Behavioural Neuroscience Program
This interdisciplinary program emphasizes modern theory and methodology of neurobiological explanations of behaviour in human and non-human animals. Students in the Behavioural Neuroscience Program receive intensive training at the intersection of psychology and neuroscience. Research projects typically involve measuring and manipulating neural circuit activity, cell signaling pathways, and gene expression in conjunction with advanced behavioural analyses in living animals.
Program Requirements
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Psychology: Behavioural Neuroscience
Offered by: Psychology
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Program Requirement:
Students must satisfy all program requirements for the Ph.D. in Psychology. The Ph.D. thesis must be on a topic relating to behavioural neuroscience. Students must take Psyc 781 and Psyc 782.
Thesis
A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.