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Neuroscience majors must complete the basic requirements in English communication, second language, and liberal education. See the Liberal Education page for a list of these requirements. |
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Quantitative Requirements (For students admitted Fall 2007 or later)
Math 1271 or 1281 (preferred )
Complete one of the Following: Math 1272 Calculus II, Math 1282 Calculus II, Stat 3011 Introduction to Statistical Analysis, CSci 1901 Structure of Computer Programming I, or CSci 3003 Introduction to Computing in Biology. |
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Chemistry
a. General Chemistry - Chem 1021, 1022
b. Organic Chemistry - Chem 2301, 2302 and 2311 (laboratory) |
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Physics - Choose sequence A or B:
Sequence A ( preferred )
Phys 1301W, 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I-II |
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Sequence B
Phys 1201W, 1202W - Introductory Physics for Pre-Medicine and Biology I-II |
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES REQUIREMENTS |
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General and Organismal Biology (For students admitted Fall 2007 or later)
General Biology Biol 2002 and 2003 Foundations of Biology
Complete one of the following: Biol 3211 Animal Physiology, Phsl 3051 Human
Physiology, Phsl 3061 Principles of Physiology and Biol 2005 Animal
Diversity Lab; or Biol 2012 General Zoology. |
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Biology Core
BioC 3021 - Biochemistry
or BioC 4331 - Biochemistry I: Structure, Catalysis & Metabolism in Biological Systems
Biol 4003 - Genetics
Biol 4004 - Cell Biology
Biol 3407 - Ecology
or Biol 3409 - Evolution
or Biol 3411 - Introduction to Animal Behavior
or Biol 3811 - Introduction to Animal Behavior
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Major Requirements ( printable version for fall 07 is being updated )
a. NSci 3101 (Fall - 3 cr)
NSci 3102W (Spring - 3 cr) - recommended grade B or better in NSci 3101
AND NSci 4105 (Fall - 2 cr) - ranked for permission based on grade in 3101 and GPA
b. A minimum of 2 credits from NSci 4994 AND/OR NSci 4794W AND/OR NSci 4167
c. A minimum of 9 credits from Groups A - C with at least one course from each group: |
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Group A - Cell and Molecular Biology
NSc 5201 - Computational Neuroscience I: Membranes & Channels (Fall - 3 cr)
NSc 5461 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (Fall - 4 cr)
GCD 4034 - Molecular Genetics (Spring - 3 cr)
GCD 5036 - Molecular Cell Biology (Fall - 3 cr)
EEB 5221 - Molecular and Genomic Evolution (Spring - 3 cr)
PHCL 4001 - Mechanisms of Drug Action (Fall - 2 cr)
Other courses must be approved by the DUGS ( requires petition )
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Group B - Neural Systems and Behavior
NSc 5202 - Theoretical Neuroscience: Systems & Information Processing (Spring - 3cr)
NSc 5462 - Neuroscience Principles of Drug Abuse (biennial, Spring even years - 2 cr)
NSc 5561 - Systems Neuroscience (Fall - 4 cr)
NSc 5661 - Behavioral Neuroscience (Spring - 3 cr)
EEB 5321 - Evolution of Social Behavior (Fall - 3 cr)
PSY 5036W - Computational Psychology (biennial, Fall even years - 3 cr)
PSY 5038W - Introduction to Neural Networks (biennial, Fall odd years - 3 cr)
Other courses must be approved by the DUGS ( requires petition )
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Group C - The Scientific Method: History & Philosophy
HSci 3211 - Biology and Culture in the 19th and 20th Centuries (Fall - 3 cr)
HSci 3242 - The Darwinian Revolution (Spring - 3 cr)
PHIL 3601W - Scientific Thought (Every term - 4 cr)
PHIL 4607 - Philosophy of the Biological Sciences (biennial, Fall even years - 3 cr)
PSY 2801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis (Fall, Spring - 3cr)
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis (Every term - 4 cr)
Other courses must be approved by the DUGS ( requires petition )
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