Feb 20, 2025

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Neuroscience Concentration

Requirements for Neuroscience Concentration

The following are required for the neuroscience concentration:

Core:

NEUR 241: Fundamentals of Behavioral Neuroscience (1 Unit)
NEUR 242: Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1 Unit)
A major research project or internship.

The Approved Courses Include:

Four units, drawn from an approved list of courses, selected from at least two different departments.

Biology

BIOL 300: Genetics (1 Unit)
BIOL 301: Cell Biology (1 Unit)
BIOL 314: Comparative Anatomy (1 Unit)
BIOL 324: Developmental Biology (1 Unit)
BIOL 341: Physiology (1 Unit)
BIOL 362: Molecular Biology (1 Unit)
BIOL 366: Endocrinology
BIOL 368: Behavioral Ecology (1 Unit)

Philosophy

PHIL 306: Neuroscience and Ethics (1 Unit)
PHIL 315: Knowledge, Truth and Reason (1 Unit)
PHIL 318: Philosophy of Mind (1 Unit)

Psychological Science

PSYC 243: Sensation & Perception (1 Unit)
PSYC 343: Psychology of Perception
PSYC 245: Psychology of Learning (1 Unit)
PSYC 345: Psychology of Learning
PSYC 348: Research in Behavioral Neuroscience (1 Unit)
PSYC 378: Research in Cognitive Psychology (1 Unit)
PSYC 278: Research in Cognitive Psychology

Note

For more information, contact one of the faculty members who direct the concentration.