Plan of Study – Neuroscience

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Neuroscience: Cert Comp

Neuroscience: Certificate of Completion

Certificate Courses (Minimum number of 12 semester hours required.)

BIO 2450 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 s.h.)

Study of anatomical terminology, the cell, the sense organs, and the structure and function of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Lecture meets 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one year each of high school biology and chemistry. Corequisite: BIO 2450.LB.

BIO2450L Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (1 s.h.)

Lab course studying the structure and function of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Lab will meet 3 hours per week. Corequisite: BIO 2450.

PSY 4300 Cognitive Psychology (4 s.h.)

All aspects of human thinking, including attention, perception, memory, knowledge, language, problem solving, creativity, decision making, and intelligence. Attention given to current research in areas such as mood-dependent memory, the power of suggestion in creating false memories, speed reading, and learning vocabulary, as well as the application of cognitive principles in everyday life. Course includes an on-line laboratory component in which students participate in a variety of experimental studies in various areas of cognitive psychology. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.

PSY 4500 Behavioral Neuroscience (BIO/PSY*) (4 s.h.)

Scientific explanations of the neurobiological basis of behavior and evolution of the brain. Examination of nervous system structure and function; neuron biochemistry and neurotransmission; psychopharmacology; sensory and motor systems, physiological mechanisms influencing circadian rhythms, emotion, learning and memory, neurological disorders, psychological disorders, stress, and drug abuse. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.