³ÉÈË´óƬ

Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Biology and Psychology – Specialization (Science) – Bachelor of Science (Honours)

BIPS-P-BSH

Subject: Administered by the Departments of Biology and Psychology.
Plan: Consists of 84.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree.

Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024ÌýCalendar for the previous requirements.

1. Core
– BIOLOGY CORE –
A. Complete the following:
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý102Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology3.00
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý103Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems3.00
B. Complete the following:
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý112General Chemistry6.00
C. Complete the following:
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý200Diversity of Life3.00
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý205Mendelian and Molecular Genetics3.00
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý206Evolutionary Genetics3.00
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý212Scientific Methods in Biology3.00
D. Complete the following:
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý300Ecology3.00
E. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Comparative Biochemistry
Animal Physiology
Plant Physiology
F. Complete the following:
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý330Cell Biology3.00
– PSYCHOLOGY CORE –
G. Complete the following:
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý100Principles of Psychology6.00
H. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Introduction to Statistics
Statistics in Psychology
I. Complete the following:
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý203Research Methods in Psychology3.00
2. Option
– BIOLOGY OPTION –
A. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
BIOL at the 300-level or above
BIOL_Subs_A
B. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
BIOL at the 300-level or above
BIOL_Subs_A
BIOL_Subs_B_Excluding_PSYC
– PSYCHOLOGY OPTION –
C. Complete 12.00 units from the following:12.00
Cognitive Psychology
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Brain and Behaviour I
D. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: 3.00
PSYC_Labs_BIPS
E. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list:3.00
PSYC_Cognitive_Neuroscience
F. Complete one course from 2 of the 3 following course lists:6.00
a. 3.00 units from PSYC_Clinical
b. 3.00 units from PSYC_Developmental
c. 3.00 units from PSYC_Social
G. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
PSYC at the 200-level or above
PSYC_Subs_B_Excluding_BIOL
Electives
Elective Courses36.00
Total Units120.00

3. Additional Requirements

A. Maximum of 3.00 units from PSYC_Subs_B_Excluding_BIOL.

NOTE: Students have the option to take a course from the PSYC_Subs_B_Excluding_BIOL course list; they are not required to take a course from this list.

4. Substitutions

´¡.Ìýµþ°ä±á²ÑÌý310 (or the combination of µþ°ä±á²ÑÌý315Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýµþ°ä±á²ÑÌý316) may be substituted for 3.00 units from (µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý334Ìý´Ç°ùÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý339  or µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý341) with the remaining units applied toward Option Course requirements in the degree program.

B. Students registered in a BIOL Plan prior to May 1, 2016 may use µþ°ä±á²ÑÌý218 as an alternative to µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý330 to satisfy requirement 1.F.

5. Notes

´¡.Ìý±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý115Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý116Ìý(´Ç°ùÌý±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý104Ìý´Ç°ùÌý±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý106Ìý´Ç°ùÌý±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý118) are highly recommended but not required.

B. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.

Biology and Psychology Course Lists

The following lists contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.

BIOL_Subs_A

Biology Substitutions List A
ANAT at the 300-level and above
BCHM at the 300-level and above
LISC at the 300-level and above
²Ñ±õ°ä¸éÌý221Fundamental Microbiology3.00
²Ñ±õ°ä¸éÌý271Introduction to Microbiology3.00
MICR at the 300-level and above
PATH at the 300-level and above
PHGY at the 300-level and above

BIOL_Subs_B_Excluding_PSYC

Biology Substitutions List B Excluding Psychology
´¡±Ê³§°äÌý400Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 17.00
°ä±á·¡·¡Ìý400Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 17.00
CHEM at the 200-level and above
·¡±·³§°äÌý301Environmental Assessment3.00
·¡±·³§°äÌý307Marine Environmental Issues3.00
·¡±·³§°äÌý320Wildlife Issues in a Changing World3.00
·¡±·³§°äÌý390Sustainability3.00
·¡±·³§°äÌý425Ecotoxicology3.00
·¡±Ê±õ¶ÙÌý301Principles of Epidemiology3.00
³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý337Paleontology3.00
³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý466Isotopes and the Environment3.00
³Ò±Ê±á³ÛÌý304Northern and Arctic Environments3.00
³Ò±Ê±á³ÛÌý310Landscape Ecology3.00
³Ò±Ê±á³ÛÌý314Climate Change3.00
³Ò±Ê±á³ÛÌý318Advanced Biogeography3.00
±á³¢°Õ±áÌý323Epidemiology3.00
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý340Principles of General Pharmacology I3.00
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý370Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics3.00
±Ê±á±õ³¢Ìý301Bioethics3.00
³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý353Probability II3.00
1

Note that the unit weighting system in Smith Engineering differs from that in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Therefore, upon acceptance of any course from Smith Engineering, the unit weighting towards Arts and Science degree requirements shall be at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Academic). Usually, a one-term course shall count as 3.00 units and a two-term course as 6.00 units.

PSYC_Labs_BIPS

Psychology Laboratory Courses
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý315Introduction to the Analysis of Psychological Signals3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý321Psycholinguistics3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý322Experience Sampling from Lab to Daily Life3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý323Laboratory in Attention3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý327Laboratory in Social and Strategic Decision-Making3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý338Laboratory in Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý355Comparative Cognition: Cognitive Origins Laboratory 13.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý360The Neurobiology and Psychology of Sleep3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý375Comparative Cognition: Animal Learning Laboratory3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý380Advanced Perception3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý495Advanced Topics in Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý570Directed Special Laboratory I3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý575Directed Special Laboratory II3.00
1

Winter 2017 onward.

