Biology and Psychology
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Uncover the connection between psychology and neurobiology. Study the brains of humans and other animals. Explore the basis of behaviour from molecules to neural systems. Develop practical skills working in our labs and on research projects.
Areas of focus
- Cognitive neuroscience, biopsychology and neuropsychology
- Molecular and cellular neuroscience
- Systems and behavioural neuroscience
Careers
- Conservation officer
- Counsellor
- Laboratory technologist
- Medical health professional
- Neuroscientist
- Nurse
- Pharmacist
- Policy researcher
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Therapist
Sample courses
- Physiology and Cell Biology - BIOL 186
- Introduction to Mind and Brain - PSYC 251
- Developmental Biology - BIOL 309
- Animal Behaviour - BIOL 345
- Neurobiology: Molecules to Behaviour - BIOL 367
- Drugs and Behaviour - PSYC 345A
- Biopsychology - PSYC 351D
- Advanced Biological Psychology - PSYC 451D
Admission
Apply to UVic as a high school student or a transfer student from another post-secondary institution.
- To enter through the Faculty of Science, apply to the Biology program.
- To enter through the Faculty of Social Sciences, apply to the Psychology program.
You can declare Biology & Psychology as your major after one year of full-time study.
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