Behavioral Neuroscience and Design, BS (Boston)

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Behavioral Neuroscience Overview

EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
One of:
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern
- BNSC 1000 — Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern

COS Foundations

All of:
- BIOL 1107 — Foundations of Biology
- BIOL 1108 — Lab for BIOL 1107
BIOL 2299 — Inquiries in Biological Sciences
All of:
- BIOL 2301 — Genetics and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 2302 — Lab for BIOL 2301
All of:
- CHEM 1161 — General Chemistry for Science Majors
- CHEM 1162 — Lab for CHEM 1161
- CHEM 1163 — Recitation for CHEM 1161
All of:
- CHEM 2311 — Organic Chemistry 1
- CHEM 2312 — Lab for CHEM 2311
PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

Mathematics Foundation

One of:
- MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
- MATH 1241 — Calculus 1

Statistics Foundation

From the catalog
Complete one of the following. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 semester hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission).

Choose 1 semester hours from:
- All of:
  - ENVR 2500 — Biostatistics
  - ENVR 2501 — Lab for ENVR 2500
- PSYC 2320 — Statistics in Psychological Research

Behavioral Neuroscience Foundations

PSYC 3200 — Clinical Neuroanatomy
PSYC 3452 — Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3458 — Biological Psychology

Behavioral Neuroscience Core Courses

From the catalog
Complete two of the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- BIOL 3405 — Neurobiology
- BIOL 3415 — Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience
- BIOL 3601 — Neural Systems and Behavior
- BIOL 3605 — Developmental Neurobiology
- BIOL 4705 — Neurobiology of Cognitive Decline
- BIOL 4709 — Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- BIOL 5595 — Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
- BIOL 5601 — Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control
- PSYC 3506 — Neuropsychology of Fear
- PSYC 3508 — Behavioral Endocrinology
- PSYC 3510 — Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
- PSYC 4510 — Psychopharmacology
- PSYC 4512 — Neuropsychology
- PSYC 4514 — Clinical Neuroscience
- PSYC 4570 — Behavioral Genetics

Art + Design Fundamentals Required

ARTF 1220 — Elements of Visual Composition

Art + Design Fundamentals Electives

From the catalog
Complete 6 semester hours of the following:

Choose 6 semester hours from:
- ARTF 1200 — Representational Drawing
- ARTF 1210 — Abstract Drawing
- ARTF 1230 — Making with Form and Materials
- ARTF 1240 — Making with Video, Sound, and Animation
- ARTF 1250 — Designing Interactive Experiences

Design Required

All of:
- ARTG 1001 — Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World
- ARTG 1002 — Seminar for Design Perspectives
All of:
- ARTG 1270 — Design: Process + Practices
- ARTG 1271 — Studio for Design: Process + Practices
All of:
- ARTG 1290 — Typographic Systems
- ARTG 1291 — Studio for Typographic Systems

Art + Design History Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. ARTH 1001 Visual Intelligence and ARTH 1002 Seminar in Visual Intelligence is recommended to fulfill requirement.

Art + Design Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, EXRE, or GAME courses for which prerequisites have been met and not used to fulfill other requirements of the program. If any topics course is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives.

Degree Capstone Project

ARTG 4550 — Design Degree Project

Design Option

From the catalog
Complete one of the following options:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- Creative Fabrication
  - ARTG 2810 — Creative Fabrication Design Principles
  - ARTG 3810 — Topics in Creative Fabrication Inquiry
- Experience Design Option
  - ARTG 3462 — Experience Design Principles
  - ARTG 3464 — Topics In Experience Design Inquiry
- Graphic Design Option
  - ARTG 2252 — Graphic Design Principles
  - ARTG 3452 — Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry
- Information Design Option
  - ARTG 2242 — Information Design Principles
  - ARTG 3444 — Topics in Information Design Inquiry
- Interaction Design Option
  - ARTG 2400 — Interaction Design Principles
  - ARTG 3400 — Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry

Integrative Courses

ARTG 5310 — Visual Cognition
One of:
- PSYC 4668 — Seminar in Sensation and Perception
- PSYC 4622 — Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
- PSYC 4656 — Seminar in Biological Psychology
From the catalog
The following course is already required in the major:
One of:
- ARTG 4550 — Design Degree Project

Upper-Division Elective

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours of courses that are not already taken as long as prerequisites have been met:
Any ARTG course not already required or ARTG 5000 Topics in Design
BIOL 3403 or higher
BNSC 4991 or higher
PSYC 3404 or higher

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- Any BIOL course numbered 3403–9999
- Any BNSC course numbered 4991–9999
- Any PSYC course numbered 3404–9999

College Writing

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

One of:
- ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
- ENGW 3314 — Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Plus 16 semester hours of general electives.

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

Students entering through CAMD may take Art and Design at Northeastern (ARTF 1000).
Students entering through CAMD may take Professional Development for Co-op (EEAM 2000).

Possible equivalents for this program beyond the above — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3314 (tier C)
MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1341 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

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