Neuroscience Concentration Requirements
Background Courses
MATH0090 and MATH0100 or equivalent
CHEM0330 and CHEM0350 (or higher)
PHYS0030 and PHYS0040 or equivalent
BIOL0200 or equivalent
(For equivalents, see Frequently Asked Questions.)
Basic Lecture Series
NEUR0010: The Brain: An Introduction to Neuroscience
NEUR1020: Principles of Neurobiology
NEUR1030: Neural Systems
Research Methods
Statistics: 1 approved course
Laboratory methods: 1 approved course
Critical Reading Course
1 approved course
Four Thematic Electives:
In consultation with the concentration advisor, the student must select additional courses thematically related to his or her interest in neuroscience to make a total of 10 Neuroscience Core Courses. The student must write a short paragraph for each course justifying its inclusion in the concentration. (Organic chemistry does not satisfy this requirement).
The following courses are approved for concentration credit in their respective categories:
Statistics Courses
PHP2500, PHP2510, APMA0650, APMA1650, CLPS0900, SOC1100, EDUC1110, BIOL0495
Laboratory Methods Courses
NEUR1600: Experimental Neurobiology
NEUR1650: Structure of the Nervous System
NEUR1670: Neuropharmacology
NEUR1680: Computational Neuroscience
NEUR1970: Independent Laboratory Research (two semesters)
CLPS1190: Techniques in Physiological Psychology
CLPS1194: Sleep and Chronobiology Research
CLPS1491: Neural Modeling Laboratory
CLPS1492: Laboratory in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
BIOL0800: Principles of Physiology
BIOL1170: Mammalian Physiology
BIOL1880: Comparative Biology of the Vertebrates
Critical Reading Courses
NEUR1930: Topics in Neuroscience
NEUR1940: Topics in Neuroscience
NEUR1970: Independent Laboratory Research (two semesters)
Independent study can fulfill only one of the 10 core course requirements of the concentration.
NEUR2120: Topics in Visual Physiology
NEUR2150: Cells & Circuits of the Nervous System
NEUR2160: Neurochemistry and Behavior
NEUR2930: Special Topics in Neurobiology
NEUR2940: Special Topics in Neurobiology
BIOL1100: Cell Physiology and Biophysics
BIOL1110: Topics in Signal Transduction
BIOL1190: Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity
CLPS1180: Topics in Comparative Psychology
CLPS1400: The Neural Bases of Cognition
Enrollment in 2000-level courses requires written permission of the instructor. Some courses may be restricted to graduate students.
Certain courses in other departments may satisfy this requirement with written approval of NUCC.
