PSYC 4606 — Laboratory in Biological Psychology

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLabNUpath WIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/WBostonTraditional

Introduces the methods of research in psychobiology. Students work in small groups, conducting three to four hands-on laboratory exercises under supervised conditions. Students read selections of the relevant scientific literature, analyze the collected data, and write experimental reports.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - ENVR 2500 (min D-)
  - MGSC 2301 (min D-)
  - BUSM 224M
  - PSYC 2315 (min D-)
  - PSYC 2320 (min D-)
- one of:
  - PSYC 3458 (min D-)
  - PSYC 241M
- one of:
  - ENGL 1111 (min C)
  - ENGL 1102 (min C)
  - ENGW 1111 (min C)
  - WRIT 201M
  - ENGW 1102 (min C)
  - ENGW 1114 (min C)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Summer B 2023	1	12	15	80%	3.0
Fall 2023	2	35	38	92%	1.5
Spring 2024	2	38	38	100%	0.0
Summer B 2024	1	9	15	60%	6.0
Fall 2024	1	19	19	100%	0.0
Spring 2025	2	40	38	105%	0.0
Summer A 2025	2	24	30	80%	3.0
Fall 2025	1	19	19	100%	0.0
Spring 2026	1	23	19	121%	0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 74% · T 46% · W 57% · Th 38% · F 9%

Common patterns: MW (37% of sections), MTWR (21% of sections), MR (17% of sections), T (17% of sections), TF (9% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Lesley Ricci (100% of students) · reviews

Spring

Craig Ferris (63% of students) · reviews
Lesley Ricci (19% of students) · reviews
Majed Ashy (18% of students) · reviews

Summer A

Lesley Ricci (100% of students) · reviews

Summer B

Lesley Ricci (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

Official catalog (PSYC course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PSYC courses · Plan it at numap.app