Neuroscience
Requirements
Pass/No Credit Option
Available as a major on the B.S. degree.
This interdisciplinary major is built upon the understanding of basic principles in neuroscience. Neuroscience blends areas within Psychology, Biology and Chemistry which converge on the understanding of the brain and its relationship to the behavior and physiology of living organisms. A total of 132 semester hours is required. Students may obtain information and/or advisement from the Department of Psychology.
Requirements
The program consists of the following requirements:
1. BIOLOGY-20 hours
A. Required Courses, 8 hours:
BIOL 10504 Principles of Life Sciences BIOL 10514 Principles of Life Sciences
B. Minimum of 12 hours selected from:
BIOL 30303 Microbiology BIOL 30404 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy BIOL 30603 Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology BIOL 40123 Genetics BIOL 40203 Histology BIOL 40404 General Animal Physiology
2. CHEMISTRY-23 hours
A. Required Courses, 18 hours:
CHEM 10113-10123 General Chemistry CHEM 10122 General Chemistry Laboratory CHEM 30122 Organic Chemistry Laboratory CHEM 30123-30133 Organic Chemistry CHEM 30132 Organic Qualitative Analysis
B. Minimum of 6 hours selected from:
CHEM 50133 Biochemistry CHEM 50143 Biochemistry CHEM 50502 Biochemistry Laboratory CHEM 50993 Neurochemistry
3. PSYCHOLOGY-23 hours
A. Required Courses, 8 hours:
PSYC 10514 Principles of Behavior I PSYC 10524 Principles of Behavior II
B. Minimum of 6 hours selected from:
PSYC 30363 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 30414 Experimental Psychology: Learning PSYC 30423 Experimental Psychology: Perception PSYC 30433 Experimental Psychology: Motivation PSYC 30503 Behavioral Research
C. Minimum of 9 hours selected from:
PSYC 30463 Physiological Psychology PSYC 30483 Neuropsychology PSYC 50463 Fundamentals of Neuroscience PSYC 50472 Laboratory in Physiological Psychology and Neuroscience PSYC 50482 Laboratory in Physiological Psychology and Neuroscience PSYC 50513 Psychopharmacology
4. PHYSICS-8 hours
PHYS 10151 General Physics I Laboratory PHYS 10153 General Physics I PHYS 10161 General Physics II Laboratory PHYS 10163 General Physics II
5. MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE-Minimum of 6 hours selected from
MATH 10043 Elementary Statistics MATH 10524 Calculus I COSC 10403 Introduction to Programming
Pass/No Credit Option
Pass/No Credit is acceptable for couses in the major and minor, if any.
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