Neuroscience Program

Undergraduate Curriculum

 

The standard curriculum for a Neuroscience major requires a minimum of 35 credit hours (plus 18 credit hours in prerequisites), as listed below. Alterations in the prescribed curriculum, while not encouraged, may be petitioned to the Committee on Honors and Interdisciplinary Studies.

 

Prerequisite Courses
  • BIOL 203 Principles of Biology I (3)
  • BIOL 204 Principles of Biology II (3)
  • CHEM 103 General Chemistry I (3)
  • CHEM 206 Organic Chemistry I (3)
  • PSYC 201 Introduction to Psychology as a Natural Science (3)

    One of the following courses:
  • KINE 394 Statistics and Evaluation (3)
  • MATH 106 Elementary Probability and Statistics (3)
  • PSYC 301 Elementary Statistics (3)

 

Required Courses
  • BIOL 345 Neurobiology (3)
  • CHEM 307 or 209 Organic Chemistry II (3)
  • CHEM 308 General Chemistry II or 305 Inorganic Chemistry (3), or CHEM 335.
  • PHYS101 or 107 General Physics I (4)
  • PHYS102 or 108 General Physics II (4)
  • PSYC 313 Physiological Psychology (3)

    One of the following courses:
  • BIOL 432 Animal Physiology (3)
  • KINE 304 Human Physiology (3)
  • PSYC 317 Sensation and Perception (3)

 

Writing Requirement

The writing requirement for Neuroscience majors may be completed by:

  • One of the writing intensive electives (BIO 433, CHEM 417, PSYC 302, PSYC 413 or PSYC 415)
    or
  • Completing a writing project (such as a research experience, APSC 403, BIO 403, CHEM 409, KINE 480/481 or PSYC 491) with an individual Neuroscience faculty member (see our directory for a list of program faculty). 

 

Elective Courses

A major must also complete at least four additional courses from those listed below. One course must be chosen from the Behavioral Neuroscience group, and one from the Cell/Systems Neuroscience group. The additional elective courses may be selected from either group. However, one of these additional electives can be fulfilled with an undergraduate research experience (BIOL 403, CHEM 409, KINE 480, PSCY 491) for at least 3 credits.

 

Behavioral Neuroscience Courses

  • BIOL 410 Animal Behavior (3) (Offered Fall, 2007)
  • KINE 322 Motor Learning (3)
  • PSYC 302 Experimental Methods (4)
  • PSYC 311 Cognitive Psychology (3) (formerly Learning and Memory)
  • PSYC 315 Foundations of Learning and Memory (3)
  • PSYC 413 Research in Physiological Psychology (4)
  • PSYC 415 Comparative Psychology (4) (PSYC 315 is a prerequisite)
  • PSYC 445 Psychopharmacology (3)
  • PSYC 447 Cognitive Neuroscience (3)

 

Cell/Systems Neuroscience Courses

 

 

*Students majoring in Neuroscience may not apply Chem 417 to a Biochemistry minor.