B.S. in Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience option
2015/2016 Catalog
***A grade of C- or better must be earned in ALL courses required for the major***
Required Major Courses
credits
Biology/Microbiology Core Courses
BIOB 160N—Principles of Living Systems
PHAR 110—Use and Abuse
BIOB 260—Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOH 280—Fundamentals of Neuroscience
PSYX 250—Fundamentals of Biological Psychology
BIOH 380—Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
4
3
4
3
3
3
semester
grade
A/Su
A/S
A/Su
S/Su
A/S/Su
A/S
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Additional Major Courses Required for Cognition and Behavior Option
PSYX 270 –Fundamentals of Learning
3
A/S/Su
PSYX 280 Fundamentals of Memory & Cognition 3
A/S/Su
BCH 380—Biochemistry
3
A
BIOB 301—Developmental Biology
3
S
BIOB 425—Adv. Cell & Molecular Biology
3
S
PSYX 356 —Human Neuropsychology
3
A/S
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Choose at least 1 of the following courses:
BIOH 365 Human Animal and Physiology I
KIN 330 –Motor Control and Learning
PSYX 352 Comparative Psychology
3
3
3
A
A
A
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Choose at least 1 of the following courses:
BIOB 272 – Genetics and Evolution
BIOB 497—Neurobiology of Disease
BMED 610 —Neuropharmacology
3
3
3
S
A
A, alt yrs
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Choose at least 1 of the following courses:
1 course must be from the following set of Intersection Courses that explore the intersection of
Neuroscience and discovery or scholarship derived from other academic disciplines:
ECON 491 Experimental and Behavioral Economics 3
intermitnt
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BIOE 406 Behavior and Evolution
4
S
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LIT 491 Poetry, Cognition and the Brain
3
A, alt yrs
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PSYX 233 Fundamentals of the Psychology of Aging 3
A/S/Su
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HHP 415 Hlth & Mind, Body, Spirit Relationship 3
S
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DANC 345 Teaching Dance to People w/ Disabilities 1
A/S
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Option lab research credit:
BIOB 486W Neuro Research Techniques Lab/Course 3
BCH/BIOM 499—Adv. Undergrad Research (497) V
A/Su
A/S/Su
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To meet the Upper Division Writing Expectation for the major, students take BCH 482 and
BIOB 425 (required) plus one more upper division BIO_ or BCH writing course (marked with *).
See Biology Advising Office for complete list of approved writing courses.
Other Required Courses
credits semester
grade
M 162—Applied Calculus (MATH 150)
CHMY 141N—College Chemistry I (CHEM 161)
CHMY 143N—College Chemistry II (CHEM 162)
CHMY 221/222—Org. Chem. I & Lab (CHEM 221/223)
STAT 216 – Statistics or
Or STAT 222 Statistics for Psych majors
4
5
5
5
4
3
A/S/Su
A/S
S/Su
A
A/S/Su
A/S/Su
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Take the following physics course:
PHSX 205N/206N—Coll Phys I & Lab (PHYS 121, 111/113)
5
A/S/Su
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Catalog changes/Grade policies
*Catalog changes in requirements for Cellular and Molecular Biology option:
Grades/GPA Requirements:
Only grades of C- or better are accepted for all major requirements.
Both overall UM GPA and major GPA must be 2.0 in order to graduate. Major GPA for the
Cellular and Molecular Biology option is calculated from all UM **BIO_, BIOC, MICB and
BCH classes
*a student may use any active catalog under which he/she was a student (at any college)
**BIO_ = BIOB, BIOE, BIOH, BIOL, BIOM, BIOO