Complete at least 5 courses (15 credits minimum), including at least 3 courses from your declared track. One of these 5 courses must be a Lab course.
Neuroscience Research credits [NEUR379(H) OR NEUR479(H)*] may be used to satisfy 1 of 5 track courses. A total of 3 credits of NEUR379(H) must be earned to utilize research as a track course. (Neuroscience Research credits may be taken across multiple semesters.) *Four pre-approved NEUR479(H) credits in the same research lab can satisfy the lab requirement, but then would not count towards the 5 track course requirement. A maximum of 3 credits of NEUR379(H) or NEUR479(H) can be taken within a single semester.
Click the boxes below for the updated list of approved Neuroscience track courses for the Neuroscience Advanced Program major requirement. Courses are typically offered in the semesters listed below, but are subject to change. Please, visit schedule of classes for the most up to date semester offerings.
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Course |
Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Winter'25 | Spring'25 | Summer'25 | Fall'25 |
| BSCI338N/PSYC489G | Special Topics in Biology; Hormones and Behavior | 3 | NEUR200 (or BSCI330 or PSYC202) | ||||
| BSCI355 | Neurobiology of Extraordinary Senses | 3 | NEUR306 (or BSCI353) | ||||
| BSCI360 | Principles of Animal Behavior | 3 | BSCI160/161 + BSCI170/171 + BSCI222 | ✓ | |||
| BSCI401 | Animal Communication | 3 | BSCI160/161 + 1 semester of PHYS + 1 semester of Organic CHEM | ✓ | |||
| BSCI407 | Behavioral Genetics | 3 | BSCI222 | ||||
| EDHD310 | Your Brain on Education: The Neuroscience of Learning and Development | 3 | PSYC100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| KNES3851 | Motor Control and Learning | 4 | BSCI201 + MATH113 or higher | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| KNES4451 | Exercise and Brain Health | 3 | KNES350 | ✓ | |||
| PHIL202 | Know Thyself: Wisdom Through Cognitive Science | 3 | No prerequisites | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PHIL366 | Philosophy of Mind | 3 | 6 credits in PHIL courses (or, for NEUR majors, 3 credits of NEUR course + 3 credits of PHIL course) | ✓ | |||
| PSYC300 | Research Methods in Psychology Lab | 4 | PSYC200 (or BIOM301 or STAT400) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| PSYC302 | Fundamentals of Learning and Behavior | 3 | PSYC100 + BSCI170/171 | ✓ |
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| PSYC307 | Collective Behavior and Decision Making in Human and Animal Groups | 3 | NEUR200, PSYC304 or PSYC221. | ✓ | |||
| PSYC310 | Perception | 3 | PSYC100 + BSCI160 and BSCI161 or BSCI170 and BSCI171 | ✓ | |||
| PSYC341 | Introduction to Memory and Cognition | 3 | PSYC200 + PSYC300 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PSYC403 | Animal Behavior | 3 | NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ||||
| PSYC404 | Intro to Psychopharmacology | 3 | NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PSYC406 | Neuroethology | 3 | NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ✓ | |||
| PSYC407 | Behavioral Neurobiology Lab | 4 | PSYC300 + NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PSYC411 | Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 3 | PSYC200 + PSYC300 + NEUR200 (or PSYC202) | ||||
| PSYC414 | Science of Sleep and Biological Rhythms | 3 | NEUR200 (or PSYC301 or PSYC202) | ✓ | |||
| PSYC417 | Data Science for Psychology and Neuroscience Majors Lab | 4 | PSYC200 + PSYC300 + (MATH120 or MATH136 or MATH140) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PSYC431 | Human and Animal Intelligence | 3 | PSYC300 | ✓ | |||
| PSYC442 | Psychology of Language | 3 | PSYC100 + PSYC300 + PSYC341 | ||||
| PSYC455 | Cognitive Development | 3 | PSYC100 + PSYC300 + (PSYC355 or PSYC341) | ||||
| PSYC489J | Advanced Special Topics in Psychology; Applied Introduction to Human Brain Mapping | 3 | PSYC200 + PSYC300 + NEUR200 (or PSYC202) | ||||
| PSYC489A | Advanced Special Topics in Psychology; The Nature and Biological Bases of Emotion | 3 | No prerequisites listed | ✓ |
1Permission for regular-term KNES courses are requested through your academic advisor. Permissions are granted at the discretion of KNES dept.
