2021-2022 Catalog

Neuroscience, B.S. Major (Class of 2022 and beyond)

Requirements

The major consists of a minimum of 15 courses:

BIOL 112Biomolecular Foundations of Biology
CHEM 121General Chemistry I
CHEM 122General Chemistry II
CHEM 221Organic Chemistry I
NEUR 201Introduction to Neuroscience
NEUR 256/BIOL 256Neurobiology
NEUR 323/PSYC 323Physiological Psychology II
NEUR 401Advanced Neuroscience
PSYC 110Introduction to Psychological Science
PSYC 120Quantitative Methods in Psychology

Five electives from:

BIOL 213Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOL 214Neuroanatomy
BIOL 251Human Physiology
BIOL 255Molecular Genetics
BIOL 310Aging and Age-Related Diseases
BIOL 314Anatomy of Vision
CHEM 361Biochemistry I
CM 151Introduction to Computational Science
NEUR 205Human Machine & Advances in Medical Technology
NEUR 255Music & the Brain: Neuroscience of Music
NEUR 275Art, Neuroscience and Consciousness
NEUR 351Neurophysiology
NEUR 353Neuroregeneration
PHIL 225Philosophy of Mind
PSYC 203Design and Analysis I
PSYC 225/NUER 225Psychopharmacology
PSYC 232Psychological Diagnoses
PSYC 256Cognitive Psychology I
PSYC 321Learning
PSYC 322Perception

One semester of neuroscience research (NEUR 391-392, 491-492, 495-496) may be used as an elective.

Neuroscience majors may not minor in psychology and may not seek a second major (A.B. or B.S.) in either biology or psychology.

Neuroscience majors may not minor in biology or psychology and may not seek a second major (A.B. or B.S.) in either biology or psychology.

This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here.