Neuroscience Minor
Students may declare a Neuroscience Minor in conjunction with any major. Students who plan to declare a Neuroscience Minor must first complete one foundational course in STEM (i.e., BIOL 161, CHEM 181, CSCI 131, MATH 135 or equivalent, NEUR 110, or PHYS 115) and one neuroscience-focused course. NEUR 110 can count as both the foundational course in STEM and the neuroscience-focused course.
Requirements
Minors must take 6 courses observing the following rules:
- Students may overlap no more than two courses with major requirements. Foundations in STEM courses shall not count toward overlap with major requirements.
- Students may use no more than two courses from their major department.
- Students must include course from at least three departments in the minor.
- Students are not required to take BIOL 161, but it is recommended and serves as the prerequisite for many cellular/molecular approach course options.
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Foundations in STEM: 1 course | |
| Atoms & Molecules | |
| Techniques of Programming | |
| Introductory Physics 2: Electromagnetism, Optics and Modern Physics | |
| Neural Mechanisms: 1 course | |
| Neurobiology Lecture | |
| Neuroethology with Physics | |
| Neural Circuits & Systems | |
| Cellular/Molecular Approaches: 1 course | |
| Genetics | |
| Cell Biology | |
| Neurobiology Lecture | |
| Biochemistry 1 | |
or CHEM 301 | Biochemistry |
| Systems/Behavioral Approaches: 2 courses | |
| Evolution | |
| Computational Vision | |
| Introduction to Neuroscience | |
| Neuroethology with Physics | |
| Neural Circuits & Systems | |
| Trauma & The Troubled Mind: The Ethics of Trauma | |
| Philosophy of Race | |
| Medical Ethics | |
| Philosophy Of Mind | |
| Philosophy of Science | |
| Philosophy Of Biology | |
| Philosophy Of Medicine | |
| Ethical Issues/Death & Dying | |
| Approaches to Medical Ethics | |
| Physiology and Behavior | |
| Sensation & Perception | |
| Animal Learning | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| Cognition & Memory | |
| Animal Minds | |
| Science, Medicine & the Holocaust | |
| Advanced Course in Neuroscience: 1 course | |
| Experimental Approaches in Neurobiology | |
| History & Theory of Neuroscience | |
| The Other Half of the Brain: Glial Cells | |
| Human Electrophysiology | |
| Biology of Mental Disorders | |
| Drug Abuse: Brain and Behavior | |
| Neuroanatomy & Behavior | |
| Predictive Coding in the Brain | |
| Cognitive Neuropsychiatry | |