PSYC_Cognitive_Neuroscience

±Ê³§³Û°äÌý305Introduction to Comparative Cognition3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý315Introduction to the Analysis of Psychological Signals3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý320Selected Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý321Psycholinguistics3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý322Experience Sampling from Lab to Daily Life3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý323Laboratory in Attention3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý325Cognitive Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý326Principles of Memory3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý327Laboratory in Social and Strategic Decision-Making3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý355Comparative Cognition: Cognitive Origins Laboratory3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý360The Neurobiology and Psychology of Sleep3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý365Selected Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý366Gender/Sex, Hormones, and Behaviour3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý370Brain and Behaviour II3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý375Comparative Cognition: Animal Learning Laboratory3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý376Functional Neuroimaging the Human Brain and Mind3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý377Decision-Making and the Brain: Principles of Neuroeconomics3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý380Advanced Perception3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý420Advanced Topics in Cognitive Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý421Memory and the Brain3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý422Advanced Topics in Attention3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý423Driving, Deepfakes, and Disinformation: Applications of Visual Cognition3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý424Research Into Spontaneous Thought3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý444Language and Reasoning3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý470Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý471Behavioural Pharmacology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý473Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders3.00

PSYC_Clinical

±Ê³§³Û°äÌý330Selected Topics in Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý331Introduction to Personality3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý332Health Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý333Human Sexuality3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý334Laboratory in Psychological Testing3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý335Positive Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý336Advanced Adult Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý337Advanced Child Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý338Laboratory in Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý428Psychotic Disorders3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý429Pain: Body and Mind3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý432Affective Psychophysiology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý433Human Sexual Function and Dysfunction3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý435Advanced Topics in Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý436Sexuality and Gender3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý437Mood Disorders3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý438Self-Injury and Suicide3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý439Interpersonal Processes in Depression3.00

PSYC_Developmental

Developmental Psychology Courses
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý350Selected Topics in Developmental Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý351Social and Emotional Development3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý352Cognitive and Language Development3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý353Atypical Development3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý354Language3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý358Developmental Social Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý450Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý451Brain Development3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý452Developmental Psycholinguistics3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý453Infancy3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý454Child in Society3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý455Adolescence3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý456Theory of Mind3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý458Neurobiology of Socio-Emotional Development in Adolescence3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý459Socioemotional Development in the Digital Age3.00

PSYC_Social

Social Psychology Courses
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý327Laboratory in Social and Strategic Decision-Making3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý340Selected Topics in Social Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý341Laboratory in Social Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý342The Psychology of Social Influence3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý343Judgement and Decision Making3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý430The Self3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý440Advanced Topics in Social Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý441Attitudes and Persuasion3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý442Culture and Cognition3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý443Intimate Relationships3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý444Language and Reasoning3.00

PSYC_Subs_B_Excluding_BIOL

´¡±·´¡°ÕÌý312Functional Neuroanatomy3.00
°ä±õ³§°äÌý325Human-Computer Interaction3.00
°ä±õ³§°äÌý352Artificial Intelligence3.00
°ä±õ³§°äÌý452Neural and Genetic Computing3.00
°ä±õ³§°äÌý453Topics in Artificial Intelligence3.00
°ä±õ³§°äÌý455Evolutionary Optimization and Learning3.00
°ä±õ³§°äÌý467Fuzzy Logic3.00
°ä±õ³§°äÌý474Reinforcement Learning3.00
°ä°¿³Ò³§Ìý201Cognition and Computation3.00
°ä°¿³Ò³§Ìý400Neural and Genetic Cognitive Models3.00
°ä°¿²Ñ²ÑÌý231Fundamentals of Marketing3.00
°ä°¿²Ñ²ÑÌý251Organizational Behaviour3.00
°ä°¿²Ñ²ÑÌý333Marketing Strategy3.00
°ä°¿²Ñ²ÑÌý351Leadership3.00
°ä°¿²Ñ²ÑÌý352Organizational Analysis3.00
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý261Canadian Labour Relations3.00
³Ò±Ê±á³ÛÌý336Geography, the Environment and Human Health3.00
±õ±·°Õ³§Ìý306Culture, Identity, and Self3.00
±õ±·°Õ³§Ìý307Intercultural Relations3.00
³¢±õ±·³ÒÌý310Phonetics3.00
±·³§°ä±õÌý323Foundational Neuroscience3.00
±·³§°ä±õÌý324Systems Neuroscience3.00
±·³§°ä±õÌý325The Science of Psychedelics3.00
±·³§°ä±õÌý401Introduction to Theoretical Neuroscience3.00
±·³§°ä±õÌý414Progress in Neuroanatomy and Neuropharmacology3.00
±Ê±á±õ³¢Ìý301Bioethics3.00
±Ê±á±õ³¢Ìý311Philosophy of Psychology3.00
±Ê±á±õ³¢Ìý351Philosophy of Mind3.00
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý312Political Behaviour3.00
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý313Mass Media and Politics in Canada3.00
³§°¿°ä³ÛÌý275Theories of Deviance and Social Control3.00
³§°¿°ä³ÛÌý276Substantive Issues in Social Deviance3.00
³§°¿°ä³ÛÌý387Sociology of Crime and Delinquency3.00
³§°¿°ä³ÛÌý388Sociology of Criminal Justice3.00
³§°¿°ä³ÛÌý389Gender, Law, and Crime3.00
³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý463Fundamentals of Statistical Inference3.00
³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý464Discrete Time Series Analysis3.00
³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý471Sampling and Experimental Design3.00
³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý473Generalized Linear Models3.00
³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý486Survival Analysis3.00