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Core Courses
NEUR 705
Elective Courses
Undergraduate Courses
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Core Courses
IPN M.Sc. students have the option to take either NEUR 630 or NEUR 631, or both.
Ph.D. students must take both.
Note that NEUR 630 and NEUR 631 are intended as accelerated survey courses in cellular & molecular neuroscience and systems neuroscience respectively. If you feel your background in neurobiology is weak, these courses are intended for you, to expose you to the critical foundations in neuroscience. If you already have a strong neuroscience background (e.g., undergraduate or MSc degree in Neuroscience) you may find these courses add very little to your training. In this case we strongly urge you to apply for an exemption from NEUR 630 and/or NEUR 631 so that you can take more specialized graduate seminar courses instead. Although they are listed as required core courses, we enthusiastically encourage you to seek the exemption if you are eligible
Note that our core courses are not open to non-McGill students.
NEUR 705 - Mandatory Course
Effective as of September 2010, all IPN students must complete the NEUR 705 course in order to graduate from the program.
NEUR 705 is a research course worth zero credits. The objectives of NEUR 705 are to teach and familiarize students on the responsible conduct of research, so that they are able to identify and assess ethical issues that may arise in research, and handle research integrity conflicts that may arise in their own work/studies.
More information on the course is available here.
Winter 2024: NEUR-705-001; Two (2) occurrences: Tuesday March 19, 12:30 - 17:00; Tuesday March 26, 12:00 - 17:15. Location: Zoom.
Syllabus to come.
Elective Courses
Important Notes:
With very few exceptions, M.Sc. students cannot take 700 level courses, which are intended for Ph.D. students exclusively.
Students taking electives considered extra to their program will be charged additional tuition fees.
1) Contact the corresponding department's administrative coordinator to get approval.
2) E-mail the IPN office (ipn [at] mcgill.ca) with proof that your supervisor has approved this.
3) Please wait for approval from IPN office before you register.
If you wish to enrol in non-IPN elective courses (500 level +)
1) Contact the corresponding department's administrative coordinator to get approval.
2) E-mail the IPN office (ipn [at] mcgill.ca) with a copy of the syllabus and proof that your supervisor has approved this.
3) Please wait for approval from IPN Curriculum Committee before you register.
If you wish to enroll in courses at other Quebec universities (via the Quebec Inter-University Transfer method), you may only do so for one course throughout your degree.
1) Contact the corresponding department's administrative coordinator to get approval.
2) E-mail the IPN office (ipn [at] mcgill.ca) with proof that your supervisor has approved this.
3) Please wait for approval from IPN Curriculum Committee before you register.
Students cannot take undergraduate level courses for credit (500 level is an exception to this). If you wish to enroll in an undergraduate course:
1. E-mail the IPN office (ipn [at] mcgill.ca) with proof that your supervisor has given you approval to enroll in an undergraduate course;
2. Complete the 'Request for Registration/Course Changes' form
Please contact course instructors for latest version of syllabus.
Integrated Program in Neuroscience
NEUR 602 Fall 2023 Course Information
Course syllabus- Computational Neuroanatomy and NeuroimagingNote for Winter 2021: The lab sessions for NEUR 610 are approved as 'Tier 2' activities by McGill. Hence, they will be in-person as long as health directives allow.
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Computer Science
[course medium COMP 598/EXMD 501]
Convergence I & II: Arts + Neuroscience + Society
Overview: This interdisciplinary course invites students to creatively explore the intersection of arts, neuroscience, and society, and how these domains shape the understandings of ourselves and others. IPN Ph.D. students and RI-MUHC BRaIN students, in collaboration with Concordia University's Fine Arts students, create self-directed, collaborative projects which converge artistic and scientific research. The course combines lectures, debates, site visits, and independent study to encourage all participants to understand and discover territories outside their artistic or scientific comfort zones. The course encourages both intimate and large group discussions, as well as expressing arts and science knowledge through production, representations, and artistic as well as communicative outcomes.
Requirements:
- Must be a Ph.D. student. If you are a Master's student, obtain a letter of recommendation and special permission from your P.I. and the Graduate Program Director;
- Submit a letter of intent to info [at] convergenceinitiative.org ;
- Once your request is approved by the Convergence administrative team, you may register for the course via the 'Inter-University transfer Authorization' application portal at BCI.
Dentistry
Experimental Surgery
Marketing (Desautels Faculty of Management)
MRKT 7098 RESTRICTED TO IPN PH.D. STUDENTS
Mathematics
Medical Physics
Physiology
Psychology
Psychiatry
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Others
Other approved electives as of 2022. Please note that these courses are not always offered. Please check in Minerva to see if they are active, or contact the unit.
Neuroscience: NEUR 603
Computer Science: COMP 551
Biotechnology: BTEC 501
Epidemiology: EPIB 507, EPIB 632
Linguistics: LING 645
Human Genetics: HGEN 677, 678, 695
Physiology: PHGY 520
Quantitative Sciences: QLSC 600
Undergraduate Courses
With the exception of 500-level courses, all other undergraduate courses are considered extra courses, and you will be required to pay additional tuition and ancillary fee charges. If your supervisor requests that you enrol in an undergraduate course because it may be beneficial to your graduate research, you must do the following:
- E-mail the IPN office (ipn [at] mcgill.ca) with proof that your supervisor has given you approval to enrol in an undergraduate course;
- Complete the 'Request for Registration/Course Changes' form.
- Important: On page 3 of the form, when asked what the 'reason for requesting the UG course' is, you must select 'extra course' if you do not want this course to affect your graduate cGPA. Otherwise, selecting the option 'additional coursework only' will cause your grade in this course to affect your graduate cGPA.