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 Neuroscience Major

 

A major in Neuroscience allows a student to pursue an interdepartmental curriculum that focuses on the role of the nervous system in regulating physiological and behavioral functions. Neuroscience combines many traditional fields of study including Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy, Pharmacology, Linguistics and Physiology. The field of Neuroscience encompasses a broad domain that ranges from the cellular and molecular control of brain cells to the regulation of responses in whole organisms. The student majoring in Neuroscience fulfills the standard requirements of a premedical curriculum, which is recommended or required for admission to graduate study in Neuroscience or related graduate programs. This curriculum also enables the student to pursue medical training, possibly specializing in an area related to Neuroscience. A Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience requires nine credits of core courses, nine credits of elective courses, three credits of laboratory courses, and 30 credits of co-requisite courses in biology, psychology, chemistry, and physics totaling 51 credits. At least six of the elective lecture credits and one of the laboratory credits must be taken from the list of Neuroscience courses. A student majoring in Neuroscience is strongly encouraged to pursue research in laboratories on the Main Campus or at the Health Sciences Center as an independent study and/or honors thesis. An independent study or honors thesis may fulfill one of the three required laboratory courses.

Required Core Courses (nine credits):

Elective Neuroscience Courses (minimum six credits):

Elective Laboratory Courses (minimum of three labs, at least 1 in Neuroscience area *)

  • CELL 2115 - General Biology Laboratory
  • CELL 3755 - Cell Biology Laboratory
  • CELL 3035 - Molecular Biology Laboratory
  • CELL 4110 - Cells and Tissues
  • CELL 4130 - Embryology

  • SCEN 3030 - Anatomy and Physiology I
  • and
  • SCEN 3035 - Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

  • SCEN 3040 - Anatomy and Physiology II
  • and
  • SCEN 3045 - Anatomy and Physiology II Lab

  • PSYC 3130 - Experimental Psychology

  • NSCI 3315 - Cellular Neuroscience Laboratory *
  • or
  • CELL 3315 - Cellular Neuroscience Laboratory *

  • NSCI 3325 - Neuroanatomy Laboratory *
  • NSCI 3360 - Neuroanatomy and CNS Dissection *

  • NSCI 3775 - Sensation and Perception Lab *
  • or
  • PSYC 3775 - Sensation and Perception Laboratory *

  • NSCI 4065 - Behavioral Endocrinology Laboratory *
  • or
  • PSYC 4065 - Behavioral Endocrinology Laboratory *

  • NSCI 4385 - Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory *
  • or
  • PSYC 4385 - Cognitive Neuroscience Lab *

  • NSCI 4515 - Biological Psychology Laboratory *
  • or
  • PSYC 4515 - Biological Psychology Laboratory *

  • NSCI 4535 - Psychopharmacology Laboratory *

  • NSCI 4595 - Stress and Trauma Laboratory *
  • or
  • PSYC 4595 - Stress and Trauma Lab *

  • Independent Study or Honors Thesis may count as one lab course.

Elective Lecture Courses (minimum of three credits):

Corequisite Courses (30 credits):

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