Neurobiology Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | Credits | |
| BIOL 200 | Concepts in Biology | 4 |
| CHEM 125 or CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I 1 or Fundamentals of Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHEM 125A | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| MATH 138 | General Calculus I | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| FYS SEM | First-Year Student Seminar | 0 |
| Term Credits | 14 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| BIOL 201 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 3 |
| BIOL 202 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 1 |
| CHEM 126 or CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II 1 or Fundamentals of Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHEM 126A | Gen Chemistry Lab II | 1 |
| ENGL 102 | English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research | 3 |
| MATH 105 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Term Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| BIOL 205 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lecture | 3 |
| BIOL 206 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 243 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| BNFO 135 or CS 101 | Programming for Bioinformatics or Computer Programming and Problem Solving | 3 |
| History and Humanities GER 200 level | 3 | |
| Social Sciences GER | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| CHEM 244 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 244A | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOL 315 | Principles of Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 340 or R120 340 | Mammalian Physiology or Mammalian Physiology | 4 |
| History and Humanities GER 300+ level | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| PHYS 102 | General Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 102A | General Physics I Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 222 | Evolution | 3 |
| Cellular and Systems Neuroscience Elective | 3 | |
| History and Humanities GER 300+ level | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| PHYS 103 | General Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 103A | General Physics II Lab | 1 |
| Cellular and Systems Neuroscience Elective | 3 | |
| Neuroscience Laboratory Elective | 4 | |
| Technical Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Neuroscience Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| Neurobiology Laboratory Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Technical Elective 3 | 4 | |
| Technical Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Senior Seminar GER | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Neuroscience Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Biology Credits: 41
- 1
CHEM 121 and CHEM 122 require permission from the academic adviser
- 2
Free Elective - Any course in any subject at any level
- 3
Technical Elective - Any course in BIOL, BME, CHEM, CS, EVSC, FRSC IT, IE, IS, PHYS, MIT, MIS.
One technical elective must be four credits (PHYS 202 and 202A, PHYS 203 and 203A, FRSC 307, FRSC 359, Additional BIOL Lab)
- 4
Three or four credit neuroscience laboratory elective
NEUROBIOLOGY LABORATORY ELECTIVES (Two Required)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 421 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 4 |
| R120 342 & R120 343 | Developmental Biology and Developmental Biology Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 347 | Lab Approaches in Neuroscience | 4 |
| BIOL 484 | Evolution of Animal Behavior Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL 451 | Cell Physiology and Imaging | 4 |
| R120 452 | Molecular Biol Techniques | 4 |
| R120 404 | Intro to Neuroanatomy | 4 |
CELLULAR AND SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE ELECTIVES (Two Required)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 441 | Neurophysiology | 3 |
| BIOL 447 | Systems Neurobiology | 3 |
| R120 444 | Cell Neurobiology | 3 |
ADDITIONAL NEUROBIOLOGY ELECTIVES
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 337 | Collective Intel in Biol Syst | 3 |
| BIOL 352 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 382 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 383 | Neural Basis of Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 423 | Physiological Mechanisms | 3 |
| BIOL 424 | Comparative Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 432 | Intro to Comp Neuroscience | 3 |
| BIOL 436 | Advanced Neuroscience Modeling | 3 |
| BIOL 441 | Neurophysiology | 3 |
| BIOL 443 | Biology of Addiction | 3 |
| R120 444 | Cell Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 445 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| or R120 445 | Endocrinology | |
| BIOL 447 | Systems Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 448 | Neuropathophysiology: Nervous System Gone Bad! | 3 |
| BIOL 453 | Applied Genetics & Genomics | 3 |
| BIOL 462 | Comparative Biomechanics | 3 |
| BIOL 470 | Dynamic Princ in Systems BIOL | 3 |
| BIOL 491 | Research and Independent Study | 3 |
| BIOL 492 | Research and Independent Study | 3 |
