Behavioral Neuroscience Minor
Note: These requirements apply to students in the class of 2029 and later. Requirements for the major and minor in Behavioral Neuroscience for students in the class of 2028 and earlier can be found in the Catalog Archive.
Students may complete a minor in behavioral neuroscience by completing the following 5 courses: (Note that students majoring in psychology can earn a concentration rather than a minor in behavioral neuroscience by completing these 5 courses):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 1710 | General Neuroscience | 3 |
| or PSYC 1740 | Drugs, Brain, and Behavior | |
| PSYC 2610 | Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 |
| Select three additional courses from the list below: | 9 | |
| Fundamentals of Neurobiology | ||
| General Neuroscience | ||
| Drugs, Brain, and Behavior | ||
| Human Neuropsychology | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Learning and Applied Behavior Analysis | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Research Methods in Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Special Topics (Shell) (with an emphasis in behavioral neuroscience) | ||
| Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Hormones and Behavior | ||
| Pharmacology and Mental Disorders | ||
| Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience | ||
| Supervised Research: Behavioral Neuroscience 1 | ||
| Senior Seminar: Current Issues in Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Senior Seminar: Integrative Neuroscience | ||
| Senior Seminar in Neuroscience of Human Memory | ||
| Special Topics: Senior Seminar (with an emphasis in behavioral neuroscience) | ||
| Research Thesis in Behavioral Neuroscience 1 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
- 1
May be taken twice; Behavioral neuroscience minors can take Supervised Research and the Research Thesis course up to two times each. They can be taken with the same research mentor or with different mentors. If the Research Thesis course is taken a second time, it should be for a separate project than the first. PSYC 2950 and PSYC 2955 (1 credit) do not count as psychology electives towards minor requirements.
- 2
Only for certain sections; consult with professor.