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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 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| – BIOLOGY CORE – | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL 102 | Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 103 | Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems | 3.00 |
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry | 6.00 |
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL 200 | Diversity of Life | 3.00 |
| BIOL 205 | Mendelian and Molecular Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 206 | Evolutionary Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 212 | Scientific Methods in Biology | 3.00 |
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL 300 | Ecology | 3.00 |
| E. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Comparative Biochemistry | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| F. Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL 330 | Cell Biology | 3.00 |
| – PSYCHOLOGY CORE – | ||
| G. Complete the following: | ||
| PSYC 100 | Principles of Psychology | 6.00 |
| H. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Statistics in Psychology | ||
| I. Complete the following: | ||
| PSYC 203 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3.00 |
| 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 Courses | 36.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
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
A. BCHM 310 (or the combination of BCHM 315 and BCHM 316) may be substituted for 3.00 units from (BIOL 334 or BIOL 339 or BIOL 341) 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 BCHM 218 as an alternative to BIOL 330 to satisfy requirement 1.F.
5. Notes
A. PHYS 115 and PHYS 116 (or PHYS 104 or PHYS 106 or PHYS 118) 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
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| MICR 221 | Fundamental Microbiology | 3.00 |
| MICR 271 | Introduction to Microbiology | 3.00 |
| 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
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Substitutions List B Excluding Psychology | ||
| APSC 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 1 | 7.00 |
| CHEE 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 1 | 7.00 |
| CHEM at the 200-level and above | ||
| ENSC 301 | Environmental Assessment | 3.00 |
| ENSC 307 | Marine Environmental Issues | 3.00 |
| ENSC 320 | Wildlife Issues in a Changing World | 3.00 |
| ENSC 390 | Sustainability | 3.00 |
| ENSC 425 | Ecotoxicology | 3.00 |
| EPID 301 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3.00 |
| GEOL 337 | Paleontology | 3.00 |
| GEOL 466 | Isotopes and the Environment | 3.00 |
| GPHY 304 | Northern and Arctic Environments | 3.00 |
| GPHY 310 | Landscape Ecology | 3.00 |
| GPHY 314 | Climate Change | 3.00 |
| GPHY 318 | Advanced Biogeography | 3.00 |
| HLTH 323 | Epidemiology | 3.00 |
| PHAR 340 | Principles of General Pharmacology I | 3.00 |
| PHAR 370 | Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 3.00 |
| PHIL 301 | Bioethics | 3.00 |
| STAT 353 | Probability II | 3.00 |
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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
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology Laboratory Courses | ||
| PSYC 315 | Introduction to the Analysis of Psychological Signals | 3.00 |
| PSYC 321 | Psycholinguistics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 322 | Experience Sampling from Lab to Daily Life | 3.00 |
| PSYC 323 | Laboratory in Attention | 3.00 |
| PSYC 327 | Laboratory in Social and Strategic Decision-Making | 3.00 |
| PSYC 338 | Laboratory in Clinical Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 355 | Comparative Cognition: Cognitive Origins Laboratory 1 | 3.00 |
| PSYC 360 | The Neurobiology and Psychology of Sleep | 3.00 |
| PSYC 375 | Comparative Cognition: Animal Learning Laboratory | 3.00 |
| PSYC 380 | Advanced Perception | 3.00 |
| PSYC 495 | Advanced Topics in Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 570 | Directed Special Laboratory I | 3.00 |
| PSYC 575 | Directed Special Laboratory II | 3.00 |
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Winter 2017 onward.
PSYC_Cognitive_Neuroscience
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 305 | Introduction to Comparative Cognition | 3.00 |
| PSYC 315 | Introduction to the Analysis of Psychological Signals | 3.00 |
| PSYC 320 | Selected Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| PSYC 321 | Psycholinguistics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 322 | Experience Sampling from Lab to Daily Life | 3.00 |
| PSYC 323 | Laboratory in Attention | 3.00 |
| PSYC 325 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| PSYC 326 | Principles of Memory | 3.00 |
| PSYC 327 | Laboratory in Social and Strategic Decision-Making | 3.00 |
| PSYC 355 | Comparative Cognition: Cognitive Origins Laboratory | 3.00 |
| PSYC 360 | The Neurobiology and Psychology of Sleep | 3.00 |
| PSYC 365 | Selected Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| PSYC 366 | Gender/Sex, Hormones, and Behaviour | 3.00 |
| PSYC 370 | Brain and Behaviour II | 3.00 |
| PSYC 375 | Comparative Cognition: Animal Learning Laboratory | 3.00 |
| PSYC 376 | Functional Neuroimaging the Human Brain and Mind | 3.00 |
| PSYC 377 | Decision-Making and the Brain: Principles of Neuroeconomics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 380 | Advanced Perception | 3.00 |
