Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience

About this programme

Get a post-graduate work permit for up to three years if you are a full-time UBC international student graduating from a bachelor’s degree program and meet all eligibility criteria . Neuroscience is the multidisciplinary study of the brain and the nervous system. Methodologies from many disciplines including cellular and molecular biology, behavioural sciences, cognitive psychology, physiology and anatomy are used to investigate neural function and behaviour. Neuroscience is the multidisciplinary study of the brain and the nervous system. Methodologies from many disciplines including cellular and molecular biology, behavioural sciences, cognitive psychology, physiology and anatomy are used to investigate neural function and behaviour. The undergraduate program at UBC is a collaboration between the Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences (Faculty of Medicine), Zoology (Faculty of Science) and Psychology (Faculty of Arts). You can choose to focus your study between two large areas of Neuroscience – Cellular & Molecular or Cognitive & Behavioural. Data science skill building is integrated into the curriculum, as is personal and professional development. In your final year, Neuroscience students can complete a year-long capstone project in one of the many neuroscience research labs on campus. It’s a multidisciplinary program offered by three UBC faculties: the faculties of Medicine, Arts, and Science. UBC has been a leading neuroscience research centre for over 7 decades, with over 120 neuroscientists. Students can focus on either Cellular & Molecular neuroscienc