Faculty members (or the undergraduate program chair) are available to help individual students design a specialized course of study within psychology. For example, particular course sequences within and outside of psychology may be designed for students who with to pursue specializations in particular areas. These areas include, but are not limited to, cognitive neuroscience, language and communication, computational psychology, behavioral neuroscience and endocrinology, sensation and perception, cultural psychology.
Example: Undergraduate Psychology Major suggested course sequence in Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience
Students pursuing a major in Psychology, who have a special interest in cognitive or behavioral neuroscience, may elect to follow the course guidelines listed below.
At this point, this is an INFORMAL program, not a major or specialization. These guidelines can serve as a "road map" for students as they decide how to complete the major.
General Education (i.e., common core)
Required: MATH 13100-13200 or higher
Concentration (minimum of 11 courses)
Statistics and Methods
- PSYC 20100 (or STAT 220000) and PSYC 20200
Basic courses in Psychology
- PSYC 20300 Biological Psychology
- PSYC 20400 Cognitive Psychology
- PSYC 20700 Sensation and Perception
Basic courses in Neurobiology
- BIOS 24203 Introduction to Neuroscience
- BIOS 24204 Cellular Neurobiology
- BIOS 24205 Systems Neuroscience
Electives: 2 or more of the following
- BIOS 24211/ PSYC 31500 Neuroethology (Margoliash)
- PSYC 21900 Color Vision (Shevell)
- PSYC 28300 Attention (Nusbaum)
- PSYC 26300 Research Seminar in Behavioral Endocrinology (McClintock)
- PSYC 28500 Research Seminar in Social Neuroscience (Cacioppo)
- PSYC 33100 Introduction to Developmental Neuropsychology (Levine)
- PSYC 33700 Perception and Action (Bertenthal)
- PSYC 33900 Cognitive Neuroscience and Language Processing (Nusbaum)
