Neuroscience
About Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the multidisciplinary study of the brain and the nervous system. You'll combine methodologies from many disciplines--including cellular and molecular biology, behavioural sciences, cognitive psychology, physiology and anatomy--to investigate neural function and behaviour. It's is a tremendously varied, and quickly growing, field. The program will position you well to tackle complex problems in healthcare, research and policy.
Program Details
UBC's undergraduate program is a collaboration between Science, Medicine and Arts. You can choose to focus your study between two large areas – cellular and molecular neuroscience, or cognitive and behavioural neuroscience. Data science skill building is integrated into the curriculum, as is personal and professional development. In your final year, you can complete a year-long capstone project in one of the many neuroscience research labs on campus. Note that the number of required courses is purposely limited to allow you the flexibility to explore other courses and disciplines—with the aim of encouraging the creative thinking that is so fundamental to neuroscience.
Skills
- Describe and apply historical and foundational concepts and theories in neuroscience
- Demonstrate a conceptual understanding and procedural knowledge of neuroscience
- Describe behavioural and neurobiological features of neurological and psychiatric conditions
- Design a neuroscience experiment, including design, ethics, data collection, and statistical analyses
- Summarize a neuroscience academic article, in terms of strengths, limitations, and future avenues
- Review and integrate a body of neuroscience literature into a concise synopsis.
- Produce well-crafted instructions, reports, essays, presentations, discussions, and debates
- Explain the ethical and societal implications of neuroscience research and theory
- Produce a critique of a piece of neuroscience research, technique, and field of study
- Develop, reflectively analyze, and edit a personalized curriculum and career plan
- Provide, receive, and integrate peer/mentor feedback on academic work
- Program effectively for the purposes of data collection, processing, analysis, and presentation
Programs offered
- Major
- Co-op
Resources
Career Options
With an undergraduate degree
- Laboratory assistant
- Psychiatric technician
- Neurological technician
- Research assistant
- Social worker
- Social service specialist
- Youth worker
With additional study
- Clinical psychologist
- Counselor or therapist
- Doctor
- Nurse
- Neuroscientist
- Occupational therapist
- Physical therapist
- Psychiatrist
- Speech language pathologist
- Teacher