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Program Overview
Neuroscience is a highly interdisciplinary scientific field of study that offers insight into the structure and function of the brain and the nervous system. Our nervous system is responsible for an enormous range of tasks, from regulating essential body functions such as breathing and digestion to producing our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Neuroscientists are interested in understanding the normal development and activity of the nervous system, as well as what happens under atypical circumstances such as neurological injury, diseases, and disorders. Our Major program focuses on both Cellular/Molecular and Systems/Behavioural Neuroscience, and on how to be a skilled consumer of neuroscience research, providing a valuable foundation for a variety of career paths.
Complementary Programs: Psychology, Mental Health Studies, Human Biology, Molecular Biology, Computer Science.
Check out future career opportunities and skills acquired from completing this program:
1. Competencies & Skills
- Write and speak effectively; inform and explain ideas
- Design experiments and conduct studies; assemble and analyze data; make observations and comparisons to make valid conclusions
- Make critical decisions in stressful situations and understand individual differences
- Understand and identify neurological diseases
- Perform lab work; maintain lab equipment
2. Careers for Graduates
- Researcher in Hospitals or Universities
- Data Analyst
- Pharmaceutical Sales
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Neuropsychologist
- Disability Case Manager in Public Insurance
- Volunteer Coordinator in Disease-Focused Education
- Medical careers
- Science Educator
3. Further Education
- Neuroscience
- Biology
- Psychology
- Medicine
- Law
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Public Health
- Education
Program Pathway
Year 1 | |
CHOOSE YOUR COURSES WISELY |
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DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS |
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APPLY THEORY TO PRACTICE |
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BECOME AN ENGAGED CITIZEN (LOCALLY & GLOBALLY) |
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PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER |
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Year 2 | |
CHOOSE YOUR COURSES WISELY | |
DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS |
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APPLY THEORY TO PRACTICE |
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BECOME AN ENGAGED CITIZEN (LOCALLY & GLOBALLY) |
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PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER |
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Year 3 | |
CHOOSE YOUR COURSES WISELY |
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DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS |
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APPLY THEORY TO PRACTICE |
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BECOME AN ENGAGED CITIZEN (LOCALLY & GLOBALLY) |
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PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER |
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Year 4 or Final Year | |
CHOOSE YOUR COURSES WISELY |
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DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS |
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APPLY THEORY TO PRACTICE |
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BECOME AN ENGAGED CITIZEN (LOCALLY & GLOBALLY) |
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PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER |
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Contacts
- Departmental Contact: Ainsley Lawson, psychology-undergraduate@utsc.utoronto.ca
- Neuroscience Librarian: Sarah Guay sarah.guay@utoronto.ca, 416-287-7497
- Academic Advising & Career Centre: Room AC213, 416-287-7561
- Department of Student Life: Room SL157, 416-208-4760
- Psychology and Neuroscience Departmental Association
Did You Know
UTSC is home to the Graduate Dept. of Psychological Clinical Science, offering an MA/PhD program in clinical psychology.