NROS - Neuroscience, BS
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Program Description
Major effective: Fall 2019
Modifications made to Curriculum: Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024
Requisites
Requirements for the Major (52 credits)
I. Introductory and Intermediate Level (28 credits)
Complete all of the following:
course - Introduction to Neuroscience (Students may substitute the combination of course, course and course for this course, adding 8 credits to the major)
course - Neuroscience Research Design and Analysis
course - Diversity of Life: Animals, Plants, and Microbes
course - Molecular and Cellular Biology
course - Principles of Chemistry I OR course - Principles of Chemistry I, Advanced Section
course - Principles of Chemistry II OR course - Principles of Chemistry II, Advanced Section
course - Introduction to Statistics
II. Core (12 credits)
Complete all of the following:
III. Electives (12 credits)
Complete 12 credits, selected from the classes listed below. 4 credits of Independent Research (course, course, course) can be counted as elective credit.
course - Evolution and Human Behavior
course - Anatomy and Physiology I
course - Animal Behavior
course - Endocrinology
course - Foundations in Biochemistry OR course - Foundation in Biochemistry without Laboratory (3 credits)
course - Advanced Biomolecular Structure and Function OR course - Chemical Biology
course - Language, Communication, and Culture
course - Intermediate Statistics
course - Neuroethics
course - Topics in Neuroscience
course - Intermediate Independent Research: Laboratory/Field Research
course - Independent Study in Neuroscience
course - Diseases of the Brain OR course - Diseases of the Brain
course - Seminar in Biopsychology
course - Special Topics in Neuroscience
course - Immersive Research/Creative Projects in Neuroscience
course - Specialized Honors in Neuroscience I
course - Specialized Honors in Neuroscience II
course - Philosophy of Mind
course - Sensation and Perception
course - Cognition
course - Learning and Behavior
course - Seminar in Biopsychology
course - Seminar in Cognition
NOTE: The following courses and seminars may be applied to the Neuroscience major if the topic is relevant to the study of Neuroscience: