Course Checklist
Below is a listing of courses for neuroscience majors.
Basic Math and Science Courses (required)
- Biological Sciences: BSCI 1510, BSCI 1511, BSCI 1510L, and either BSCI 1511L or BSCI 1512L
- Chemistry: CHEM 2221 or CHEM 2211; CHEM 2222 or CHEM 2212; and CHEM 2221L and CHEM 2222L
- Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science: MATH 1100, MATH 1200 or MATH 1300 and MATH 1201, MATH 1301, BSCI 3270, PSY 2100, PSY-PC 2110, CS 1101 or CS 1103 or CS 1104
- Physics: PHYS 1501 or PHYS 1601; PHYS 1502 or PHYS 1602; PHYS 1501L or PHYS 1601L, and PHYS 1502L or PHYS 1602L
Introduction to Neuroscience (required)
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (6 credit hours required)
- BSCI 3252: Cellular Neurobiology [3]
- BSCI 3256: Molecules of the Brain [3]
- NSC 3235: Biological Basis of Mental Disorders [3]
- NSC 3240: Neurobiology of Addiction [3]
- NSC 3250: Neurological Disease [3]
- NSC 3251: GABA [3]
- NSC 3260: Psychopharmacology [3]
- NSC 3269: Developmental Neuroscience [3]
- NSC 3245: Drug Discovery For Neuropsychiatric Disorders [3]
- NSC 3891: Special Topics in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience [3]
Systems and Integrative/Cognitive Neuroscience (6 credit hours required)
- BSCI 3230: Biological Clocks [3]
- BSCI 3254: Neurobiology of Behavior [3]
- BSCI 3271: Programming for Biologists [3]
- NSC 3270: Computational Neuroscience [3]
- NSC 3274: Neuroanatomy [3]
- NSC 3275: Working Memory [3]
- NSC 4961: Integrative Neuroscience [3]
- NSC 4969: Senior Seminar in Neuroscience [3]
- PSY 3120: Cognitive Psychology [3]
- PSY 3620: Schizophrenia [3]
- PSY 3700: Movement [3]
- PSY 3715: Animal Behavior and Evolutionary Psychology [3]
- PSY 3730: Learning and Memory [3]
- PSY 3750: Perception [3]
- PSY 3760: Mind and Brain [3]
- PSY 3765: Social Cognition and Neuroscience [3]
- PSY 3775: Human Memory [3]
- PSY 3780: The Visual System [3]
- PSY 3785: Brain Damage and Cognition [3]
- PSY 3892: Special Topics in Neuroscience [3]
- PSY 4720: Experimental Methods in Behavioral Neuroscience [3]
- PSY-PC 3190: Language and the Brain [3]
Neuroscience Laboratory Courses (required)
Elective Neuroscience Courses (6 credit hours not counted above)
Two additional courses from the Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and/or Systems, Integrative, and Cognitive Neuroscience courses listed above. NSC 3863 or NSC 4999 may be used to count for one elective course.
Related Course Electives (3 credit hours required)
- BME 2301: Systems Physiology [3]
- BME 2302: Systems Physiology [3]
- BSCI 2201: Introduction to Cell Biology [3]
- BSCI 2201L: Laboratory in Cell Biology [1]
- BSCI 2210: Principles of Genetics [3]
- BSCI 2210L: Genetics Laboratory [1]
- BSCI 2520: Biochemistry I [3]
- BSCI 3270: Statistical Methods in Biology [3] (Note: Only available for elective credit if not used to fulfill the basic math requirement)
- BSCI 4265: Biochemistry II [3]
- CHEM 2100: Introduction to Analytical Chemistry [4]
- CHEM 3310: Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics and Equilibrium [3]
- CHEM 3710: Bioorganic Chemistry [3]
- CHEM 4720: Drug Design and Development [3]
- CS 1101: Programming and Problem Solving [3] or CS 1103: Introductory Programming for Engineers and Scientists [3] or CS 1104: Programming and Problem Solving with Python [3]
- MATH 2300: Multivariable Calculus [3]
- MATH 2400: Differential Equations w/ Linear Algebra or MATH 2420: Methods of Differential Equations [3]
- PHIL 3616: Philosophy and the Natural Sciences [3]
- PHIL 3630: Philosophy of Mind [3]
- PSY 2100: Quantitative Methods [3] (Note: Only available for elective credit if not used to fulfill the basic math requirement)
- PSY 3100: Abnormal Psychology [3]
- PSY 3600: Personality [3]
- PSY 3625: Depression [3]
- PSY 3705: Human Sexuality [3]
- PSY 3715: Animal Behavior and Evolutionary Psychology [3]
- PSY 3810: Spatial Cognition [3]