Primary
J. Timothy Cannon, Ph.D., Program Director
George R. Gomez, Ph.D.
Gary G. Kwiecinski, Ph.D.
Robert F. Waldeck, Ph.D. Secondary
Paul F. Fahey, Ph.D.
Timothy Daniel Foley, Ph.D.
Christie P. Karpiak, Ph.D.
Jerry R. Muir Jr., Ph.D.
Overview
The foundation courses of this interdisciplinary curriculum are selected from the Biology, Psychology and Chemistry departments. Depending upon the electives chosen, the program can prepare students for a variety of graduate programs within the field of neuroscience. Such graduate training may draw from a range of disciplines, including biology, psychology, anatomy, pharmacology, toxicology, biophysics, biochemistry and medicine. Students have ample research opportunities in laboratories that can support a diversity of behavioral, biochemical, neurophysiological and neuroanatomical investigations. The program is administered by an interdisciplinary committee.
Major in Neuroscience
44 to 47 credits. Majors must take two electives from both biology and psychology as well as 3 credits of NEUR 493. Psychology electives must be drawn from PSYC 220, 221, 222, 225, 230, 234, 235, or, with permission of the director, PSYC 284 or 384. Biology electives must be drawn from those intended for biology majors. With permission of the director, NEUR 384 may be used to fulfill one psychology or biology elective requirement.
Cognate in Neuroscience
31 to 37 credits. Students should consider their projected graduate program when choosing cognate electives from the areas of chemistry, mathematics, physics, and computer science.
Neuroscience
Curriculum
Dept. and
No.
Descriptive Title of
Course
Credits
FIRST YEAR
FALL
SPRING
MAJOR (GE NSCI)
BIOL 141-142
Gen. Biology I-II
4.5
4.5
MAJOR
NEUR 110–111
Neuro. Labs–Neuro. Research Lit.
0.5
1
COGNATE
CHEM 112-113
Gen. Analytical Chem.
I-II
4.5
4.5
COGNATE (GE QUAN)
MATH 114
Analysis I
4
MAJOR (GE S/BH)
PSYC 110
Fundamentals of
Psychology
3
GE WRTG
WRTG 107
Composition
3
GE FSEM
INTD 100
Freshman Seminar
1
GE T/RS
T/RS 121
Theology I
3
GE PHED
PHED ELECT
Physical Education
1
17.5
17
SECOND YEAR
MAJOR
ELECT
Major Elective
3
MAJOR
PSYC 231
Behavioral Neuroscience
4.5
MAJOR
PSYC 210-330
Psych. Statistics -
Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
3
3
MAJOR
NEUR 330L1
Research Methods in Neuroscience Lab
2
GE SPCH
COMM 100
Public Speaking
3
COGNATE ELECT
COGNATE ELECT
Cognate Electives
3-4.5
3-4.5
GE PHIL-T/RS
PHIL 122 - T/RS 122
Intro. to Phil. -
Theology II
3
3
GE C/IL
C/IL 102
Computing & Information Literacy
3
16.5-18
17-18.5
THIRD YEAR
MAJOR
BIOL 358
Cell & Molecular Neurobiology
3
MAJOR
MAJOR ELECT
Major Electives
6-8
3-4
COGNATE
COGNATE ELECT
Cognate Electives
3
3-4
GE PHIL
PHIL 210
Ethics
3
GE HUMN
HUMN ELECT
Humanities Elective
3
3
GE S/BH
S/BH ELECT
Social/Behavioral
Elective
3
GE PHED
PHED ELECT
Physical Education
2
17-19
15-17
FOURTH YEAR
MAJOR
NEUR 493
Undergrad. Research in Neuroscience
3
COGNATE ELECT
ELECT
Cognate Electives
6-8
GE HUMN
HUMN ELECT
Humanities Electives
3
3
GE PHIL or T/RS
PHIL or T/RS ELECT
Philosophy or T/RS
Elective
3
GE ELECT
ELECT
Free Electives
3
9
15-17
15
Total:
130 - 139 Credits
1 NEUR 330L fulfills one of the writing-intensive requirements of the general education program.
