Behavioral Neuroscience, BS (Boston)
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Introduction to College
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern
Experiential Learning Introduction
- EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
Foundation Requirements
- All of:
- BIOL 2299 — Inquiries in Biological Sciences
- All of:
- BIOL 3405 — Neurobiology
- PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology
- PSYC 3200 — Clinical Neuroanatomy
- PSYC 3458 — Biological Psychology
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:
Behavioral Neuroscience Advanced Courses
From the catalog
Complete four of the following (at least two must be numbered in the 4000–5999 range):
One course may be an experiential course:
- Choose 16 semester hours from:
- BIOL 3415 — Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience
- BIOL 3425 — Developmental Neuroplasticity and Technology
- 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 4540 — Quantitative Topics in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience
- PSYC 4570 — Behavioral Genetics
- All of:
- SLPA 2400 — Neuroscience of Language
- BNSC 4970 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
- BNSC 4991 — Research
- BNSC 4994 — Internship
- PSYC 4965 — Undergraduate Teaching Experience
Psychology Elective
From the catalog
An additional behavioral neuroscience core course may be used to fulfill this requirement.
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
- INAM 3200 — Creative Cognition
- PSYC 3404 — Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 3406 — Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
- PSYC 3450 — Learning and Motivation
- PSYC 3451 — Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis
- PSYC 3452 — Sensation and Perception
- PSYC 3464 — Psychology of Language
- PSYC 3466 — Cognition
- PSYC 3540 — Environmental Psychology
- PSYC 3545 — Ethics in Animal Research
- PSYC 3973 — Special Topics in Psychology
Biology Elective
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
- BIOL 3401 — Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
- BIOL 3409 — Current Topics in Biology
- BIOL 3411 — Current Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology
- All of:
- BIOL 3423 — Animal Models in Biomedical Research
- BIOL 3603 — Mammalian Systems Physiology
- All of:
- BIOL 4707 — Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 5306 — Biological Clocks
- BIOL 5539 — Advances in Genome Editing
- BIOL 5543 — Stem Cells and Regeneration
- BIOL 5573 — Medical Microbiology
- BIOL 5581 — Biological Imaging
- BIOL 5591 — Advanced Genomics
- BIOL 5593 — Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging
Research Elective
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
- BIOL 2309 — Biology Project Lab
- PSYC 4600 — Laboratory in Research Design
- PSYC 4604 — Laboratory in Learning and Motivation
- PSYC 4606 — Laboratory in Biological Psychology
- PSYC 4612 — Laboratory in Cognition
- PSYC 4622 — Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
- PSYC 4624 — Laboratory in Affective Science
- PSYC 4628 — Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 4632 — Laboratory in Psychophysiology
Capstone Course
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
PSYC 4656 to PSYC 4682
- One of:
Behavioral Neuroscience Supporting Courses
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From the catalog
Complete one of the following. Students interested in the CS option can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 can substitute 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 2000 level or higher:
- Choose 5 semester hours from:
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Writing Requirements
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Substitutions
Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:
- ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
- ENGW 3302 ↔ ENGW 3307 (tier C)
- ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1341 (tier C)
Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under behavioral-neuroscience-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.