Behavioral Neuroscience, BS (Oakland)
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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 with department permission):
- One of:
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:
- 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
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. Complete one of the following:
- 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-oakland, and the official page is the authority.