Neuroscience Minor
Students may declare a Neuroscience Minor in conjunction with any major. Prior to approval, students planning to declare a Neuroscience Minor must meet with the Neuroscience Program Director to discuss their academic goals, confirm their understanding of the minor requirements, and assess the feasibility and practicality of their academic plan.
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 | |