Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Concentration
This concentration focuses on laboratory experience in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience and more in-depth courses of interest that will broaden the students' knowledge in understanding brain and behavior.
Students pursuing the BA with this concentration take 14 credits. Students must earn a minimum GPA of 3.00 in all coursework applied to the concentration.
Students who successfully complete the Psychology Department Honors Program (PSYC 490 Psychology Honors I, PSYC 491 Psychology Honors II, and PSYC 492 RS: Psychology Honors III) with an honors thesis/project focused on cognitive and behavioral neuroscience may, with approval of their thesis committees and the associate chair for undergraduate studies, substitute their honors work for one course in the concentration.
Two required courses (6 credits)
- PSYC 373 - Biopsychology Laboratory Credits: 2
- PSYC 304 - Principles of Learning Credits: 4
Three courses (9 credits) chosen from:
- PSYC 309 - Sensation, Perception, and Information Processing Credits: 4
- PSYC 460 - Independent Study in Psychology Credits: 1-4 (when content is developmental with prior written approval)
- PSYC 461 - Special Topics Credits: 1-3 (when content is developmental with prior written approval)
- PSYC 472 - Current Topics in Brain and Behavior Credits: 3 (When approved by the undergraduate associate chair and topic is Neuronal Bases of Learning and Memory, Drugs and the Brain, or Brain in Books and Film)
- PSYC 480 - Biological Bases of Alzheimer's Disease Credits: 3