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    • PHGY 520 Ion Channels 3 Credits
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    • PHGY 524 Chronobiology 3 Credits
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    • PHGY 556 Topics in Systems Neuroscience 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 410 Sp Topics in Neuropsychology 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 427 Sensorimotor Neuroscience 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 433 Cognitive Science 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 443 Affective Neuroscience 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 444 Sleep Mechanisms and Behaviour 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 470 Memory and Brain 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 502 Psychoneuroendocrinology 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 506 Cognitive Neuroscience of Attn 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 513 Human Decision-Making 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 514 Neurobiology of Memory 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 522 Neurochemistry and Behaviour 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 526 Advances in Visual Perception 3 Credits
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    • PSYC 529 Music Cognition 3 Credits
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    • PSYT 455 Neurochemistry 3 Credits
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    • PSYT 500 Adv: Neur of Mtl Disorders 3 Credits
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