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Course |
Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Winter'25 | Spring'25 | Summer'25 | Fall'25 |
| ANSC3272 | Molecular & Quantitative Animal Genetics | 3 | ANSC101 + CHEM131 + ANSC103 + BSCI170/171 | ✓ | |||
| BCHM4613 | Biochemistry 1 | 3 | CHEM271/272 (or CHEM276/277) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BCHM4633 | Biochemistry of Physiology | 3 | CHEM271/272 (or CHEM276/277) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BSCI2222 | Principles of Genetics | 4 | CHEM131/132 + BSCI160/161 + BSCI170/171 (or BSCI170/171 + 2 semesters of chemistry) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BSCI330 | Cell Biology & Physiology Lab | 4 | CHEM131/132 + BSCI170/171 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BSCI339F | Selected Topics in Biology: Neurophysiology of Cells and Circuits | 3 | |||||
| BSCI343 | Cellular Mechanisms of Aging and Disease | 3 | BSCI330 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BSCI356/BSCI339P | The Future of the Brain | 3 | BSCI330 or NEUR200 | ||||
| BSCI357 | Neurobiology of Chemosensory Systems | 3 | NEUR306 (or BSCI353) | ||||
| BSCI381 | Molecular Neuroethology | 3 | BSCI222 + NEUR306 (or BSCI353) | ✓ | |||
| BSCI402 | Genomics of Sensory Systems | 3 |
BSCI 222, or permission of the instructor |
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| BSCI403 | Biology of Vision | 3 | BSCI207 or NEUR306 (or BSCI353) | ✓ | |||
| BSCI410 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | BSCI222 + CHEM231/232 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BSCI415 | Molecular Genetics Lab | 3 | Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BSCI410 | ||||
| BSCI430 | Developmental Biology | 3 | BSCI222 + BSCI330 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BSCI431 | Origins and Evolution of Nervous Systems | 3 | NEUR200 or BSCI207 | ✓ | |||
| BSCI446 | Advanced Systems Neuroscience | 3 | NEUR306 or BSCI353 | ✓ | |||
| BSCI450 (formerly BSCI440) | Mammalian Systems Physiology | 3 | BSCI330 + CHEM231/232 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BSCI451 (formerly BSCI441) | Mammalian Systems Physiology Lab | 2 | Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BSCI450 (or BSCI440) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BSCI452 | Diseases of the Nervous System | 3 | BSCI330 + NEUR306 or BSCI353 (or concurrently enrolled in either course) | ||||
| BSCI453 | Biology of Hearing | 3 | BSCI207 or NEUR200 | ✓ | |||
| BSCI456 | Advanced Cellular Neuroscience | 3 | NEUR306 (or BSCI353) and recommended BSCI450 or another upper-level neuroscience course | ✓ | |||
| KNES3704 | Motor Development | 3 | No prerequisites | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| KNES4624 | Neural Basis of Human Movement | 3 | BSCI201 + BSCI202 + KNES385 | ✓ | ✓ |
2Students may not use both ANSC327 and BSCI222/HLSC322 toward filling Neuroscience track requirements
3Students may not use both BCHM461 and BCHM463 toward filling Neuroscience track requirements
4Permission for regular-term KNES courses are requested through your academic advisor. Permissions are granted at the discretion of KNES dept.
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Course |
Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
| NEUR3795 | Neuroscience Research | 1-3 | |
| NEUR4796 | Neuroscience Research Lab | 1-3 | 3 Credits of NEUR379 within the same lab |
5NEUR379, with permission, may be substituted with BSCI399, BSCI399H, PSYC479, PSYC468H, PSYC499H.
6NEUR479, with permission, may be substituted with BSCI399L.
