Brock University Undergraduate Calendar

COURSES

Aboriginal Education (ABED)

Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education (ABST)

Aboriginal Teacher Education (ABTE)

Accounting (ACTG)

Adult Education (ADED)

Business Administration (ADMI)

Academic English as Subsequent Language (AESL)

Applied Computing (APCO)

Arabic (ARAB)

Astronomy (ASTR)

Biochemistry (BCHM)

Biology (BIOL)

Biophysics (BPHY)

Biotechnology (BTEC)

Canadian Studies (CANA)

Chemistry (CHEM)

Community Health Sciences (CHSC)

Child and Youth Studies (CHYS)

Classics (CLAS)

Communications Studies (COMM)

Computer Science (COSC)

Dramatic Arts (DART)

Economics (ECON)

Education (EDUC)

English (ENGL)

Entrepreneurial Studies (ENTR)

Earth Sciences (ERSC)

Education Science (ESCI)

Ethics (ETHC)

Film (FILM)

Finance (FNCE)

French (FREN)

Geography (GEOG)

German (GERM)

Greek (GREE)

History (HIST)

Interactive Arts and Science (IASC)

Iberian and Latin American Studies (IBLA)

Intercultural Studies (INTC)

Italian (ITAL)

Information Technology Information Systems (ITIS)

Japanese (JAPA)

Labour Studies (LABR)

Liberal Arts (LART)

Latin (LATI)

Linguistics (LING)

Mandarin Chinese (MAND)

Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MARS)

Mathematics (MATH)

Management (MGMT)

Marketing (MKTG)

Music (MUSI)

Neuroscience (NEUR)

Nursing (NUSC)

Organizational Behaviour and Human Relations (OBHR)

Oenology and Viticulture (OEVI)

Operations Management (OPER)

Popular Culture (PCUL)

Physical Education and Kinesiology (PEKN)

Philosophy (PHIL)

Physics (PHYS)

Political Science (POLI)

Portuguese (PORT)

Psychology (PSYC)

Recreation and Leisure Studies (RECL)

Russian (RUSS)

Science (SCIE)

Studies in Comparative Literatures and Cultures (SCLC)

Sociology (SOCI)

Spanish (SPAN)

Sport Management (SPMA)

Studies in Arts and Culture (STAC)

Swahili (SWAH)

Tourism and Environment (TREN)

Visual Arts (VISA)

Women's Studies (WISE)

Writing (WRIT)

Neuroscience Courses

NEUR 0N01

Work Placement I

First Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

NEUR 0N02

Work Placement II

Second Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

NEUR 0N03

Work Placement III

Third Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

NEUR 0N04

Work Placement IV

Optional Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

NEUR 0N05

Work Placement V

Optional Co-op placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

NEUR 2C01

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration I

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): SCIE 0N90.

Corequisite(s): NEUR 0N01.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

NEUR 2C02

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration II

Provide students with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): SCIE 0N90.

Corequisite(s): NEUR 0N02.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

NEUR 2C03

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration III

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): SCIE 0N90.

Corequisite(s): NEUR 0N03.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

NEUR 2C04

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration IV

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): SCIE 0N90.

Corequisite(s): NEUR 0N04.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

NEUR 2C05

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration V

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): SCIE 0N90.

Corequisite(s): NEUR 0N05.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

#NEUR 2P36

Brain and Behaviour I

(also offered as PSYC 2P36)

Introduction to behavioural neuroscience - biological aspects of behaviour. Basics of the structure and function of the nervous system in relation to behaviour. Activities of the brain from the neuron through to interrelationships among neural systems. Topics include neuronal function, drugs and behaviour, brain plasticity and recovery from injury, sensation and perception, and the organization of the brain emphasizing human behaviour.

Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to NEUR, CHSC, HEAR, HLSC, KINS, PHTH, PSYC (single or combined), SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit earned in NEUR (PSYC) 2F36 and PSYC 2P35.

#NEUR 2P37

Brain and Behaviour II

(also offered as PSYC 2P37)

The relationship between brain physiology and behaviour. Topics relevant to neural mechanisms associated with human actions and cognitions such as motivation (sleep, sexual behaviour, eating), emotions and stress, learning and memory, communication and language, and thought (psychological/psychiatric disorders).

Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to NEUR, CHSC, HEAR, HLSC, KINS, PHTH, PSYC (single or combined), SPLS majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): NEUR 2P36 or PSYC 2P35.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit earned in NEUR (PSYC) 2F36.

#NEUR 3F81

Neuroscience

(also offered as PSYC 3F81)

Integrative approach to neuroscience from basic elements of molecular neuroscience, physiology of excitable cells, neurophysiology of major brain systems to behavioural neuroscience and selected topics in affective and cognitive neuroscience. Emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of the subject and the integrative aspects of brain function. General insight into a number of classical disciplines including neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, electrophysiology, neurochemistry and neurology.

Lectures, 2 hours per week; lab, 3 hours alternating weeks.

Restriction: open to NEUR, CHSC, HLSC, PHTH, PSYC (single or combined) majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): NEUR 2P36 and 2P37 (2F36) or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in NEUR (PSYC) 3P81 and 3P82.

