Fall Courses
BIOL 300. Molecular Biology of the Gene.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A survey of current knowledge and approaches in the area of regulation of gene expression, post-transcriptional control of gene expression, and signal transduction.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisites: BIOL 219 or BIOL 200 plus either BIOL 201 or ANAT 212/BIOC 212
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BIOL 301. Cell and Molecular Laboratory.
Credits: 4
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to biology research and communication with a focus on cell and
molecular biology. Through conducting a series of project-based experiments and writing a final report, molecular and synthetic biology techniques such as gene cloning, manipulation, protein isolation and characterization and how
research is conducted, analyzed and communicated will be addressed. In addition, an
introduction to bioinformatics methods and their role in analysis will be provided.
- Fall or Winter
- 1 hour lecture and one 6-hour laboratory
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOC 300, or BIOC 220 and BIOC 320. Requires departmental approval.
- For approval email maxime.leroux [at] mcgill.ca. Specify your ID number as well as the term and two lab day preferences.
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BIOL 304. Evolution.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A comprehensive introduction to evolutionary biology. It covers both short-term and long-term evolutionary processes. Topics include the history of life, the origin of species, adaptation, natural selection and sexual selection.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture.
- Prerequisite: BIOL 205 and BIOL 215 or ENVR 202
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BIOL 306. Neural Basis of Behaviour.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Neural mechanisms of animal behaviour; neuroethology; cellular neurophysiology, integrative networks within nervous systems; neural control of movement; processing of sensory information.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite: PHYS 102 or PHYS 142 or CEGEP Physics, and one of the following: BIOL 216, NSCI 200, or PHGY 209, or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PSYC 308.
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BIOL 309. Mathematical Models in Biology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Application of finite difference and differential equations to problems in cell and developmental biology, ecology and physiology. Qualitative, quantitative and graphical techniques are used to analyze mathematical models and to compare theoretical predictions with experimental data.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisites:BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219
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BIOL 377. Independent Reading Project.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent reading project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200 and one of BIOL 201, ANAT/BIOC 212; or BIOL 215; or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 or U3 Biology students only
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 395. Quantitative Biology Seminar.
Credits: 1
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Overview of concepts and current research in quantitative biology; theoretical ecology and evolution, computational biology, and physical biology.
- Fall
- Prerequisites: BIOL 219; or BIOL 200 plus BIOL 201 or ANAT 212 or BIOC 212; CHEM 212; COMP 202 or COMP 204 or COMP 250; MATH 222; or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students in the following programs: B.Sc. Major and Honours Biology-- Quantitative Biology option; B.Sc. Major and Honours Computer Science and Biology; BSc Major Biology and Mathematics; BSc Major Physiology and Mathematics; BSc Major Physiology and Physics; BSc Major and Honours Chemistry-- Biophysical Chemistry; and B.Sc. Major and Honours Physics--Biological Physics.
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BIOL 396. Undergraduate Research Project.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project with a final written report.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Restrictions: This course cannot be taken under the S/U option. Departmental permission required. Students cannot be supervised by the same instructor for two 396 Science courses. Open to students in programs offered by the Faculty of Science only.
- Note: Enrolment may be limited. Students are advised to start the application process well before the start of the term and to plan for an alternative course in the case that no suitable project is available. Individual projects may be suggested each term which may have project-specific prerequisites. Students may also approach professors to devise their own projects. Some projects may be accessible to students in other disciplines. See /science/research/undergraduate-research/science-re... for more information about available projects and application forms and procedures. A completed application form should be brought to Nancy Nelson in Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 413. Directed Reading.
Credits: 1
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Directed reading.
- Note: Special topics paper in conjunction with an upper-level biology course, under the guidance of a staff member of the Biology Department. A form from Ms. A.Comeau, W4/13, Stewart Building, must be completed prior to registration.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOL 202, BIOL 205, BIOL 215.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 414. Invertebrate Brain Circuits and Behaviours
.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Exploration of the neural and molecular mechanisms that drive animal behaviour, with a focus on invertebrates, including the principles of neural circuits and behaviour.
