Requirements and Courses

Requirements

• An introductory course in Biology; one of:
  • Biology 131 (Biology Majors only)
  • Biology 120, 121 (premed Psychology Majors -- not taken before 3rd year)
  • Psychology majors that are not Premed need to secure permission from the Biology Department to take Biol 120 or 121.
• Introduction to Psychology 
• Four additional courses from the list below - one of these must be in the non-major department. (NOTE – This list is not exhaustive – other courses not listed below may nonetheless qualify if judged to be appropriate by the Concentration Director.)
• Concentrators must complete two courses in another science or mathematics (e.g., chemistry, physics, math, or computer science).
• Students must be involved in research for a minimum of two semesters with the same faculty member. Only research conducted during the student’s fourth year may be taken for course credit; Biol 401 or Psyc 380.
• Concentrators must participate in meetings to be held on a nearly weekly basis where discussion of important articles in the field will be discussed. These meetings will also provide a vehicle where student’s progress in their research activities will be monitored and shared with other student members of the concentration.
• A written senior thesis must be submitted to the Concentration Director and the faculty member sponsoring the student’s research during final’s week prior to graduation.
  • The senior thesis is preceded by a written proposal submitted by the second week of the fall semester of the fourth year.
  • A progress report is submitted in the first week of the spring semester prior to graduation. 

Biology Courses

• Comp Chordate Morphology (Biol 213)
• Microbiology (Biol 223)
• Developmental Biology (Biol 230)
• Vertebrate Endocrinology (Biol 241) 
• Vertebrate History (Biol 255)
• Genetics (Biol 261)
• Cell Biology (Biol 266)
• Evolution (Biol 283)
• Ethology and Behavioral Ecology (Biol 287)
• Biochemistry (Biol 301)
• Molecular Genetics (Biol 320)
• Virology (Biol 341)
• Animal Physiology (Biol 390)
• Immunology (Biol 392)
• Cell Biology of the Neuron (Biol 399)

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Psychology Courses

• Sensation and Perception (Psyc 220)
• Physiological Psychology (Psyc 221)
• Learning (Psyc 223)
• Cognitive Neuroscience (Psyc 235)
• Cognition and Memory (Psyc 236)
• Psychology of Language (Psyc 237)
• Evolution and Behavior (Psyc 253)
• Biology of Mental Disorders (Psyc 315)
• Drugs of Abuse (Psyc 316)
• Neuroanatomy and Behavior (Psyc 321)
• Face Perception (Psyc 345)
• Mind, Body, Health and Medicine (Psyc 366)

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