#NEUR 3P34

Neurobiology

(also offered as BIOL 3P34)

Structure and function of nerve cells: Electrical properties of neurons, synaptic function and transmitters, neural plasticity and cellular basis of behaviour.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to NEUR, BIOL (single or combined) and BIOL (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2F01.

#NEUR 3P39

Computer Data Analysis

(also offered as PSYC 3P39)

Applications of computers to management and analysis of data, including data entry, statistical procedures and interpretation of output, using SPSS.

Lectures/lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined) and NEUR majors with a minimum 75 percent major average and a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90 and 2F23.

#NEUR 3P59

Introduction to Human Neuropsychology

(also offered as PSYC 3P59)

Relation between brain function and behaviour examined through clinical syndromes and experimental strategies. Topics include neural basis of perception, memory, language, emotion, and executive functions.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), CHSC, HLSC, LING, NEUR, PHTH majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and 1.0 PSYC credit above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in NEUR (PSYC) 3P98.

#NEUR 3P67

Bases of Neuropsychopharmacology

(also offered as PSYC 3P67)

Mechanisms of drug action and classification of psychoactive agents. Elements of pharmacokinetics (drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination) and a review of the major groups of psychoactive agents including hypnotics, analgesics, anxiolytics, antidepressants, psychostimulants and neuroleptics emphasizing mechanisms and consequences of drug action on selected neurotransmitter systems (dopaminergic, cholinergic, serotonergic).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to NEUR, CHSC, HLSC, PHTH, PSYC (single or combined) majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and 3.0 PSYC credit above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): NEUR 2P36 (2F36) or PSYC 2P35; PSYC 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in NEUR (PSYC) 3P97.

#NEUR 3P81

Neuroscience I

(also offered as PSYC 3P81)

Integrative approach to basic neuroscience including molecular neuroscience, physiology of excitable cells, neuroembryology, neurocytology, neurohistology, neuroanatomy and cellular electrophysiology. Emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of the subject including elements of molecular medicine, biology, biophysics and biochemistry.

Lectures, 2 hours per week; lab, 3 hours alternating weeks.

Restriction: open to NEUR Co-op and PSYC Co-op students with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): NEUR 2P36 and 2P37 (2F36) or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in NEUR (PSYC) 3F81.

#NEUR 3P82

Neuroscience II

(also offered as PSYC 3P82)

Integrative approach to neurophysiology of major brain systems of the spinal cord, medulla, brain stem and mesencephalon, hypothalamus, limbic system and basal ganglia. Introduction to behavioral neuroscience, affective neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience. Consideration of a number of classic biomedical disciplines including neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, electrophysiology, neurochemistry, neuropsychiatry, neurology and neuropathology.

Lectures, 2 hours per week; lab, 3 hours alternating weeks.

Restriction: NEUR Co-op and PSYC Co-op Students with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): NEUR 3P81.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in NEUR (PSYC) 3F81. NEUR (PSYC) 3F81.

#NEUR 3P90

Investigative Neurobiology

(also offered as BIOL 3P90)

Methods used in neurobiology and neurophysiology. Electro-physiological techniques, including intracellular and extracellular recording from nerve cells and muscle, and on theory and techniques for electrophysiological data acquisition. Other topics include intracellular staining, immunocyto chemistry and assay procedures.

Lectures, 2 hours per week; lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to NEUR, BIOL (single or combined), BIOL (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BCHM, BMED, BTEC and OEVI majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2F01 or PSYC 2P36 and 2P37 (2F36).

Note: BIOL 3P34 is strongly recommended for students who have not taken PSYC 2P36 and 2P37 ( 2F36).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in NEUR (BIOL) 3P84.

NEUR 4F90

Honours Thesis

Each student will undertake a limited research project under faculty supervision.

Restriction: open to NEUR majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Note: to be taken in conjunction with NEUR 4F91. Submission and oral defence of thesis is required.

NEUR 4F91

Literature Research and Seminar

Each student will undertake a detailed study of the scientific literature relevant to the topic of the honours thesis.

Restriction: open to NEUR majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Note: to be taken in conjunction with NEUR 4F90. The review will be included in the thesis and will be presented as a seminar.

NEUR 4F92

Library Research Essays

Each student will be required to carry out two detailed studies of the scientific literature under faculty supervision.

Restriction: open to NEUR majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Note: for students not registered for NEUR 4F90 and 4F91. The results of the studies will be presented in major essays and presented as formal seminars. One research topic is to be completed each term.

#NEUR 4P84

Special Topics in Neuropsychology, Physiological and Comparative Psychology I

(also offered as PSYC 4P84)

Structure and content of course varies.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to NEUR and PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 13.5 credits until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): NEUR 2P36 (2F36) or permission of instructor.

Note: a description of upcoming course offering(s) will be posted by April in the Department and in the Psychology Major's Manual.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in NEUR (PSYC) 4V86-4V89.

#NEUR 4P85

Special Topics in Neuropsychology, Physiological and Comparative Psychology II

(also offered as PSYC 4P85)

Structure and content of course varies.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to NEUR and PSYC (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 13.5 credits until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): NEUR 2P36 (2F36) or permission of instructor.

Note: a description of upcoming course offering(s) will be posted by April in the Department and in the Psychology Major's Manual.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in NEUR (PSYC) 4V86-4V89.