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Catalog 2017-2018

Neuroscience

Catalog Year: 2017-2018

Teaching Faculty

Professors Bonebright, Ferrer, Penner, Peszka, and Schmidt (chair)
Associate Professors Dow, Caro, Goadrich, and Murray
Assistant Professors Houck and Taylor

Description

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Neuroscience is a unique, interdisciplinary study of the development, organization, and function of the nervous system and its relationship to behavior and cognition in human and nonhuman animals. Because this requires an integration of knowledge from multiple levels of analysis, the neuroscience major at ΊΪΑΟ²»΄ςμΘ offers an interdisciplinary approach calling on methodologies from biology, psychology, philosophy, chemistry, and computer science.Μύ Students are given the tools they need to pursue the study of neuroscience including foundational knowledge and the opportunity to pursue appropriate research experience in the field.Μύ The flexibility in electives allows students to focus on their own interests in biology, psychology, philosophy, and computer science, or even a unique interdisciplinary specialization. Working closely with their advisors, the neuroscience major prepares students with a competent interdisciplinary undergraduate foundation for graduate studies in a variety of fields.

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Major in Neuroscience

14 courses distributed as follows:

  • BIOL 150 Cell Biology
  • CHEM 110 General Chemistry I or CHEM 150 Accelerated General Chemistry
  • PSYC 220 Brain and Behavior
  • PSYC 290 Statistics
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ or
    MATH 215 Statistical Analysis
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ or
    BUSI 250 Principles of Statistics
  • PHIL 350 Philosophy of Science
  • PHIL 390 Philosophy of Mind
  • BIOL 325 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • BIOL 425 Systems Neuroscience
  • NEUR 497 Neuroscience Senior Capstone
  • Five electives chosen from either group:

ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Group A (no more than 2 courses):
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ BIOL 250 Genetics
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ CSCI 135 Robotics Explorations Studio
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ CSCI 150 Foundations of Computer Science
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ MATH 130 Calculus I
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PHIL 245 Introduction to Logic
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 295 Research Methods

ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Group B (up to 5 courses):
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ BIOL/PSYC 300 Comparative Animal Behavior
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ BIOL 310 Developmental Biology
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ BIOL 320 Animal Physiology
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ BIOL 355 Advanced Cell Biology
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ BIOL 430 Immunology
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ BIOL 470 Advanced Genetics
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ CHEM 330 Biological Chemistry
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ CSCI 151 Data Structures and Object-Oriented Development
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ CSCI 235 Intelligent Robotics
ΜύΜύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ CSCI 285Μύ Scientific Computing
Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ ΜύCSCI 335 Artificial Intelligence
Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ Μύ ΜύPHIL 235 Philosophy of Cognitive Science
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PHIL 280 Free Will, Agents, and Intentions
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PHIL 320 Human Nature
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PHIL 420 Neurophilosophy
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 280 Introduction to Psychopharmacology
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 320 Cognitive Psychology
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 335 Sensation and Perception
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 355 Evolutionary Psychology
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 360 Behavioral Neuroscience
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 366 Behavioral Endocrinology
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ RELI 385 Cognitive Linguistics in Theology

Senior Capstone Experience

In the spring of their senior year, neuroscience majors will take NEUR 497: Neuroscience Senior Capstone.

Minor in Neuroscience

7 courses distributed as follows:

  • BIOL 150 Cell Biology (w/Lab)
  • PSYC 220 Brain and Behavior
  • BIOL 325 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • PHIL 390 Philosophy of Mind
  • Three electives chosen from the following:
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ BIOL/PSYC 300 Comparative Animal Behavior
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ BIOL 425 Systems Neuroscience
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ CSCI 235 Intelligent Robotics
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ CSCI 335 Artificial Intelligence
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PHIL 235 Philosophy of Cognitive Science
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PHIL 280 Free Will, Agents, and Intentions
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PHIL 320 Human Nature
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PHIL 350 Philosophy of Science
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PHIL 420 Neurophilosophy
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 280 Introduction to Psychopharmacology
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 335 Sensation and Perception
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 355 Evolutionary Psychology
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 360 Behavioral Neuroscience
    ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PSYC 366 Behavioral Endocrinology

Program Course Listings

The courses for this program are organized into the following categories:

Neuroscience Courses

NEUR 497

Neuroscience Senior Capstone

An advanced seminar in neuroscience for senior neuroscience majors only. Topics are chosen by the neuroscience faculty, and students have the opportunity to integrate and synthesize what they have learned in their neuroscience major.
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