Neuroscience

Degree: Bachelor of Science with a major in Neuroscience

College: Arts and Sciences

Department: Psychology

Contact: Dr. Linda L. Morrison (Chair) lmorrison@une.edu

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Mission Statement/Major Program Description

A Bachelor of Science Degree in Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary major offered by faculty from various departments with expertise in the neurosciences.  The neuroscience curriculum offers students an opportunity to explore the structure and function of the nervous system.  The major requires a general science background, a number of courses specifically devoted to the brain, and an in-depth experience that clearly defines the limits of knowledge in at least one aspect of neuroscience.  The major allows considerable flexibility for students to develop the last two years along the lines of individual preferences and interests, with potential focuses in areas of cellular/molecular neurobiology, behavioral neuroscience, or cognitive science.  The majority of students who graduate with a degree in Neuroscience enter graduate or professional programs culminating with careers in medicine/health care, research, and/or education. 

Admission Requirements
Interested students should apply for admission to the neuroscience major.  Upon acceptance to the university students are provisionally admitted to this major.  Upon completion of 60 credit hours (approximately the end of the second year of full-time work) student progress is evaluated by the undergraduate curriculum committee (see below).  Students will then be fully admitted upon meeting the conditions indicated in the Program Standards section below.  See Undergraduate Admissions also.

The Neuroscience major is administered through the Department of Psychology with direction from the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.  Students interested in pursuing a degree in neuroscience will have a primary advisor in the psychology department and a secondary advisor from among the interdisciplinary faculty who comprise the curriculum committee.

For more information, please contact any of the faculty from the Undergraduate Neuroscience Curriculum Committee listed below, or the Chair of the Department of Psychology, Linda Morrison.

Dr. Geoffrey Ganter, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
gganter@une.edu

Ian Meng, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
imeng@une.edu

Glenn Stevenson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
gstevenson@une.edu

Courses previously completed at another accredited college can be transferred to this degree program.  Transferred courses must be reasonably close in scope and content to the required courses offered at UNE in order to count as exact equivalents.  Otherwise, they will transfer as general electives.  All courses previously completed must be no older than five years (eight years for BIO 100 level courses).  Other restrictions apply.  See Undergraduate Admissions also.

Program Standards
A minimum grade of "C-"  must be achieved in all Science and Psychology courses used to fulfill the requirements for the Psychobiology major. See Undergraduate Academic Policy also.

The basic core requirements will be centered on the following for both the C/E and BN specialties with only the chemistry requirement differing. The divergence will occur in differences in further core requirements and choice of electives.

			Credits
University Core Requirements*			42-43
Program Required Courses			33-43
PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology			3
BIO 106 - Biology II: Cellular/Molecular			4
CHE 110/111 - General Chemistry I & II			8
PSY 225 - Psychology Statistics or MAT 150 - Statistics for Life Sciences			3
NEU 210 - The Brain			4
PHY 110/111 - General Physics I & II			8
NEU 305 - Neurobiology of Mental Illness			3
CHE 210/211 - Organic Chemistry I & II (CHE 310 may substitute for CHE 211)			10
NEU 320 - Principles of Neurobiology			3
Neuroscience Lab/special Topics			3
Neuroscience Electives (4) (see below)			12 - 20
Minimum Required Total Credits			120

* Math core requirement is MAT 190 Calculus I

Each student will choose four elective courses.  No more than 3 may be chosen from either list A or B.  No course counted as an elective may simultaneously satisfy program requirements.

List A
Bio 200 - Genetics (Human)
BIO 245 - General Principles of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology I
BIO 322 - Comparative Animal Physiology
BIO 330 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIO 340 - Embryology
BIO 345 - General Principles of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology II
BIO 365 - Immunology
BIO 370 - Cell and Molecular Biology
BIO 404 - Neuroscience
CHE 405 - Medicinal Chemistry
List B
PSY 226 - Motivation and Emotion
PSY 245 - Evolutionary Psychology
PSY 275 - Introduction to Techniques in Animal Behavior
PSY 285 - Research Methods
PSY 335 - Comparative Animal Behavior or BIO 335 Animal Behavior/Behavioral Ecology
PSY 362 - Animal Cognition
PSY 380 - Learning and Memory
PSY 381 - Cognitive Psychology
PSY 425 - Advanced Methods in Animal Behavior
PSY 440 - Sensation and Perception
PSY 490 - Behavioral Neuroscience
PHI 370 - Philosophy of Psychology
PHI 380 - Philosophy of MInd

Minor in Neuroscience
A student with a major in another area may minor in Neuroscience with permission of a member of the undergraduate curriculum committee.  A minimum of 25 hours of approved course credit with a grade of "C-" or better is required for the minor in Neuroscience as follows:

Minimum Credits		25
PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology		3
BIO 106 - Biology II: Cellular/Molecular		4
CHE 110/111 - General Chemistry I & II		8
NEU 210 - The Brain: An Examination of the Nervous System		4
NEU 310 - Neurobiology of Mental Illness		3
NEU 320 - Principles of Neurobiology		3

 

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