2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

,138 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCESBehdvioural Neuroscience {2460874}Specialization'ADMlSSION, ,"Completion of Level II Honours Psychology, including PSYCHi2F03. ,',' ",'. . . ' ,REQUIREMENTS, LEVELS InAND IV: 60 UNITS15 units from PSYCH 3A03, 3BN3, 3FA3,3J03, 3V03; 4BN3,4F03; BIOLOGY 4T03 , .3 units from Course List 1. One of PSYCH 3BL3, 3EE3, 3LOSor 3V03 is recommen'ded.(C0mpletion is recommendedby the end of 90 ,units.)12 units Hom Course l-ist3; or three additional units fromPSYCH 2D03,'2E03, 2H03, 2TT3and nine units fromCourse List 36 units from Course List 224 units ElectivesCognition; an.d Perception, {2460882}Specialization ,ADMISSION. ,Completion of Level II·Honours Psychology, 'including PSYCH2EO~,2H03.'•REQUIREMENTSLEVELS IIIAND IV: 60 'UNITS18 units from PSYCH3A03, 3AA3, 3BB3, 3BN3,3FA3, 3HH3, '3113, 3Jp3, 3U03, 3L/U3, 3VV3, 4BN3, 4C03, 4Z033 units: from Course List 1 •. 'One of PSYCH 3EE3, 3LL3 or, 3V03 is r~commended. / (Completion 'i~recommendedby the end of 90 units.)9 units, ' from Course List3;,or three' additional units fromPSYCH 2D03, 2F03, 2TT3 and six units from CourseList 3__ ~6L-J~' from Course List 2'24 units 'Eleqtives' ,,' ,, Develqpmental' Sp~cialization{2460878l;'ADMISSIONCompletion of Level II Honours Psychology;'REQUIREMENTS ' ' ,LEVELS IIIAND IV: 60 UNITS3 units' PSYCH 3GG36 units from 3113, 3JJ3,3HH3 ,6 units 'from 3113,3JJ3, 3HH3 (ifnot already taken), 3B03,'3Z03, 3ZZ3, 4C03 '3 units from Course List 1. One of PSYCH 3EE3, 3LL3 or3V03 is recommended. (Comr:>letion, is recommendedby the end of 90 units;) .'12 units from Course List 3; or three additionaL units fromPSYCH 2D03, 2E03, 2F03, 2H03, 2TT3 anq' nineunits from Course List 3 .6 units from Course List 224 units ElectivesEvolution and Social'{2460880}Behaviour SpecializationADMISSIONCompletion of Level II Honours, Psychology, including PSYCH.2TT3. , ,REQUiREM~NTSLEVELS IIIAND IV: 60 Ur-JITS ' ,15 units ',from PSYCH 2C03, 3A03,3F03, 3JJ3, 3M03, 3T03, '3Y03, 4R03 '-, "3 'units from Course List 1.' One of PSYCH 3LL3 or 3S03 isrecommended. (C.ompletion is recommended by the .'end of 90 units.) -12 units from Course List 3; or three additional ,units fromPSYCH2D03, 2E03, 2F03, 2H03 anQ nine fromCourse List 36, units 'from Course List 2 j I24 units ElectivesCombined Honours inPsycho,logy and Another Subject, (B.A.)ADMISSION ' ,Completion of any Level J program with aCunlulEl;tive Average ofat leasf6.0, an average of at least 7.0 in PSYCH 1 A03 and 1'AA3 ora grade of at least B- in PSYCH 1 A06 and credit Tn MATH 1 A030r agrade of at least C- in MATH 1 M03. Satisfaction of the admissionrequirements for the Honours program in the other subject.NOTES.1. Beginning 2006,;.2007: Enrolment in this program is limited.Selection is, based on academi,c achievement but, requires,as a minimum, completion of any Level I program w.ith a Cu-'mulative Average of at least 6'.0; a grade of at least B- in ,eachof PSYCH 1A03and 1AA3 (or PSYCH. 1A06); and credit inMATH tA03 or a grade of at least C- in MATH ,1 M03. ', 2. Subject to meeting admission requirements; students maycombine two subjects and be graduated with a combined. honours B. A. degree. These combinations are availabl.e within. the Faculty, with programs in the Faculty of Humanities and,withe Arts and Science Program:3. Credit in MATH 1 AD3 or 1 Nl03with a grade of at least C- mustbe compl,eted before entrance into Level II.'4. STATS1 CC3 and PSYCH 2RR3 must be completed beforee'ntranceinto Level III of the program. Students wishing tohave more mathematical statistics may replace STATS1 CC3and PSYCH 2RR3 with STATS 2D03and 2MB3. In this case;students are advised to take MATH 1 B03 in Level 1 and consultwith a' departmental advisor.5. BeginnirigSeptember2002 for students who entered Level.U,one of BIOLOGY 1 K03, 1A03, 1AA3 must be completed by theend of LevelU. Students who entered prior to September 2002,must complete three units, from the Faculty of Science,exclud-;. ing the Math and, Statistics courses required for the program.6. Students considering applying to graduate school should comple-te-a-eo'tI'r-se~tn-a--str.oo§---:r-esear-elT-eo-mp~PSYCH 3003, 4003, 4D06,,4D09. " " ,7. In many cases there are LevelJI (and III) prerequisitesforLevell)t (and IV) courses. These should be considered when., ' choosing Levell! (andUI) courses. ',', '. 8. Students who previously complete'd KINESrOL4P03 (The Brainand Human Movement) may usethis course as a substitutionfor Level IV Rsychology. , ' '9. Students who previously completed NEURCOMP 3W03 (N~u­'~'ral,Computation) may use these units as three unitsof CourseList 1. " , ' , , ,10.MATH 1 B03 (Linear Algebra 1) is strongly recommended' forstudents intending to pursue graduate work in Psychology. .one'of MATH 1 J03 (Mathe,matical Computing), COMP SCI 1 MA3(Computet Science I) or 1 SA3 (Computing Fundamentals) ishighly recommended for students in the Behavioural, Neuroscienceand Cognition and Perception' Specializations, and. forstudents intending to pursue graduate work in Psychology., 11.Students who entered the program prior to Septembe'r 2002,. may replace six units of courses 'chosen from the; Course, List 2 (Capstone Courses) with any six units of Level III or IVPsychology."'",,',12.ForPsychology courses with limited enrolment which requirepermission by pre-registration ballot, 'students' must completeand submit a ballot by April 20,2005. Ballots can be obtainedon the Psychology Department web site at: http://www.mcmaster.ca/psychology.Priority will be given to stu-, dents in Honours Psychology prog~ams.COURSE LIST 1 , 'PSYCH 3BL3,3EE3, 3L03, 3LL3, 3003, 3S03; 3V03, 4003'COURSE LIST 2 (PSYCHOLOG~iCOURSELlST) ,,BIOLOGY 4T03KINESIOL. 3E03' .All Level III and IV Psychology courses,