- Prerequisites: BIOL 306 or permission of instructor, COMP 202 or equivalent (any coding experience or permission of the instructor).
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BIOL 466. Independent Research Project 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisite: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable laboratory course.
- Restrictions: Open only to Biology students. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 477.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 467. Independent Research Project 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisite: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable laboratory course.
- Restrictions: Open only to Biology students. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 478.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 468. Independent Research Project 3.
Credits: 6
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisite: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable laboratory course
- Restriction: Open only to Biology students. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 471 or BIOL 471D1/D2.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 506. Neurobiology of Learning.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Exploration of the neurobiological basis of learning, from molecules to circuits, focusing on the synaptic, cellular and circuit-level processes that support learning, in the context of different brain regions and forms of learning.
- Prerequisite(s): BIOL 306 or NEUR 310 or NSCI 200 and NSCI 201 or PHGY 311 or PHGY 314 or permission of instructor
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BIOL 507. Animal Communication.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to communication between animals, including humans. Physical and phylogenetic constraints on the evolution of communication systems will be discussed. The approach to communication will draw from behavioural ecology, psychology, physiology and physics.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture
- Corequisites: BIOL 307 or equivalent and one of BIOL 306 or NEUR 310 or NSCI 200 or NSCI 201 or PHGY 311; or permission of instructor. Since all corequisites may not be offered in the same term, students are advised that they may have to plan their schedules so that they may register in these courses in the term prior to BIOL 507.
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BIOL 580. Genetic Approaches to Neural Systems.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course will focus on recent research employing genetic-based methods to examine the functional and structural properties of the nervous system. The focus will be on approaches for studying neural circuits and behavior in a range of model organisms. Topics will include recent technological advances, such as optogenetics for modifying and controlling neuronal activity, and animal models of neurological diseases. Students will critically analyze the application of these methods to current research through in-class discussion of primary literature, student presentations, and written assignments.
- Prerequisite(s): BIOL 306 or permission of the instructors.
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BIOL 588. Advances in Molecular/Cellular Neurobiology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Discussion of fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying the general features of cellular neurobiology. An advanced course based on lectures and on a critical review of primary research papers.
- Fall
- 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar
- Prerequisite: BIOL 300 and BIOL 306 or permission
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BIOL 592. Integrated Bioinformatics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
'Post-genomic' bioinformatics. Concepts behind large-scale computational analysis and comparison of genomes/proteomes (and beyond), and the implications for our understanding of the basic processes of molecular and cell biology and the evolution of those processes.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite: BIOL 301 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BINF 511.
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ANAT 322. Neuroendocrinology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A lecture course describing brain-endocrine relationships. Emphasis on modern experimental evidence and conceptual developments within the field.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite: PHGY 210.
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PHAR 562. Neuropharmacology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Topics in pharmacology with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms of drug-action and cellular targets in the nervous system.
- Fall
- Prerequisite: PHAR 301 or with permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U3 students in the minor, major or honours program in Pharmacology, or with permission of instructor.
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PHGY 311. Channels, Synapses and Hormones.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses on cellular communication in the nervous system and the endocrine system.
- Fall
- 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 afternoons per term
- Prerequisite: PHGY 209 or permission of the instructor.
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PHGY 314. Integrative Neuroscience.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
In depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of how single neurons and ensembles of neurons encode sensory information, generate movement, and control cognitive functions such as emotion, learning, and memory, during voluntary behaviours.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking PSYC 308.
- Fall
- 3 hours of lectures per week
- Prerequisites: PHGY 209
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PHGY 425. Analyzing Physiological Systems.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to quantitative analysis of physiological data, both to the mode of thinking and to a set of tools that allows accurate predictions of biological systems. Examples will range from oscillating genetic networks to understanding higher brain function. Modelling and data analysis through examples and exercises will be emphasized.
- Prerequisite: PHGY 311, PHGY 314, BIOL 200 or permission from instructor.
- Note: Enrolment limited to 20 students.
