Neuroscience Major

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Major Requirements

1. Core Requirement

A. Required courses (six or seven courses)

B. Three courses selected from:

PHYS 030L KS - General Physics
PHYS 031L KS - General Physics
or
PHYS 033L KS - Principles of Physics
PHYS 034L KS - Principles of Physics
MATH 031 CM - Calculus II or
PSYC 109 CM - Introduction to Statistics for Psychologists or
BIOL 175 KS - Applied Biostatistics or approved substitute
PHYS 100 KS - Computational Physics and Engineering or approved substitute
PSYC 110 CM - Research Methods
PSYC 111L CM - Research Methods Practicum or approved substitute

2. Sequence in Neuroscience

A sequence consists of a coherent grouping of four elective courses to be determined in consultation with an advisor in Neuroscience and approved by the Coordinator of the Intercollegiate Neuroscience Program. Areas in which a student may elect to specialize include, but are not limited to,

Behavioral Neuroscience,
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience,
Cognitive Neuroscience,
Computational Neuroscience,
Motor Control, or
Philosophy of Neuroscience.

3. Senior Thesis in Neuroscience:

Majors in neuroscience complete a one- or two-semester senior thesis in biology on a topic related to their sequence. For further information, see Senior Thesis in Science .

Note:

The introductory courses in biology, chemistry and physics may also be completed through both semesters of the Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence (AISS ); students who have completed the AISS sequence take up to two additional courses within their sequence selected in consultation with their neuroscience advisor.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Program in Neuroscience

Discuss and analyze original scientific research articles on molecular biology topics.
Interpret data, including identification of control versus experimental samples.
Design controlled experiments to test specific hypotheses on a molecular biology topic.