Minor in Neuroscience
Description
The desire to understand human and animal behavior in terms of nervous system structure and function is long standing. Historically, this task has been approached from a variety of disciplines including medicine, biology, psychology, philosophy and physiology. The field of neuroscience emerged as an interdisciplinary approach, combining techniques and perspectives from these disciplines as well as emerging fields such as computation and cognitive science to yield new insights into the workings of the nervous system and behavior. The minor in neuroscience is designed to allow students with any major to pursue interests in behavior and the nervous system across disciplines. Students should consult with any member of the advisory committee in order to declare the minor.
Faculty
COORDINATOR
Professor of Psychology at Haverford Rebecca Compton
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
At Haverford:
Associate Professor of Biology Andrea Morris
Professor of Psychology Wendy F. Sternberg
At Bryn Mawr:
Professor of Biology Peter D. Brodfuehrer
Professor of Biology Karen F. Greif
Professor of Psychology Leslie Rescorla
Professor of Psychology Earl Thomas
Professor of Psychology Anjali Thapar
Requirements for a Minor in Neuroscience
- HC Psych 217 (Biological Psychology) or BMC Psych 218 (Behavioral Neuroscience) or BMC Bio 202 (Introduction to Neuroscience).
- Five credits from the following lists, with these constraints:
- The five credits must sample from three different disciplines.
- At least three of the five credits must be from List A (neuroscience courses).
- At least one of the credits must be at the 300-level or higher.
- One of the five credits may come from supervised senior research in neuroscience.
- No more than two of the six minor credits may count towards the student’s major.
List A: (Neuroscience courses)
* denotes half-credit course
BIOL B244 Behavioral Endocrinology
BIOL B304 Cell and Molecular Neurobiology
BIOL B321 Neuroethology
BIOL B322 From Channels to Behavior
BIOL B364 Developmental Neurobiology
BIOL B401 Supervised Research in Neural & Behavioral Sciences
*BIOL H309 Molecular Neurobiology
*BIOL H330 Laboratory in Neural and Behavioral Science
*BIOL H350 Pattern Formation in the Nervous System
*BIOL H357 Topics in Protein Science
BIOL H403 Senior Research Tutorial in Protein Folding and Design
BIOL H409 Senior Research Tutorial in Molecular Neurobiology
PSYC B323 Advanced Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYC B395 Psychopharmacology
PSYC B401 Supervised Research in Neural and Behavioral Sciences
PSYC H240 Psychology of Pain and Pain Inhibition
PSYC H260 Cognitive Neuroscience
*PSYC H340 Laboratory in Psychology of Pain
*PSYC H360 Laboratory in Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYC H370 Neuroscience of Mental Illness
PSYC H394 Senior Research Tutorial in Biological Psychology
PSYC H395 Senior Research Tutorial in Cognitive Neuroscience
List B: (Allied disciplines)
BIOL B250 Computational Models in the Sciences
*BIOL H302 Cell Architecture
*BIOL H306 Inter and Intra Cellular Communication
*BIOL H312 Development and Evolution
CMSC B250 Computational Models in the Sciences
CMSC B325 Computational Linguistics
CMSC B361 Emergence
CMSC B361 Cognitive Science
CMSC B372 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CMSC B376 Developmental Robotics
LING H113 Introduction to Syntax
LING H115 Phonetics and Phonology
LING H114 Introduction to Semantics
PHIL B244 Philosophy and Cognitive Science
PHIL B319 Philosophy of Mind
PHIL H102 Rational Animals
PHIL H106 Philosophy of Consciousness
PHIL H110 Mind and World
PHIL H112 Mind, Myth, and Memory
PHIL H251 Philosophy of Mind
PHIL H351 Topics in Philosophy of Mind
PSYC B201 Learning Theory and Behavior
PSYC B209 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC B212 Human Cognition
PSYC B350 Developmental Cognitive Disorders
PSYC B351 Developmental Psychopathology
PSYC H213 Memory and Cognition
PSYC H220 Psychology of Time
PSYC H238 Psychology of Language