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Neuroscience Major

50 credit hours

Required Courses: 23 credit hours

NEUR 123Introduction to Neuroscience (NS)

4
 
PSYC 260Behavioral Neuroscience (SI)

3
OR
PSYC 261Social, Affective, and Developmental Neuroscience (SI)

3
 
NEUR 400Neuroscience Seminar

1

Required Supportive Courses: 15 credit hours

BIOL 120Biological Principles I (NS)

4
PSYC 115General Psychology (SS)

3
 
CHEM 111Survey of Chemistry (NS)

4
OR
CHEM 116General Chemistry I (NS)

4
OR
CHEM 120Accelerated General Chemistry (NS)

4
 
CHEM 145Survey of Organic and Biochemistry

4
OR
CHEM 201Organic Chemistry I

4
CHEM 201 also requires CHEM 117 (4 cr.) as a prerequisite.

Selective Courses: 12-14 credit hours

Neuroscience Selectives: 6-7 hours

Complete at least one course from both of the following categories. If you take more courses in each group, they will count as electives.
Neurobiology Selective
BIOL 321Neurobiology

4
BIOL 323Neurobiology of Disease

3
Neuropsychology Selective
PSYC 240Cognitive Psychology

3
PSYC 260Behavioral Neuroscience (SI)

3
PSYC 261Social, Affective, and Developmental Neuroscience (SI)

3
PSYC 345Sensation and Perception

3
PSYC 260 and PSYC 261 cannot be double-counted to satisfy both a required course and a selective course. Each course can only satisfy one requirement.

Data Science Course: 3-4 credit hours

Complete one of the following courses:
PSYC 270/ECON 270Statistics (MT)

4
MATH 280Introduction into Statistics using R (MT)

3
COSC 212Introduction to Data Science

3
Students who are interested in graduate programs in neuroscience or in advanced data analysis should consider coupling PSYC/ECON 270 with MATH 125 (1 cr.)

Interdisciplinary Requirement: 3 credit hours

Complete one of the following courses:
BIOL 205/HIST 205Life Cycles: Birth, Death and the History of Medicine (SI)

3
BIOL 215Neuroscience and Society (SI)

3
COSC 380Artificial Intelligence

3
HIST 207Darwinian Revolution (SI)

3
PHIL 236History and Philosophy of Science (WT) (W)

3
PHIL 306Philosophy of Mind

3
PHIL 309Free Will and Moral Responsibility

3
PSYC 305Psychology and Religion

3
RELI 243Religion, Science, and Technology (E) (RT)

3
RELI 254Religion, Medicine, and Ethics (E) (RT)

3
SOCI 230Medical Sociology

3
SOCI 330Race and Gender in Medicine and Health

3

Elective Courses: 13-15 credit hours

Complete 13-15 additional credits of coursework from the following list with no more than two classes from a single prefix.
BIOL 215Neuroscience and Society (SI)

3
BIOL 303/PHYS 303Biological Physics

3
BIOL 321Neurobiology

4
BIOL 323Neurobiology of Disease

3
BIOL 346Developmental Biology (W)

4
BIOL 360Evolution

4
BIOL 361/COSC 361Bioinformatics

4
BIOL 364Pharmacology

4
BIOL 368Animal Behavior (SI)

4
BIOL 392Directed Research

1- 4
BIOL 395Internship

1- 6
CHEM 330Medicinal Chemistry (W)

4
COSC 380Artificial Intelligence

3
NEUR 392Directed Research

1-4
NEUR 395Internship

1-4
PHIL 306Philosophy of Mind

3
PHIL 309Free Will and Moral Responsibility

3
PSYC 232Psychopathology

3
PSYC 240Cognitive Psychology

3
PSYC 260Behavioral Neuroscience (SI)

3
PSYC 261Social, Affective, and Developmental Neuroscience (SI)

3
PSYC 320Health Psychology (WB)

3
PSYC 345Sensation and Perception

3
PSYC 391Practicum

1- 4
PSYC 393Directed Research I

1- 3
PSYC 394Directed Research II

1- 3
PSYC 498Senior Research Project

1-4
Note: While experiential learning courses are strongly recommended, no more than 6 credit hours of experiential learning (391, 392, 393, 395 courses) can count toward the NEUR major.

Neuroscience Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

Neuroscience Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]