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Honours Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour – Mental Health Specialization

The Honours Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour – Mental Health Specialization is the scientific study of the human mind and behaviour, whereas Mental Health focuses on psychopathology – or what happens when thoughts or behaviours impinge on day-to-day functioning and well-being. This highly competitive program offers students a curriculum designed to study the genetic, neural, and cognitive processes underlying mental illnesses. It also seeks to teach students to evaluate human behaviour through assessment, diagnosis, and rehabilitation.

The Mental Health specialization provides a strong foundation in human sensation and perception, abnormal psychology, psychometrics, and cognitive neuroscience. It further prepares students for a wide variety of graduate trainings for professional careers promote mental wellness including Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, and Psychiatry.

Program Type

Honours of Bachelor of Science

Degree on Graduation

Limited Enrollment

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Admission Requirements

Enrollment in this program is limited.

Admission is by selection but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level 1 program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including:

  • 1 course from PSYCH 1XX3, 1FF3 with a grade of at least a 7.0 (B-)
  • 1 course from MATH 1A03, 1LS3
  • BIOLOGY 1A03, 1M03
  • 1 course from BIOPHYS 1S03, CHEM 1A03, PHYSICS 1A03, 1C03
  • 3 courses from the Science 1 Course List

 

Typical Second-Year Courses

PNB 2XA3

Human Perception & Congition

PNB 2XB3

Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology

PNB 2XC3

Animal Behaviour & Evolution

PND 2XD3

Integrative PNB Through Scientific Writing

PNB 2XE3

Description Statistics and Research Methods

PNB 2XE3

Perspective in PNB

PNB 2XTO

PNB Tutorial

PSYCH 2AP3

Abnormal Psychology: Fundamentals and Major Disorders

PSYCH 2B03

Personality