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Behavioral Neuroscience Major

Requirements for the Major

Foundation Requirements:

BIO 110Evolution, Biodiversity, Ecology

4
BNS 210Experimental Design: Behavioral Neuroscience

4
BNS 295Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience

4
BNS 300Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience

3
 
CHE 131General Chemistry-I

4
OR
CHE 135Accelerated General Chemistry

4
 
MAT 130Introduction to Statistics

3
PSY 110Introduction to Psychological Science

4
PSY 205Introduction to Research Methods

3

Brain and Behavior courses (choose 2):

BNS 315Health Psychology

3
 
BNS 330Animal Behavior

4
OR
BIO 371Behavioral Ecology: Avian Reproductive Strategies

3
 
BNS 360Drugs, Brain, and Behavior

3
BNS 370Sensation and Perception

4
BNS 380Behavioral Neuroendocrinology

3
BNS 390Human Neuropsychology

3
BNS 450Research in Primate Behavior

3

BNS 330 or BIO 371 (not both)

Psychology courses (choose 2):

PSY 300Cognition

3
PSY 305The Psychology of Learning

4
PSY 320Abnormal Psychology

3
PSY 370Motivation and Emotion

3
PSY 380Life-Span Developmental Psychology

3

Cell and Molecular courses (choose 2):

BIO 210Introduction to Genetics

4
BIO 226Human Anatomy and Physiology-I

4
BIO 305Microevolution and Speciation

3
BMB 210Introduction to Biochemistry and Cell Biology

4
CHE 241Organic Chemistry-I

4

Capstone (choose 1):

BNS 350Advanced Research Topics

4
BNS 351Advanced Research Topics

3
BNS 500Senior Seminar

3

Completion of senior tests as determined by the program.

NOTE: A double major with Psychology is not permitted.