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Joint Major in Psychobiology:
Students interested in both biology and psychology may wish to choose
the interdisciplinary major in psychobiology. Psychobiology draws
from the social, natural, mathematical, and life sciences to address
intriguing and difficult issues related to behavior and experience.
This fast-growing field is yielding exciting new
discoveries regarding the biological bases of behavior, conscious
experience, and the relationship between physical and mental health.
Completion of the major prepares students to work in a variety of
research and clinical settings and, with judicious selection of
electives, serves as an excellent preparation for advanced work
in either biology or psychology, or for medical, dental, or veterinary
school.
Requirements
Majors will complete a core consisting of nine courses plus five
track-specific courses spread throughout their four years. The suggested
sequence for core courses is:
| Freshman Year: |
| BIOL 113 |
General Biology |
| CHEM 111 |
Introductory Chemistry:
Inorganic or CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry |
| PSYC 101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
| Sophomore Year: |
| One Math Course |
MATH 118 Introductory Statistics or MATH 238 Applied Statistical Models |
| PSYC 201 |
Biological Psychology |
| PSYC 203 |
Experimental Psychology |
| Junior Year: |
| PHIL 237 |
Philosophy of Mind |
| One course from the basic process
category in psychology: |
| PSYC 243 |
Memory, Thought, &
Language |
| PSYC 246 |
Psychology of Motivation |
| PSYC 247 |
Perception |
| Senior Year: |
| PB 347 |
Seminar in Psychobiology |
| BIOL 350 or 370 or PSYC 350 or 380 |
2 semesters of Independent Study or Internship |
Majors select one of two
concentrations to add to the core:
(A) Neurobiology Track.
CHEM 112 Organic Chemistry
BIOL 225 Cell Biology
BIOL 334 Neurobiology
BIOL 337 Molecular Biology
An additional 200-level or higher biology course.
(B) Cognitive and Behavioral Track.
BIOL 342 Topics in Behavioral
Biology
PSYC 301 Research in Biopsychology or PSYC 303 Research
in Cognitive Processes
Two courses from the neuroscience list
A 200-level or higher biology course
Neuroscience List
PSYC 231 The Nature of Abnormal
Behavior
PSYC 243 Memory, Thought and Language
PSYC 246 Psychology of Motivation
PSYC 247 Perception
PSYC 301 Research in Biopsychology
PSYC 303 Research in Cognitive Processes
MATH 218 Biostatistics
CS 112 Introduction to Computer Science
PHIL 136 Philosophy of Human Nature
PHIL 238 Ways of Knowing
BIOL 222 Animal Physiology
BIOL 225 Cell Biology
BIOL 231 Anatomy & Physiology I
BIOL 335 Developmental Biology
BIOL 336 Genetics
BIOL 334 Neurobiology
CHEM 112 Introductory Chemistry: Organic
NUTR 111 Fundamentals of Nutrition Science
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