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.