Neuroscience - Bachelor [3 Years]
$42,291 /Yr Honours On-campus full_time

Bachelor of Science [B.S] Neuroscience

  • Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience at McGill University allows students to complete this program in 3 years.
  • Students need to complete 90 credits successfully to graduate from this Neuroscience program.
  • Students are exposed to both theoretical and practical issues of both hardware and software in well-equipped laboratories.
  • The Bachelor’s in Neuroscience offers advanced training in the critical, historical, and theoretical analysis of:
    • Molecular Biology
    • Introductory Organic Chemistry 1
    • Introduction to Neuroscience 1
    • Introduction to Neuroscience 2
    • Neuroethics
  • In addition to technical complementary courses, students in the Neuroscience program take general complementary courses in social sciences, management studies, and humanities.
  • Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary science devoted to the understanding of the nervous system and borrows principles from a number of subjects including biology, biochemistry, physiology, psychology, as well as mathematics, physics, immunology and computer science.
  • The undergraduate Neuroscience programs are coordinated by three departments: Biology, Physiology, and Psychology.
  • The major program in Neuroscience is a focused program for students interested in how the nervous system functions.
  • The Honours program is intended for students who are interested in laboratory-based research and in acquiring a foundation in each of the 3 streams of the Neuroscience Major (cell and molecular; neurophysiology and computational; cognition and behavior).
  • The students to faculty ratio for this Neuroscience program at McGill University is 18:1.
  • The job opportunities after this Neuroscience program that students get at McGill University are:
    • Academia – research and teaching.
    • Clinical sciences.
    • Biotechnology and contract research.
    • Pharmaceutical industry.
    • Neuropsychology and psychiatry.
    • Regulatory affairs, policy and research administration, etc., with an average salary of 27,250 USD.

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Tuition Fees $41542 $41542 $41542
Health Insurance $749 $749 $749
Total Fees $42291 $42291 $42291

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6.5 9 3
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 86 120 3
SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test 1430 1600 1
PTE Pearson Test of English 65 90 3
Duolingo Duolingo 120 160 1

Students must meet the following requirements for admission in this program:

  • A- average in grades 10, 11 and 12
  • B+ in each prerequisite math and science
  • ACT 28 (Maths & Science subscores ≥ 27, others ≥ 24) or
  • SAT: EB Read & Writing 670, Math 670 and Subject Tests: 650 in each subject

Students must have basic knowledge in Pre-calculus and Physics

Indian Student Eligibility:

Indian students need to maintain an overall average of 60% in their 12th grade.

Along with the minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test.

The above requirements are the minimum requirements and do not guarantee admission. The admissions committee will consider all evidence in the file and decide. To know more about the requirem….Read More