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  • Neuroscience Major

     

    Foundational courses

    20 credits, all required

    PSY 105 Introduction to Psychology (4 cr.)
    BIO 111 Explorations in Biology I: Life in Context (4 cr.)
    BIO 112 Explorations in Biology II: The Research Process (4 cr.)
    CHE 111 Principles of Chemistry I with Lab (4 cr.)
    CHE 151 Principles of Chemistry II with Lab (4 cr.)

    Courses on the research process

    8 credits, both required

    DMC 106 Introduction to Statistical Methods (4 cr.)
    NEU 3XX Research Methods in Neuroscience (4 cr.)

    Core courses in topics within neuroscience

    8 credits, both required

    PSY 337 Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (4 cr.)
    NEU 2XX Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (4 cr.)

    Capstone research experience

    Choose one 4-credit sequence

    NEU 3XX – Mentored Research Team (2cr.)
    NEU 4XX – Advanced Mentored Research Team (2 cr.)

    NEU 4XX – Independent Research in Neuroscience for two semesters (2 credits/semester, 4 cr.)

    Elective courses

    Minimum of 8 credits required, including at least 4 credits at the 300 level or above and 2 credits at 400 level

    100/200-level electives

    BIO 220 Principles of Genetics
    BIO 278 Developmental Biology
    CS 116 Introduction to Computer Science
    PHL 106 Ethics and Cognition
    PSY 222 Human Learning and Memory
    PSY 233 Sensation and Perception

    300/400-level electives

    BIO 338 Integrative Animal Behavior
    BIO 360 Principles of Physiology
    BIO 420 Seminar in Neurobiology
    BIO 458 Seminar in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
    DMC 345 Introduction to Machine Learning
    PSY 322 Cognitive Psychology
    PSY 437 Seminar in Neuroscience

    Total credits: 48