Course Descriptions

The topics covered are meant to provide an introduction to neuroscience and range from the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neural function to aspects of behaviour, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Given its broad nature, this course is also suitable for students who wish to learn something about neuroscience without majoring in the topic.

Weekly hours: 2 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): PCOL 350, BIOC 220 (or 203) or equivalents, or permission of the instructor.

The Mental Health Foundations course provides a comprehensive theoretical knowledge in the classification, etiology, epidemiology, phenomenology, diagnostic criteria and treatment principles for common mental disorders. It also provides a unique learning opportunity for self-reflection on the implications of stigma and the impact of mental illness at individual, family and societal levels.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate students enrolled in a MSc or PhD program in Health Sciences can register in this course if their research projects are supervised or co-supervised by faculty from the Department of Psychiatry. Students wishing to enroll in this course are required to have completed a minimum of two undergraduate courses in relevant disciplines or MSc in allied clinical (or health) and biomedical disciplines (e.g., at least 6 undergraduate course credits in Psychology/ Neuropsychology, Physiology and Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Cell physiology Pharmacology Science, Nursing, Health Sciences, Statistics, and/or Neuroscience). Approval from the course instructor, his/her/their supervisor, and the Graduate Chair (Health Sciences, College of Medicine) is also required.

The purpose of this course is to enhance theoretical knowledge of various psychiatric disorders through the comprehensive review of published research on complex aspects of the selected topic.

Prerequisite(s): PSIA 870.6 or equivalent; completion of MD; enrolment in a MSc or PhD program in Health Sciences with a research project supervised or co-supervised by faculty from the Department of Psychiatry; Approval from the course instructor, his/her/their supervisor, and the Graduate Chair (Health Sciences, College of Medicine) is also required.

Study in selected areas of neuroscience or neuropsychiatry may be undertaken by advanced students with the permission of the department head. Consists of supervised readings and discussion leading to the preparation of a term paper by the student.

Prerequisite(s): PSIA 850.

Study in selected areas of neuroscience or neuropsychiatry may be undertaken by advanced students with the permission of the department head. Consists of supervised readings and discussion leading to the preparation of a term paper by the student.

Students are required each year to attend the departmental seminar series and to present one formal seminar on an assigned topic and one informal seminar on their research activities.

Students registered in a Master's thesis program must register in this course.

Students registered in a Ph.D. thesis program must register in this course.