About the Program
This specialization is a collaboration of the Departments of Psychology and Biology at Carleton University, the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa and the Institute of Mental Health Research (Psychiatry) at the University of Ottawa. It is intended to augment the research and training which the student receives and to provide opportunity in clinical neuroscience.
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements to the Ph.D. neuroscience specialization are as follows:
- Successful completion of PSYC 5200 or equivalent;
- Prior admission to the Ph.D. program of the Psychology or Biology department;
- A letter of recommendation from a participating faculty member of the neuroscience specialization, indicating the willingness of the faculty member to supervise the candidate's research program;
- Students with less than a high honours standing in their undergraduate and graduate courses will not normally be recommended for admission.
Program Requirements
- Fulfilment of the requirements of the Ph.D. program of either the Psychology or Biology Department.
- 1.0 credit in Neuroscience Techniques (PSYC 6204) may be substituted for one of the following 0.5-credit courses normally required to satisfy the Psychology Ph.D. program requirements in statistics: PSYC 5401, PSYC 5402, PSYC 5403, PSYC 5406.
- Successful completion of PSYC 6202 and PSYC 6203 (BIOL 6305 and BIOL 6306), and at least one credit in PSYC 620S4 (BIOL 6204).
- Thesis research must concern a neuroscience topic and be supervised by a member of the Institute.
