Courses & Curriculum

The neuroscience major will prepare students for careers and degree programs in neuroscience, experimental psychology, medicine, physician assistant, pharmacy, and more. Explore this page's sample courses and curriculum, and come back soon for a more detailed example degree progression.

Sample Courses & Curriculum

BIO209 Basic Neuroscience

This course is designed for wide appeal. It is an introduction to the structure and function of the brain and spinal cord, and how nerves function and communicate. The basics of movement, sensation, language, emotion, and consciousness are discussed. Emphasis is placed on contrasting normal function with altered function in diseases.

BIO423 Neurobiology of Mental Health

The course explores advanced topics in neurodevelopment, neurotransmission, neuroplasticity, and cognition through the lens of mental health, using neurological diseases such as depression and schizophrenia as examples of pathophysiological processes underlying mental illness. Neurobiological mechanisms, clinical presentation, and therapeutic interventions will be discussed, with emphasis on neuropharmacology and mental health.

BIO487 Neuropathology

The course explores advanced topics in neurotransmission, plasticity, motor control, emotion, and cognition through the lens of neuropathologies, such as stroke, seizure, TBI, multiple sclerosis, and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Neurobiological mechanisms of disease cause and progression, clinical presentation of symptoms, and therapeutic approaches, including pharmacology, will be discussed.

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