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PHGY 451. Advanced Neurophysiology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Topics of current interest in neurophysiology including the development of neurons and synapses, physiology of ionic channels, presynaptic and postsynaptic events in synaptic transmission and neuronal interactions in CNS function.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite: PHGY 311 or equivalent
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
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PSYC 311. Human Cognition and the Brain.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The course is an introduction to the field studying how human cognitive processes, such as perception, attention, language, learning and memory, planning and organization, are related to brain processes. The material covered is primarily based on studies of the effects of different brain lesions on cognition and studies of brain activity in relation to cognitive processes with modern functional neuroimaging methods.
- Fall
- 2 lectures; 1 conference
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PSYC 410. Special Topics in Neuropsychology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Developments in cognitive neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychiatry via readings from primary sources. Topics include the neural bases of memory, emotion, social cognition and neuropsychiatric diseases. Integrating knowledge from studies in clinical populations and functional neuroimaging studies.
- Fall
- Two lectures per week.
- Prerequisites: PSYC 213 and PSYC 311 (or NSCI 201). Knowledge of basic neuropsychology at the level covered in PSYC 311 is assumed.
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Winter Courses
BIOL 301. Cell and Molecular Laboratory.
Credits: 4
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to biology research and communication with a focus on cell and
molecular biology. Through conducting a series of project-based experiments and writing a final report, molecular and synthetic biology techniques such as gene cloning, manipulation, protein isolation and characterization and how
research is conducted, analyzed and communicated will be addressed. In addition, an
introduction to bioinformatics methods and their role in analysis will be provided.
- Fall or Winter
- 1 hour lecture and one 6-hour laboratory
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOC 300, or BIOC 220 and BIOC 320. Requires departmental approval.
- For approval email maxime.leroux [at] mcgill.ca. Specify your ID number as well as the term and two lab day preferences.
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BIOL 303. Developmental Biology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A consideration of the fundamental processes and principles operating during embryogenesis. Experimental analyses at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels will be presented and discussed to provide an overall appreciation of developmental phenomena.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture and 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or BIOL 302; BIOL 219 or BIOL 200 plus either BIOL 201 or ANAT212/BIOC212
- Corequisites: BIOL 202.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ANAT 381.
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BIOL 305. Animal Diversity.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The characteristics of the major groups of animals, their ancestry, history and relationship to one another. The processes of speciation, adaptive radiation and extinction responsible for diversity. Methods for constructing of phylogenies, for comparing phenotypes, and for estimating and analyzing diversity.
- Winter
- 2 hours lecture and 1 three-hour laboratory
- Prerequisite: BIOL 215 or both ENVR 200 and ENVR 202
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BIOL 307. Behavioural Ecology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
How an organism鈥檚 behaviour relates to its physical, biological, and social environment, using evolutionary and ecological perspectives. Emphasis is on general principles, covering topics such feeding, predator avoidance, aggression, reproduction, social behaviour, communication and cognition.
- Winter
- In some weeks, lecture will be replaced by interactive discussion periods, practical exercises, or student presentations
- Prerequisites: BIOL 215 and BIOL 216 (or equivalents), or permission of the instructor
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BIOL 319. Introduction to Biophysics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Emerging physical approaches and quantitative measurement techniques are providing new insights into longstanding biological questions. This course will present underlying physical theory, quantitative measurement techniques, and significant findings in molecular and cellular biophysics. Principles covered include Brownian motion, low Reynolds-number environments, forces relevant to cells and molecules, chemical potentials, and free energies. These principles are applied to enzymes as molecular machines, membranes, DNA, and RNA.
- Winter. Students with training in physics and biology will be well-suited to the course. .
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200 or BIOL 219; MATH 222; PHYS 230 and (PHYS 232 or PHYS 253), or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHYS 319
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BIOL 320. Evolution of Brain and Behaviour.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Functional and comparative approach to neuroanatomy, examining how species changes in brain organization contribute to evolutionary changes in behaviour.
- Winter
- 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of conference (mandatory)
- Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or BIOL 306
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BIOL 377. Independent Reading Project.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent reading project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200 and one of BIOL 201, ANAT/BIOC 212; or BIOL 215; or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 or U3 Biology students only
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 389. Laboratory in Neurobiology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Methods of neurobiological research, including extracellular and intracellular recordings, electrical stimulation, and the study of neuro-behavioural problems.