| PSYC 420 | Advanced Topics in Cognitive Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 421 | Memory and the Brain | 3.00 |
| PSYC 422 | Advanced Topics in Attention | 3.00 |
| PSYC 423 | Driving, Deepfakes, and Disinformation: Applications of Visual Cognition | 3.00 |
| PSYC 424 | Research Into Spontaneous Thought | 3.00 |
| PSYC 444 | Language and Reasoning | 3.00 |
| PSYC 470 | Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| PSYC 471 | Behavioural Pharmacology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 473 | Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders | 3.00 |
PSYC_Clinical
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 330 | Selected Topics in Clinical Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 331 | Introduction to Personality | 3.00 |
| PSYC 332 | Health Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 333 | Human Sexuality | 3.00 |
| PSYC 334 | Laboratory in Psychological Testing | 3.00 |
| PSYC 335 | Positive Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 336 | Advanced Adult Clinical Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 337 | Advanced Child Clinical Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 338 | Laboratory in Clinical Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 428 | Psychotic Disorders | 3.00 |
| PSYC 429 | Pain: Body and Mind | 3.00 |
| PSYC 432 | Affective Psychophysiology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 433 | Human Sexual Function and Dysfunction | 3.00 |
| PSYC 435 | Advanced Topics in Clinical Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 436 | Sexuality and Gender | 3.00 |
| PSYC 437 | Mood Disorders | 3.00 |
| PSYC 438 | Self-Injury and Suicide | 3.00 |
| PSYC 439 | Interpersonal Processes in Depression | 3.00 |
PSYC_Developmental
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Developmental Psychology Courses | ||
| PSYC 350 | Selected Topics in Developmental Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 351 | Social and Emotional Development | 3.00 |
| PSYC 352 | Cognitive and Language Development | 3.00 |
| PSYC 353 | Atypical Development | 3.00 |
| PSYC 354 | Language | 3.00 |
| PSYC 358 | Developmental Social Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| PSYC 450 | Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 451 | Brain Development | 3.00 |
| PSYC 452 | Developmental Psycholinguistics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 453 | Infancy | 3.00 |
| PSYC 454 | Child in Society | 3.00 |
| PSYC 455 | Adolescence | 3.00 |
| PSYC 456 | Theory of Mind | 3.00 |
| PSYC 458 | Neurobiology of Socio-Emotional Development in Adolescence | 3.00 |
| PSYC 459 | Socioemotional Development in the Digital Age | 3.00 |
PSYC_Social
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Social Psychology Courses | ||
| PSYC 327 | Laboratory in Social and Strategic Decision-Making | 3.00 |
| PSYC 340 | Selected Topics in Social Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 341 | Laboratory in Social Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 342 | The Psychology of Social Influence | 3.00 |
| PSYC 343 | Judgement and Decision Making | 3.00 |
| PSYC 430 | The Self | 3.00 |
| PSYC 440 | Advanced Topics in Social Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 441 | Attitudes and Persuasion | 3.00 |
| PSYC 442 | Culture and Cognition | 3.00 |
| PSYC 443 | Intimate Relationships | 3.00 |
| PSYC 444 | Language and Reasoning | 3.00 |
PSYC_Subs_B_Excluding_BIOL
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANAT 312 | Functional Neuroanatomy | 3.00 |
| CISC 325 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3.00 |
| CISC 352 | Artificial Intelligence | 3.00 |
| CISC 452 | Neural and Genetic Computing | 3.00 |
| CISC 453 | Topics in Artificial Intelligence | 3.00 |
| CISC 455 | Evolutionary Optimization and Learning | 3.00 |
| CISC 467 | Fuzzy Logic | 3.00 |
| CISC 474 | Reinforcement Learning | 3.00 |
| COGS 201 | Cognition and Computation | 3.00 |
| COGS 400 | Neural and Genetic Cognitive Models | 3.00 |
| COMM 231 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3.00 |
| COMM 251 | Organizational Behaviour | 3.00 |
| COMM 333 | Marketing Strategy | 3.00 |
| COMM 351 | Leadership | 3.00 |
| COMM 352 | Organizational Analysis | 3.00 |
| ECON 261 | Canadian Labour Relations | 3.00 |
| GPHY 336 | Geography, the Environment and Human Health | 3.00 |
| INTS 306 | Culture, Identity, and Self | 3.00 |
| INTS 307 | Intercultural Relations | 3.00 |
| LING 310 | Phonetics | 3.00 |
| NSCI 323 | Foundational Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| NSCI 324 | Systems Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| NSCI 325 | The Science of Psychedelics | 3.00 |
| NSCI 401 | Introduction to Theoretical Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| NSCI 414 | Progress in Neuroanatomy and Neuropharmacology | 3.00 |
| PHIL 301 | Bioethics | 3.00 |
| PHIL 311 | Philosophy of Psychology | 3.00 |
| PHIL 351 | Philosophy of Mind | 3.00 |
| POLS 312 | Political Behaviour | 3.00 |
| POLS 313 | Mass Media and Politics in Canada | 3.00 |
| SOCY 275 | Theories of Deviance and Social Control | 3.00 |
| SOCY 276 | Substantive Issues in Social Deviance | 3.00 |
| SOCY 387 | Sociology of Crime and Delinquency | 3.00 |
| SOCY 388 | Sociology of Criminal Justice | 3.00 |
| SOCY 389 | Gender, Law, and Crime | 3.00 |
| STAT 463 | Fundamentals of Statistical Inference | 3.00 |
| STAT 464 | Discrete Time Series Analysis | 3.00 |
| STAT 471 | Sampling and Experimental Design | 3.00 |
| STAT 473 | Generalized Linear Models | 3.00 |
| STAT 486 | Survival Analysis | 3.00 |