a c a d e m i c p r o g r a m sCollege of Arts and Sciences - Curriculum Guide
Behavioral Neuroscience
The behavioral neuroscience major is an interdepartmental program for undergraduates, with a head adviser/director and an advisory board made up of the neuroscience faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences. The overall objectives of the neuroscience major are to draw together faculty and students who are interested in this interdisciplinary topic and to provide undergraduates with an education in the field. Behavioral neuroscience focuses on brain mechanisms and how they give rise to behavioral functions in humans and animals. The field combines the disciplines of biology and psychology with a strong background in basic physical sciences and mathematics. The goal is to achieve an understanding of nerve cells, chemical neurotransmission, simple neural circuits and other physiological systems and then to see how they give rise to normal and pathological behavioral functioning. The curriculum prepares students to find employment in allied fields such as the biotech industry or to gain entrance to higher degree granting programs in graduate or medical school. For further information on the behavioral neuroscience major, see http://www.neuroscience.neu.edu or contact Frederick Davis, professor of biology, 443 Richards Hall, 617.373.4039.
Bachelor of Science Curriculum
Psychology: PSY 1111, Foundations of Psychology 1; PSY 1112, Foundations of Psychology 2; PSY 1211, Behavioral Statistics 1; PSY 1212, Behavioral Statistics 2; PSY 1351, Psychobiology; PSY 1451, Psychopharmacology; PSY 1551, Psychobiology Laboratory.
One course from the following: PSY 1241, Developmental Psychology; PSY 1271, Social Psychology; PSY 1272, Personality 1; PSY 1373, Abnormal Psychology 1.
Two courses from the following: PSY 1231, Learning and Motivation 1; PSY 1262, Psychology of Language; PSY 1353, Animal Behavior; PSY 1364, Cognition; PSY 1365, Language and the Brain; PSY 1381, Sensation; PSY 1382, Perception.
Biology: BIO 1100, Principles of Biology 1*; BIO 1101, Principles of Biology 2*; BIO 1282, Genetics*; BIO 1283,* Introductory Biochemistry; BIO 1355, Regulatory Cell Physiology.*
Two courses from the following: BIO 1321, Evolution*; BIO 1343, Vertebrate Zoology*; BIO 1346, Embryology*; BIO 1356, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy*; BIO 1452, Comparative Neurobiology; BIO 1473, Systems Physiology*; BIO 1474, Neuroethology*; BIO 1462, General Biochemistry Laboratory; BIO 1463, Cellular Biochemistry; BIO 1467, Molecular Biology.
Mathematics and Chemistry: MTH 1106, Functions and Algebra, MTH 1107, Functions and Calculus, and MTH 1108, Calculus or MTH 1133, 1134, and 1135, Calculus for Biology Majors 1, 2, and 3; CHM 1111, General Chemistry for the Life Sciences 1; CHM 1122, General Chemistry for the Life Sciences 2B; CHM 1264, Organic Chemistry for Biology Science Majors 1; CHM 1265, Organic Chemistry for Biology Science Majors 2.
Seminar: PSY 1651, Seminar in Neuropsychology.
BS Core Curriculum: For natural science majors.
*Courses with required laboratories.