- Winter
- 1 hour lecture; 5 hours laboratory
- Prerequisites: BIOL 306 or NSCI 200 or PHGY 311 or NEUR 310 or permission
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BIOL 396. Undergraduate Research Project.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project with a final written report.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Restrictions: This course cannot be taken under the S/U option. Departmental permission required. Students cannot be supervised by the same instructor for two 396 Science courses. Open to students in programs offered by the Faculty of Science only.
- Note: Enrolment may be limited. Students are advised to start the application process well before the start of the term and to plan for an alternative course in the case that no suitable project is available. Individual projects may be suggested each term which may have project-specific prerequisites. Students may also approach professors to devise their own projects. Some projects may be accessible to students in other disciplines. See /science/research/undergraduate-research/science-re... for more information about available projects and application forms and procedures. A completed application form should be brought to Nancy Nelson in Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 413. Directed Reading.
Credits: 1
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Directed reading.
- Note: Special topics paper in conjunction with an upper-level biology course, under the guidance of a staff member of the Biology Department. A form from Ms. A.Comeau, W4/13, Stewart Building, must be completed prior to registration.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOL 202, BIOL 205, BIOL 215.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 466. Independent Research Project 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisite: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable laboratory course.
- Restrictions: Open only to Biology students. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 477.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 467. Independent Research Project 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisite: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable laboratory course.
- Restrictions: Open only to Biology students. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 478.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 468. Independent Research Project 3.
Credits: 6
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisite: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable laboratory course
- Restriction: Open only to Biology students. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 471 or BIOL 471D1/D2.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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Course information not available.
BIOL 517. Cognitive Ecology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Cognition refers to the processes of acquiring, retaining, and using information. In the wild, an organism relies on a wide variety of information to interact with its environment and these interactions affect its survival and reproduction.
Focus on the ecology and evolution of cognition and its underlying neural mechanisms. Examines links between cognition, behaviour in the wild, and the brain. Builds upon the principles of behavioural ecology and behavioural neuroscience.
- Prerequisite(s): BIOL 307 or equivalent or permission of the instructor
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BIOL 530. Advances in Neuroethology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Neural mechanisms underlying behaviour in vertebrate and invertebrate organisms.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 177-430
- Winter
- 3 hours seminar
- Prerequisite: BIOL 306 or NSCI 200 or NSCI 201 or PHGY 311 or permission of instructor.
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BIOL 532. Developmental Neurobiology Seminar.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Discussions of all aspects of nervous system development including pattern formation, cell lineage, pathfinding and targeting by growing axons, and neural regeneration. The basis for these discussions will be recent research papers and other assigned readings.
- Winter
- 1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar
- Prerequisites: BIOL 303 or BIOL 306 or permission of instructor
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BIOL 598. Advanced Design and Statistics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course will address issues related to experimental design and multivariate statistical analysis. The first third of the course will focus on experimental design, and the remainder of the course will focus on multivariate approaches to data analysis. The course is designed to inform students on best practices to analytically address their experimental questions.
- Prerequisite(s): BIOL 373 and permission of Instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOL 596 and/or BIOL 597.
- This course is equivalent to taking BIOL 596 and BIOL 597.
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NEUR 310. Cellular Neurobiology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A survey of the functional organization of nerve cells, signalling in the nervous system, and principles of neural development. Topics include cell polarity, neurotransmitters, neurotrophins, receptors and second messengers, cell lineage, guidance of axon outgrowth, and nerve regeneration. Emphasis will be placed on analysis of neurons at the molecular level.
- Winter
- 2 lectures each week
- Prerequisites or Corequisites: BIOL 201, or PHGY 209, or PHGY 210; and one of ANAT 321, ANAT 322, BIOL 306, PHGY 311.
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PHGY 556. Topics in Systems Neuroscience.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Topics of current interest in systems neurophysiology and behavioural neuroscience including: the neural representation of sensory information and motor behaviours, models of sensory motor integration, and the computational analysis of problems in motor control and perception. Students will be expected to present and critically discuss journal articles in class.
