Director
Veena Dwivedi, Department of Psychology
Co-ordinators
Shawn Beaudette, Department of Kinesiology
Veena Dwivedi, Department of Psychology
Gaynor E. Spencer, Department of Biological Sciences
Participating Faculty
Allan Adkin (Kinesiology), Shawn Beaudette (Kinesiology), Karen Campbell (Psychology), Kimberly A. Cote (Psychology), Paula Duarte Guterman (Psychology), David Ditor (Kinesiology), Veena Dwivedi (Psychology), Stephen M. Emrich (Psychology), Val Fajardo (Kinesiology), David A. Gabriel (Kinesiology), Stephen Glasgow (Biological Sciences), Michael Holmes (Kinesiology), Sheridan K. Houghten (Computer Science), Gary Libben (Applied Linguistics), Rebecca MacPherson (Health Sciences), William Marshall (Mathematics & Statistics), Cheryl McCormick (Psychology), Cathy Mondloch (Psychology), Cameron C. Muir (Psychology), Aleksander Necakov (Biological Sciences), Beatrice Ombuki-Berman (Computer Science), Erin Panda (Child and Youth Studies), Jae Patterson (Kinesiology), Charlis Raineki (Psychology), Brian Ross (Computer Science), Gaynor E. Spencer (Biological Sciences), Glenn Tattersall (Biological Sciences), Ayda Tekok-Kilic (Child and Youth Studies), Craig Tokuno (Kinesiology), Newman Sze (Health Sciences)
Emeritus Faculty
Stefan Brudzynski (Psychology), Robert L. Carlone (Biological Sciences), A. Joffre Mercier (Biological Sciences), Sid Segalowitz (Psychology).
Adjunct Faculty
Jonathan Simone (Biological Sciences)
Academic Advisor
Heather VanVolkenburg
Academic Advising - Faculty of Mathematics & Science (brocku.ca)
General Information
Administrative Assistant
Brittany Kalbfleisch and Nicole Mooney
905-688-5550, extension 3388/6293
Mackenzie Chown F202
Centre for Neuroscience (brocku.ca)
Neuroscience, the study of behaviour and its underlying neural mechanisms, is included in psychology, biology and other disciplines at many universities, but there is an increased tendency in North America and Europe to offer neuroscience as a specialized major program. Neuroscience combines selected courses from the disciplines of psychology, biology, kinesiology and computational neuroscience that illustrate cellular, physiological, behavioural and computational approaches to examining the nervous system. The program is specifically designed to permit integration of information derived experimentally from many disciplines to gain a better understanding of the relationships between neural function and behaviour. Neuroscience provides information and skills necessary for careers in the health and behavioural sciences. It also provides a firm basis for graduate studies in the neurosciences and depending on choice of courses, prepares the student for entry into medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, chiropractic and physical or occupational therapy.
The BSc Honours program is divided into five streams, allowing students to specialize in either Neurobiological, Neuropsychological, Neuromotor, Neurocomputing or Environmental Neuroscience fields. Honours students must familiarize themselves with the Neuroscience streams and plan appropriately. The Office of the Registrar must be notified of the stream you wish to pursue at the end of Year 2 with the exception of the Neurocomputing stream students who need to notify in Year 1. Except for the Neuromotor and Neurocomputing streams, the first two years are identical in the program. Honours and Co-op students must apply for entry to Year 4 in order to complete NEUR 4F90 , NEUR 4F91 or NEUR 4F92 . Admittance requires a minimum 70 percent average in all major credits and an average of 60 percent in the remaining credits. Eligibility to graduate with Honours requires that students maintain a major average of 70 percent and an overall average of 60.
Students not meeting Honours program requirements will have the option of moving into the BSc with Major, providing that they maintain a major and overall average of 60 percent or greater. The BSc with Major program is designed to allow students to select courses that suit individual interests and may result in a program that is more general. Eligibility to graduate with a BSc with Major requires a major average of 60 percent and an overall average of 60.
The Neuroscience Co-op program combines academic and work terms over a five-year period. Students spend two years in an academic setting studying the core concepts of neuroscience prior to taking the first work placement. The Co-op Programs Office will facilitate admission decisions. In addition to the current fees for courses in academic study terms, Neuroscience Co-op students are assessed an annual administrative fee (see the Schedule of Fees ).
Eligibility to continue in the Neuroscience Co-op program is based on the student’s major and non-major averages. A student with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average may continue. A student with a major average lower than 70 percent will not be permitted to continue in the Neuroscience Co-op program. If a student subsequently raises their major average to 70 percent, the student may be readmitted only if approved by the Co-op Admissions Committee. For further information, see the Co-op Programs section of the Calendar, and contact the Centre for Neuroscience.
All students in the Co-operative Education program are required to read, sign and adhere to the terms of the Student Regulations Waiver and Co-op Student Manuals(brocku.ca/co-op/current-students/co-op-student-manuals) as articulated by the Co-op Programs Office. In addition, eligibility to continue in the co-op option is based on the student’s major average and non-major average, and the ability to demonstrate the motivation and potential to pursue a professional career.
Each four-month co-operative education work term must be registered. Once students are registered in a co-op work term, they are expected to fulfill their commitment. If the placement accepted is for more than one four-month work term, students are committed to complete all terms. Students may not withdraw from or terminate a work term without permission from the Director, Co-op Program Office.
The Neuroscience Co-op program designation will be awarded to those students who have honours standing and who have successfully completed a minimum of twelve months of Co-op work experience.
Program Notes
- With permission of the honours supervisor, students may arrange to begin NEUR 4F90 , NEUR 4F91 or NEUR 4F92 in the spring session of Year 4.
- Students who elect to take PSYC 3F40 complete one elective credit.
- In 20 credit Honours degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
In this 20 credit BSc with Major degree program a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least four credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least two credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.