Neuroscience Minor
Requirements
The requirements for this minor are at least 15 credits of 2000-level or above courses, with a minimum of five credits coming from each department (PSYC and PNB), which are structured in the following manner:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Lecture Courses | ||
| PSYC 2200 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| or PNB 3251 | Biology of the Brain | |
| Lab Requirement | ||
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
| Laboratory in Animal Behavior and Learning | ||
| Laboratory in Physiological Psychology | ||
| Drugs and Behavior Laboratory | ||
| Sensory Neuroscience Laboratory | ||
| Investigations in Neurobiology | ||
| Molecular Principles of Physiology | ||
| Additional Courses | ||
| Select additional courses required to satisfy the 15-credit requirement (if not used as a required course or for the lab requirement) may include: | 9 | |
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Drugs And Behavior | ||
| Sensory Systems Neuroscience | ||
| Learning and Memory: From Brain to Behavior | ||
| Learning | ||
PSYC 3200 | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Laboratory in Animal Behavior and Learning | ||
| Laboratory in Physiological Psychology | ||
| Drugs and Behavior Laboratory | ||
| Sensory Neuroscience Laboratory | ||
| Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Biology of the Brain | ||
| Physiological Model Systems | ||
| Human Neuroanatomy | ||
| Stem Cell Biology | ||
PNB 3262 | ||
| Investigations in Neurobiology | ||
| Molecular Principles of Physiology | ||
| Biology of Synaptic Transmission | ||
| Sensory Physiology | ||
PNB 4162 | ||
| Biology of Nervous System Diseases | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Graduate courses in PSYC or PNB may be counted with permission of the neuroscience minor advisor. The additional courses should be selected in consultation with a neuroscience advisor in psychology or physiology and neurobiology and may include a lab course that was not used to fulfill the lab requirement. Up to three credits of undergraduate research or independent study (PNB 3296 Undergraduate Research in Physiology and Neurobiology, PNB 3299 Independent Study, PNB 4296 Honors Undergraduate Research In Physiology and Neurobiology; PSYC 3889 Undergraduate Research, PSYC 3899 Independent Study; COGS 3589 Undergraduate Research) may be counted towards the minor with permission of the neuroscience minor advisor, provided that the research has a strong neuroscience component. A maximum of six credits may overlap with a major or another minor.
The minor is offered by the Department of Psychological Sciences and the Physiology and Neurobiology Department. Interested students should contact John Salamone at john.salamone@uconn.edu.