- Winter
- Restriction: Permission of the instructor required.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 456
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PSYC 318. Behavioural Neuroscience 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The physiological bases of motivational states, with respect to feeding, drinking, sexual behaviour, drug use, and aggression. Physiological bases of learning and memory.
- Winter
- Two lectures and one conference per week.
- Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or PSYC 311 or BIOL 306 or PHGY 314.
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PSYC 342. Hormones and Behaviour.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The role of hormones in organization of CNS function, as effectors of behaviour, in expression of behaviours and in mental illness.
- Winter
- 2 lectures
- Prerequisite: BIOL 111, BIOL 112, BIOL 115 or equivalent
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PSYC 470. Memory and Brain.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Memory systems are studied with an emphasis on the neural computations that occur at various stages of the processing stream, focusing on the hippocampus, amygdala, basal ganglia, cerebellum and cortex. The data reviewed is obtained from human, non-human primates and rodents, with single unit recording, neuroimaging and brain damaged subjects.
- Winter
- 3 hour lecture per week
- Prerequisites: NSCI 201 and (PSYC 318 or PHGY 311 or BIOL 306)
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PSYT 500. Advances: Neurobiology of Mental Disorders.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychiatry (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Current theories on the neurobiological basis of most well known mental disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, dementia). Methods and strategies in research on genetic, physiological and biochemical factors in mental illness will be discussed. Discussion will also focus on the rationale for present treatment approaches and on promising new approaches.
- Winter
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): BIOC 212 and BIOC 311, or BIOC 312, or BIOL 200 and BIOL 201, or PHGY 311, or PSYC 308 and an upper-level biological science course with permission of the instructors, or equivalent. Basic knowledge of cellular and molecular biology is required.
- Restriction: Open to U3 and graduate students only.
- Restriction: Graduate Studies: strongly recommended for M.Sc. students in Psychiatry.
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Summer Courses
BIOL 331. Ecology/Behaviour Field Course.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Methods of sampling natural populations. Testing hypotheses in nature.
- Prerequisites: BIOL 206 and BIOL 215, or equivalents, or permission of the instructor.
- Note: This course has an additional fee. The Department of Biology subsidizes a portion of the cost for this activity.
- The field portion of this course is given at the University鈥檚 Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St. Hilare over a two-week period in the summer term. In the summer, students prepare a report based on projects carried out during this field portion. There is an additional fee of $885.00 that covers room and board and handouts. This fee could be refundable if the department approves it.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.
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BIOL 377. Independent Reading Project.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent reading project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200 and one of BIOL 201, ANAT/BIOC 212; or BIOL 215; or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 or U3 Biology students only
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 413. Directed Reading.
Credits: 1
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Directed reading.
- Note: Special topics paper in conjunction with an upper-level biology course, under the guidance of a staff member of the Biology Department. A form from Ms. A.Comeau, W4/13, Stewart Building, must be completed prior to registration.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOL 202, BIOL 205, BIOL 215.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 466. Independent Research Project 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisite: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable laboratory course.
- Restrictions: Open only to Biology students. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 477.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 467. Independent Research Project 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisite: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable laboratory course.
- Restrictions: Open only to Biology students. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 478.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 468. Independent Research Project 3.
Credits: 6
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Fall, Winter or Summer
- Prerequisite: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable laboratory course
- Restriction: Open only to Biology students. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 471 or BIOL 471D1/D2.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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BIOL 469. Independent Research Project 4.
Credits: 9
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Independent research project.
- Restrictions: Restricted to Biology students. Projects must be arranged privately with a professor in the Biology department and a form from the undergraduate office (STBIO W4/8) must be completed.
- Prerequisites: BIOL 206 or BIOL 301 or other suitable 300-level biology course.
- Note: Before registration, projects must be arranged individually with a PI in the Biology Department. Prior to registration, students fill out the application form at and email or bring it to nancy.nelson [at] mcgill.ca, or Nancy Nelson, Room N7/9B, Stewart Biology Building.
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