The Neuroscience Major—The major requires 15 courses, including eight core courses and seven course credits from the list of electives. Electives must be selected from at least three different departments (biology, chemistry, engineering, neuroscience, philosophy, or psychology.) No course grade of less than C- may be counted toward the major.
Core course requirements
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BIOL
182L
.
Biology II: Evolution of Life
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BIOL
203L.
Biology III: The Cellular Basis of Life
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CHEM
111L.
Introductory Chemistry I
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CHEM
112L.
Introductory Chemistry II
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NESC
201.
Principles of Neuroscience
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NESC
301L.
Introduction to Neuroscience Methodology
OR
NESC 201L. Principles of Neuroscience Laboratory
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NESC
388.
Current Issues in Neuroscience
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PSYC
261
.
Brain and Behavior
Electives
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BIOL
181.
Biology I: Inquiry into Life
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BIOL
224
.
Biology IV:
Genetics
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BIOL
227L.
Cell Biology
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BIOL
317.
Biochemistry
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BIOL
319L.
Animal Physiology
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BIOL
440L.
Drug Discovery
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BIOL
456L.
The Biology of Communication
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BIOL
473L.
Sensory Biology
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CHEM
211L.
Elementary Organic Chemistry I
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ENGR 316. Neural Engineering
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ENGR
401. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
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ENGR
411.
Electrophysiology
of the Central Nervous System
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NESC
330.
Advanced Neurophysiology
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NESC
401.
Neurochemistry
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NESC
402L.
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
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NESC 425. Research in Neuroscience
(1.0 credit)
*
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PHIL
357.
Issues in Cognitive Science
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PHIL
374.
Minds and Brains
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PSYC
255.
Cognitive Psychology
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PSYC
256.
Learning
and Memory
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PSYC
302.
Behavioral Neuroscience
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PSYC
365.
Cognitive Neuroscience
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PSYC
392.
Human
Neuropsychology
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PSYC
454.
Applications of Human Cognition Research
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PSYC
462.
Clinical
Psychobiology
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PSYC
464.
Neuropsychopharmacology
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HFPR 202. Health Care Research may substitute for NESC 425 provided the research is done in a neurological, neurosurgical, neuropsychiatric, or basic neuroscience laboratory setting. This substitution must be approved by the program director.
Two of the following courses combine to satisfy one neuroscience elective:
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BIOL 210L. Scanning Electron Microscopy
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BIOL 220L. Transmission Electron Microscopy
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NESC 202L. Clinical
Neuroanatomy
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NESC 425. Research in Neuroscience
(0.5 credit)
Only one of the following courses may be used as an elective toward the neuroscience major:
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BIOL
120
.
Genes, Clones and Biotechnology
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BIOL
140
L
.
Biological Systems
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NESC
101.
The Brain
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NESC 262. Introduction to Animal Behavior
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PSYC
265.
Drugs and Behavior
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PSYC
293.
Perception
The Writing Intensive Part II requirement is fulfilled by one of the following courses
:
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NESC 401. Neurochemistry
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NESC 402L.
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
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PHIL 374. Minds and Brains
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PSYC 302. Behavioral Neuroscience
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PSYC 365. Cognitive Neuroscience
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PSYC 392. Human Neuropsychology
Honors in Neuroscience—Honors in the major will be awarded to students who attain a B+ average in courses in the major at the 200-level and above (not including the research project), and who also demonstrate superior performance in a research project, culminating in a thesis, an oral presentation, and a poster at the spring science symposium.
Courses at
Other Institutions—Students who wish to earn major credit for course work at other institutions should submit to the director the name of the institution and the number, title, and catalogue description of the course. This information must be submitted in writing before the work is initiated and formal permission must be granted before the courses can be credited toward the major at Trinity, following the usual procedures established by the Office of International Programs.
Study
Away—Neuroscience students who wish to study abroad should meet with their adviser and the program director in advance of the semester they intend to go abroad. Professor Raskin is currently the study abroad adviser for the Neuroscience Program and can advise students regarding specific study abroad options. There are many study abroad locations that allow for coursework in neuroscience as well as internship experiences. Students who wish to take a course for major credit while abroad must have this approved by the program director before going abroad.