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Neuroscience Major Curriculum

Overview of Major Requirements

Below are the requirements to complete a B.S in Neuroscience

  1. Pre-Major Requirements (1 course)
  2. Core Requirements (4 Courses)
  3. Data Analytics Requirement (1 Course)
  4. Specialization Requirements (4 Courses)
  5. Breadth Requirement (1 Course)
  6. English Requirement (1 Course)
  7. Honors Requirement (1 Course)

 

 

 

Below are the 7 requirements for the major

Pre-Major

Pre-Major Requirements for All Students

 

See a neuroscience advisor to officially declare Pre-Neuroscience* (incoming students will meet with a neuroscience advisor during orientation)

  • Take NRO 1100 (H)
  • Complete 24 semester credit hours, 12 of which must be OSU graded semester credits
  • Achieve an overall cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.00
  • Earn a "B" or better in the following courses
    • Psych 3313 (Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience)
    • Neuro 3000 (Introduction to Neuroscience)
    • Neurosc 1100 (H)
  • Complete the pre-major within 3 semesters 

Core, Data Analysis and Writing Requirements

Neuroscience Major Core Requirements

Pre-requisites - completed NRO 1100(H), Psych 3313 and Neuro 3000 with grades of ‘B’ or higher in both classes and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA 

  • Psych 3313 Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 1100 
  •  Neuro 3000 Introduction to Molecular/Cellular Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Biology 1113 & pre major 
  • Psych 3513 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 1100 
  • Neuro 3050 Structure & Function of the Nervous System
    • *Prerequisite: Biology 1113 & Neuro 3000 

DATA ANALYSIS REQUIREMENT Take 1 of the 3 Courses 

  • Psych 2220 Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 1100 & Math 1148  
  •  Stats 2480 Statistics for Life Sciences
    • *Prerequisite: Math 1151 
  •  Stats 2450 Introduction to Statistical Analysis
    • `*Prerequisite: Math 1151 

The following courses apply for the Writing Requirement for all 3 Specializations

  •  English 3304 Business & Professional Writing
    • *Prerequisite: English 1110.XX 
  • English 3305 Technical Writing: Science and Engineering Majors
    • *Prerequisite: English 1110.XX 

Below are the 3 specializations and requirements

Cellular & Molecular

The following courses apply for the Cellular/Molecular Specialization 

Unless specified the pre-requisites for the courses will be Neuro 3000 and Psych 3313

  • Neuro 4550 Autism Spectrum Disorder & Neurodev Disorders 
  •  Neuro 4425 Neurotrauma: TBI, Stroke, & Spinal Cord Injury 
  • Psych 4501 Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience 
  • Neuro 4100 Basic & Clinical Foundations of Neuro Disease 
  •  Psych 4644 Hormones & Behavior
    • *Not Open to Students with Credit For Neuro 5644 
  • Psych 5613(H) Biological Psychiatry 
  •  Psych 5600 Psychobiology of Learning and Memory 
  • Psych 5602 Behavioral Genetics 
  • Psych 5603 Stem Cells and the Brain 
  •  Psych 5604 Sex Differences in the Brain and Behavior 
  •  Psych 5622 The Development of Brain and Behavior 
  •  Psych 5898 Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 4501 
  • Neuro 4623 Biological Clocks & Rhythms 
  •  EEOB 4550 Neurobiology of Behavior
    • `*Prerequisite: 2 courses in Biology  

 

  • Psych 4305 Psychopharmacology
    • *Not Open to Students With Credit For PHR 4440 or BioPhrm 5824 
  • Biophrm 5824 Pharmacology of the Nervous System
    • *Not Open to Students With Credit For PHR 4440 or Psych 4305 
  • Biochem 4511 / MolGen 4500 / MicroBio 4000 (3-4hrs)
    • *Students can only use ONE of these courses toward the major 
  • Neuro 4500 Intro Neuroimmunology  

Systems & Behavioral

The following courses apply for the Systems/Behavioral Specialization 

Unless specified the pre-requisites for the courses will be Neuro 3000 and Psych 3313

