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Course Checklist for Neuroscience Majors

Declaration of Major Form:
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cas/docs/declaration%20of%20major%20form.pdf

Basic Math & Science Courses (Required)

Biological Sciences:

  • ______BSCI 110a, 110b, 111a, and either 111b or 111c.

Chemistry (One of two options):

  • ______Option 1: CHEM 218a; 218b; and CHEM 219a; 219b.
  • ______Option 2: CHEM 220a; 220b and CHEM 219a; 219b.

Mathematics (One of three options):

  • ______Option 1: MATH 140 and either BSCI 270 or PSY 209 or PSY-PC 2101.
  • ______Option 2: MATH 150a and MATH 150b
  • ______Option 3: MATH 155a and MATH 155b.

Physics (One of two options):

  • ______Option 1: PHYS 113a, 113b, and PHYS 114a, and 114b.
  • ______Option 2: PHYS 116a, 116b and PHYS 118a, and 118b.
Introduction to Neuroscience (Required)
  • ______NSC  201 Neuroscience [3]
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (6 Credit Hours Required)
  • ______BSCI 252 Cellular Neurobiology [3]
  • ______BSCI 256 Molecules of the Brain [3]
  • ______NSC/PSY 235 Biological Basis of Mental Disorders [3]
  • ______NSC 260 Psychopharmacology [3]
  • ______NSC/PSY 269 Developmental Neuroscience [3]
Systems and Integrative/Cognitive Neuroscience (6 Credit Hours Required)
  • ______BSCI 230 Biological Clocks [3]
  • ______BSCI 254 Neurobiology of Behavior [3]
  • ______NSC 255 Integrative Neuroscience [3]
  • ______NSC/PSY 272 Structure and Function of the Cerebral Cortex [3]
  • ______NSC/PSY 274 Neuroanatomy [3]
  • ______PSY 214 Perception [3]
  • ______PSY 216 Movement [3]
  • ______PSY 232 Mind and Brain [3]
  • ______PSY 236 The Visual System [3]
  • ______PSY 238 Social Cognition and Neuroscience [3]
  • ______PSY 253 Human Memory [3]
  • ______PSY 277 Brain Damage and Cognition [3]
Neuroscience Laboratory Courses (4 Credit Hours Required)
(Note: You must be admitted to the Honors Program before you can register for NSC 296)
  • ______NSC 292a  Undergrad Research [2]
  • ______NSC 292b  Undergrad Research [2]
  • ______NSC 296 Honors Research [2 to 4 h]

Elective Neuroscience Courses: (6 Credit Hours Not Counted Above) (Note: You must be admitted to the Honors Program to register for NSC 296. Only 3 credit hours of NSC 293a and NSC 296 may count toward the Elective Neuroscience Course requirement)

  • ______BSCI 230 Biological Clocks [3]
  • ______BSCI 252 Cellular Neurobiology [3]
  • ______BSCI 254 Neurobiology of Behavior [3]
  • ______BSCI 256 Molecules of the Brain [3]
  • ______NSC 255 Integrative Neuroscience [3]
  • ______NSC 260 Psychopharmacology [3]
  • ______NSC 235 Biological Basis of Mental Disorders [3]
  • ______NSC 269 Developmental Neuroscience [3]
  • ______NSC 272 Structure and Function of the Cerebral Cortex [3]
  • ______NSC 274 Neuroanatomy [3]
  • ______NSC 291 Independent Reading [1] (may be taken twice)
  • ______NSC 293a Undergraduate Research [3]
  • ______NSC 296 Honors Research [2 to 4 h]
  • ______NSC 299 Senior Seminar in Neuroscience [3]
  • ______PSY 214 Perception [3]
  • ______PSY 216 Movement [3]
  • ______PSY 232 Mind and Brain [3]
  • ______PSY 234 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience [4] (Not Currently Offered)
  • ______PSY 236 The Visual System [3]
  • ______PSY 238 Social Cognition and Neuroscience [4]
  • ______PSY 253 Human Memory [3]
  • ______PSY 277 Brain Damage and Cognition [3]
Related Course Electives (6 Credit Hours Required)
  • ______BME 251 Systems Physiology [3]
  • ______BME 252 Systems Physiology [3]
  • ______BSCI 201 Introduction to Cell Biology [3]
  • ______BSCI 202 Laboratory in Cell Biology [1]
  • ______BSCI 210 Principles of Genetics [3]
  • ______BSCI 211 Genetics Laboratory [1]
  • ______BSCI 220 Biochemistry I [3]
  • ______BSCI 240 Developmental Biology [3]
  • ______BSCI 258 Vertebrate Physiology [3]
  • ______BSCI 265 Biochemistry II [3]
  • ______BSCI 270 Statistical Methods in Biology [3] (Note: Only available for elective credit if not used to fulfill the basic math requirement)
  • ______CHEM 210  Introduction to Analytical Chemistry I [4]
  • ______CHEM 224 Bioorganic Chemistry [3]
  • ______CHEM 226 Drug Design and Development [3]
  • ______CHEM 231 Biophysical Chemistry I [3]
  • ______CS 101  Programming and Problem Solving or CS 103 Introduction to Programming [3]
  • ______MATH 175 Accelerated Calculus [3]
  • ______MATH 196 or 198 Differential Equations [3]
  • ______PHIL 244 Philosophy and the Natural Sciences [3]
  • ______PHIL 256 Philosophy of Mind [3]
  • ______PHYS 229a Electricity, Magnetism, and Electrodynamics [3]
  • ______PHYS 229b Electricity, Magnetism, and Electrodynamics [3]
  • ______PSY 209 Quantitative Methods [3] (Note: Only available for elective credit if not used to fulfill the basic math requirement)
  • ______PSY 211 Personality [3]
  • ______PSY 215 Abnormal Psychology [3]
  • ______PSY 225 Cognitive Psychology [3]
  • ______PSY 246 Schizophrenia [3]
  • ______PSY 247 Depression [3]
  • ______PSY 252 Human Sexuality [3]
  • ______PSY 258 Animal Behavior and Evolutionary Psychology [3]

NOTE: Students seeking a second major within the College of Arts and Science may count a maximum of 6 hours 200-level course work to meet the requirements of both majors.

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