Canada

University of Toronto - St. George Campus
Neuroscience Program

Contact:

Valerie Watt
Dalhousie University
New College
Human Biology Program Office
300 Huron Street
Toronto, ON M5S 3J6
Canada

Telephone: (416) 946-5326
FAX: (416) 946-5536
E-Mail: v.watt@utoronto.ca
URL:: http://www.hum.utoronto.ca

Year Established: 2000

Total Number of Faculty: 50
Total Number of Students: 80

Degrees Offered: Physiology, Psychology, and Pharmacology (Collaborative Program in Neuroscience)

Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years: 100
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 4

Number of Faculty Who Have Supervised Graduate Student Theses Projects in Their Labs in the Last Five Years: 75

Program Description:

The program constitutes 14 full courses, including at least two 400-series course, as outlined below. Note that another 6 courses are required to graduate (20 full courses in total); these may include some additional neuroscience options.

First Year: BIO 150Y, CHM 138H, MAT 135Y, PHY 110Y/138Y, PSY 101H

Second Year: BIO 250Y/255Y - cell & molecular biology
BCH 210H//CHM 247H - biochemistry/organic chemistry
HMB 200H - basic neuroscience
HMB 265H/BIO 260H - genetics
PSL 300H/BIO 252Y - neurophysiology and endocrinology
STA 220H/PSY 201H - statistics
0.5 FCE from: ANT 204Y/253H/ - anthropology
or LIN 200H/PSY 260H/270H/280H - linguistics/cognitive psychology/perception

Third Year: HMB 300H - human behavioral biology
HMB 310H - neuroscience & human behavioral lab
HMB 320H - neuroanatomy
CSB 349/ PSL 350H - molecular biology
2 FCEs from: wide selection of neurobiology, physiology, psychology and pharmacology courses

Fourth Year: 2 FCEs from 400-level neuroscience courses including:
HMB 400Y - research project in neuroscience
PCL 475H - neuropsychopharmacology
PSL 432H - theoretical neurophysiology
PSL 440Y - neuroscience 1: systems & behavior
PSL 444Y - neuroscience 2: cellular & molecular
PSY 497H - biological rhythms

Admission Requirements: GPA of 3.5 in first year Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology

How and Where to Apply: Applications may be obtained from Office of Admissions, University of Toronto

Annual Tuition and Fees: Tuition (International Students): $ 15,000; Incidental Fees: $ 980; University Health Insurance Plan: $ 616

Approximate Cost of Living: $15,000

Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: All first-year students are guaranteed on-campus housing. Cost is about $10,000 per year.

Day-Care Facilities Available and Costs Per Month: Three day-care facilities: Early Learning Center, Kidspace, & Campus Co-Op Daycare. Cost: $1500 for infants to $ 630 for pre-schoolers

Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: Bursaries and student loans are available.

How to Apply for Financial Assistance: Consult with college registrars.

Last revised December 2006
http://www.andp.org/programs/undergraduate/canada/toronto.htm

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