Neuroscience

Overview

Neuroscience is the study of the brain and nervous system. It encompasses questions about the structure and function of the nervous system, neural development and plasticity, and how behaviors and cognition arise from the brain. Neuroscience is an inherently multidisciplinary area of study, integrating approaches from a diverse set of fields at many levels of analysis.

Requirements

Minor

Students must complete six neuroscience-related courses to complete the minor. At least three of the classes cannot be counted towards the student’s major and must be classes offered by departments outside the student’s major department.  Courses used for a second minor cannot be double-counted for the Neuroscience minor. Students are strongly encouraged to talk with a Neuroscience adviser early in their academic career and to consult the catalog for course prerequisites when planning their Neuroscience minor.

Two Introductory Courses

Methods or Statistics Requirement

One methods or statistics course selected from the following:

Neuroscience Elective I

One advanced course in Biology selected from the following:

Neuroscience Elective II

An advanced course in Cognitive Science or Psychology selected from the following:

Neuroscience Elective III

A final elective class can be selected from the 300-level classes listed above in Core Courses or one of the following 200- or 300-level classes in Biology, Cognitive Science, or Psychology.

Transfer Credit Policies

Courses approved for transfer by the appropriate department or program will be considered to apply toward the Neuroscience minor, subject to the same restrictions that apply to Occidental courses. Students should reference the Transfer Credit section for details.

Faculty

Carmel Levitan, chair

Other faculty associated with the Neuroscience minor can be viewed here.