What is the difference between the Neuroscience & Biology Combined Honours and the Neuroscience and Mental Health programs?

Neuroscience & Biology Combined Honours offers an equal split of NEUR and BIOL courses, with emphasis on upper-year BIOL courses with labs, as well as the option to complete a 4th-year honours project through the Department of Biology as opposed to the Department of Neuroscience. There is less room for electives, so exploring other disciplines or adding a minor is not as straightforward. Co-Op is available in this program.

The Combined Honours is geared toward students interested in pursuing medical school and graduate studies, including research-based graduate studies. Students planning to pursue research-based graduate studies need to be aware of admission requirements for their desired program(s) and ensure they align their courses accordingly. 

Neuroscience and Mental Health comes in three types of degrees: a 15-credit and 20-credit Major, and a 20-credit Honours. These programs include many NEUR courses and more room for electives, so it’s easy to explore other disciplines and potentially add up to two minors. Please refer to the next question and our programs page for more details.