Behavioral Neuroscience Major Program

Behavioral Neuroscience Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Spring

The Department of Psychology and the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology co-operate to offer this program leading to a bachelor of science in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Science. The program is administered by a co-ordinating committee of two members from each department. The committee chair, who serves as program director, is appointed from either of the two departments, alternating every two years.

This program requires 120 units: 60 required lower division, and 45 upper division units including 42 required upper division units and three upper division 丁香园AV elective units, and six units designated Breadth-Humanities; and nine lower or upper division 丁香园AV elective units.

丁香园AV Requirements

The admission requirements for the entry routes appear below.

Post Secondary Transfer and Internal Transfer Applicants

Post-secondary transfer applicants may apply after at least 18 丁香园AV units are completed. Post-secondary transfer and internal transfer applicants are required to achieve a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) for admission.

As well, applicants must have completed the following courses with a grade of C or better.

BISC 101 General Biology (4)
CHEM 121 General Chemistry and Laboratory I (4)
KIN 142 Introduction to Kinesiology (3)
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology I (3)
PSYC 102 Introduction to Psychology II (3)
PSYC 201W Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (4)
PSYC 210 Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology (4)

and one of

MATH 151 Calculus I (3)
MATH 154 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)

and one of

PHYS 101 Physics for the Life Sciences I (3)
PHYS 120 Mechanics and Modern Physics (3)
PHYS 140 Studio Physics - Mechanics and Modern Physics (4)

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete all of the following 58 units.

Biology

BISC 101 General Biology (4)
MBB 201 Biochemistry of the Cell (3)

Chemistry

CHEM 121 General Chemistry and Laboratory I (4)
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (2)
CHEM 281 Organic Chemistry I (4)

Kinesiology

KIN 142 Introduction to Kinesiology (3)
KIN 205 Introduction to Human Physiology (3)
KIN 207 Human Motor Systems (3)

Mathematics

MATH 154 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)
MATH 155 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences (3)

Physics

PHYS 101 Physics for the Life Sciences I (3)
PHYS 102 Physics for the Life Sciences II (3)

Psychology

PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology I (3)
PSYC 102 Introduction to Psychology II (3)
PSYC 201W Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (4)
PSYC 210 Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology (4)
PSYC 221 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSYC 280 Introduction to Biological Psychology (3)

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 45 units, including 42 required units as shown below.

Kinesiology

Students complete 21 units, including all of

KIN 305 Human Physiology I (3)
KIN 306 Human Physiology II (Principles of Physiological Regulation) (3)
KIN 324 Principles of Human Anatomy (3)
KIN 426 Neuromuscular Anatomy (3)

and nine additional units selected from the following.

KIN 336 Histology (3)
KIN 407 Human Physiology Laboratory (3)
KIN 415 Neural Control of Movement (3)
KIN 446 Neurological Disorders (3)
KIN 448 Rehabilitation of Movement Control (3)
KIN 461 Physiological Aspects of Aging (3)

Psychology

Students complete 21 units, including all of

PSYC 300W Critical Analysis of Issues in Psychology (3)
PSYC 381 Behavioral Endocrinology (3)
PSYC 382 Cognitive Neuroscience (3)
PSYC 388 Biological Rhythms and Sleep (3)

and nine additional units selected from the following

PSYC 303 Perception (3)
PSYC 330 Attention (3)
PSYC 335 Sensation (3)
PSYC 383 Psychopharmacology (3)
PSYC 384 Developmental Psychobiology (3)
PSYC 386 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience (4)
PSYC 387 Human Neuropsychology (3)
PSYC 480 Selected Topics in Biological Psychology I (4)
PSYC 482 Selected Topics in Biological Psychology II (4)
PSYC 491 Selected Topics in Psychology (3)
PSYC 493 Directed Studies (3)
PSYC 494 Directed Studies (3)
PSYC 495 Directed Studies (3)

and three upper division elective units in any subject.

Program Continuation

Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average to remain in the program, and obtain a C grade or higher in all required courses.

Faculty of Science Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Science major program requirements to complete a total of 120 units including

additional upper division units to total a minimum of 44 upper division units (excluding EDUC 401 to 406)
students who were enrolled at 丁香园AV between fall 1991 and summer 2006 are required to complete a minimum of 12 units in subjects outside the Faculty of Science (excluding EDUC 401 to 406) including six units minimum to be completed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

A minimum of six units of designated humanities breadth (B-Hum) courses must be completed. The social sciences breadth (B-Soc), science breadth (B-Sci), undesignated breadth (UB) and quantitative (Q) requirements are satisfied through completion of the behavioral neuroscience lower division required courses so no additional course work is required. As well, the writing intensive requirement is satisfied by the completion of required courses PSYC 201W and 300 W. For more information, see www.sfu.ca/ugcr.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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