Faculty of Arts and Science
Contemporary Problems in Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
In-depth study of specific topics in, approaches to, and contemporary research in psychology and neuroscience. Discussion of preparation of talks and research posters. Includes seminars on various contemporary problems in brain, behaviour, and cognitive science by staff, invited speakers and graduate students.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the M.Sc. program
Neuroscience 5400/Biochemistry 5400
Essential Bioinformatics
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Introduction to the analysis and interpretation of omics data. Introduction to biological databases and simple programming languages that will enable students to conduct basic analysis of genomes, transcriptomes, epigenomes, and proteomes.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics
Corequisite(s):Biochemistry 5410/Neuroscience 5410
Neuroscience 5410/Biochemistry 5410
Practical Bioinformatics
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Practical exercises and lectures on basic digital literacy. Extensive practice in Unix systems and basic programming languages with an emphasis on those relevant for omics related applications such as R and Perl. Interactive tasks to help students acquire a basic understanding of the principles of generation and analysis of genetic information.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics
Corequisite(s):Neuroscience 5400/Biochemistry 5400
Neuroscience 5420/Biochemistry 5420
Advanced Bioinformatics
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Next-generation sequence analysis of biomolecules, and analysis and interpretation of omics data. Computational biomarker and drug discovery, various aspects of personalized medicine, biobanks, and ethics related to bioinformatics. Designing and implementing a bioinformatics analysis project, and the communication and project management skills associated with this.
Prerequisite(s):Neuroscience 5400/Biochemistry 5400
Cortical Function
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
In-depth study of selected topics in cortical organization and function.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the M.Sc. or Ph.D. program
Recommended Background:
B.Sc.
Advanced Applications of Computational Methods
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: Variable
This course is designed to help students with data analyses on a project of their choice using MATLAB as a programing tool. Series of lectures, seminar-style meetings, and one-on-one guidance for students as they pursue individual projects.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the M.Sc. program
Equivalent:Neuroscience 5850 (Advanced Applications of Computational Neuroscience) (prior to 2020/2021)
Neuroscience Research Dialogues I
Credit hours: 0.75
Other hours per term: 0-0-12
Seminar-based course. Research questions and conventions from across disciplines (Humanities, Science, and Social Science) in Neuroscience. Emphasis is on creating productive research dialogues within and between students, faculty and diverse disciplinary approaches to the field.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the M.Sc. program
Grading:Pass/Fail
Note:Students will normally be required to attend and contribute to scheduled seminars over the course of the term.
Neuroscience Research Dialogues II
Credit hours: 0.75
Other hours per term: 0-0-12
Continuation of Neuroscience 5901.
Prerequisite(s):Neuroscience 5901
Grading:Pass/Fail
Note:Students will normally be required to attend and contribute to scheduled seminars over the course of the term.
Neuroscience Research Dialogues III
Credit hours: 0.75
Other hours per term: 0-0-12
Continuation of Neuroscience 5902.
Prerequisite(s):Neuroscience 5902
Grading:Pass/Fail
Note:Students will normally be required to attend and contribute to scheduled seminars over the course of the term.
Neuroscience Research Dialogues IV
Credit hours: 0.75
Other hours per term: 0-0-12
Continuation of Neuroscience 5903.
Prerequisite(s):Neuroscience 5903
Grading:Pass/Fail
Note:Students will normally be required to attend and contribute to scheduled seminars over the course of the term.
Contemporary Problems in Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
In-depth study of specific topics in, approaches to, and contemporary research in psychology and neuroscience. Discussion of preparation of talks and research posters as well as preparation for comprehensive examinations. Includes seminars on various contemporary problems in brain, behaviour, and cognitive science by staff, invited speakers and graduate students.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the Ph.D. program
Advanced Applications of Computational Methods
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: Variable
This course is designed to help students with data analyses on a project of their choice using MATLAB as a programing tool. Series of lectures, seminar-style meetings, and one-on-one guidance for students as they pursue individual projects.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the Ph.D. program
Equivalent:Neuroscience 7850 (Advanced Applications of Computational Neuroscience) (prior to 2020/2021)
Neuroscience Research Dialogues I
Credit hours: 0.75
Other hours per term: 0-0-12
Seminar-based course. Research questions and conventions from across disciplines (Humanities, Science, and Social Science) in Neuroscience. Emphasis is on creating productive research dialogues within and between students, faculty and diverse disciplinary approaches to the field.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the Ph.D. program
Grading:Pass/Fail
Note:Students will normally be required to attend and contribute to scheduled seminars over the course of the term.
Neuroscience Research Dialogues II
Credit hours: 0.75
Other hours per term: 0-0-12
Continuation of Neuroscience 7901.
Prerequisite(s):Neuroscience 7901
Grading:Pass/Fail
Note:Students will normally be required to attend and contribute to scheduled seminars over the course of the term.
Neuroscience Research Dialogues III
Credit hours: 0.75
Other hours per term: 0-0-12
Continuation of Neuroscience 7902.
Prerequisite(s):Neuroscience 7902
Grading:Pass/Fail
Note:Students will normally be required to attend and contribute to scheduled seminars over the course of the term.
Neuroscience Research Dialogues IV
Credit hours: 0.75
Other hours per term: 0-0-12
Continuation of Neuroscience 7903.
Prerequisite(s):Neuroscience 7903
Grading:Pass/Fail
Note:Students will normally be required to attend and contribute to scheduled seminars over the course of the term.