  • Neuro 4550 Autism Spectrum Disorder & Neurodev Disorders 
  •  Neuro 4425 Neurotrauma: TBI, Stroke, & Spinal Cord Injury 
  • Psych 4501 Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience 
  • Neuro 4100 Basic & Clinical Foundations of Neuro Disease 
  •  Psych 4644 Hormones & Behavior
    • *Not Open to Students with Credit For Neuro 5644 
  • Psych 5613(H) Biological Psychiatry 
  •  Psych 5600 Psychobiology of Learning and Memory 
  • Psych 5602 Behavioral Genetics 
  • Psych 5603 Stem Cells and the Brain 
  •  Psych 5604 Sex Differences in the Brain and Behavior 
  •  Psych 5622 The Development of Brain and Behavior 
  •  Psych 5898 Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 4501 
  • Neuro 4623 Biological Clocks & Rhythms 
  •  EEOB 4550 Neurobiology of Behavior
    • *Prerequisite: 2 courses in Biology  

 

  • Psych 4305 Psychopharmacology
    • *Not Open to Students With Credit For PHR 4440 or BioPhrm 5824 
  • Biophrm 5824 Pharmacology of the Nervous System
    • *Not Open to Students With Credit For PHR 4440 or Psych 4305 
  • Biochem 4511 / MolGen 4500 / MicroBio 4000 (3-4hrs)
    • *Students can only use ONE of these courses toward the major 
  • Neuro 4500 Intro Neuroimmunology  

Cognitive & Computational

The following courses apply for the Cellular/Molecular Specialization 

Unless specified the pre-requisites for the courses will be Neuro 3000 and Psych 3313

  •  Ling 3701 Language and the Mind
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 1100 
  •  Psych 3321 Quantitative/Statistical Methods in Psychology
    • *Prerequisite: B or higher in Psych 2220 
  • Psych 5600 Psychobiology of Learning and Memory 
  •  Psych 5608 Intro to Mathematical Psychology 
  • Psych/CSE/Ling/Philos 5612 Introduction to Cognitive Science 
  • Psych 5614 Cognitive Neuroscience 
  • Psych 5618 Intro to Computational Cognitive Neuroscience 
  • Psych 5628 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 
  •  Math 4350 Quantitative Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Math 1152 
  •  Psych 5089 Cognitive Aging, Neurodegen, & Neuroplasticity 
  • CSE 5052 Survey of Artificial Intelligence for Non-Majors
    • *Prerequisite:  Programming & Neuro 3000 
  •  CSE 5526 Introduction to Neural Networks
    • *Prerequisite: CSE 3521 
  •  SHS 5760 Neurology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms 
  •  Econ 5870 Neuroeconomics and Decision Neuroscience 

Below are the breadth requirements

Cellular & Molecular

The following courses apply for the Cellular/Molecular Breadth Requirements 

Unless specified the pre-requisites for the courses will be Neuro 3000 and Psych 3313

  • Neuro 3025 History of Neuroscience 
  • Neuro 4850 Contemporary Topics in Neuroscience 
  •  Neuro 4207 Dark History of Treatments for Neuro Conditions 
  •  Psych 4501 Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience 
  •  Psych 5089 Cognitive Aging, Neurodegen, & Neuroplasticity 
  •  Psych 5613(H) Biological Psychiatry 
  • Psych 5600 Psychobiology of Learning and Memory 
  •  Psych 5602 Behavioral Genetics 
  •  Psych 5604 Sex Differences in the Brain and Behavior 
  •  Psych 5622 The Development of Brain and Behavior 
  • EEOB 4550 Neurobiology of Behavior
    • *Prerequisite: 2 courses in Biology  
  •  Ling 3701 Language and the Mind
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 1100 
  • Psych/CSE/Ling/Philos 5612 Introduction to Cognitive Science 
  •  Psych 5614 Cognitive Neuroscience 
  •  Psych 5618 Intro to Computational Cognitive Neuroscience 
  • Psych 5628 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 
  •  SHS 5760 Neurology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms 
  • Psych 3321 Quantitative and Statistical Methods in Psych
    • *Prerequisite: B or higher Psych 2220 
  •  Math 4350 Quantitative Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Math 1152 

 

  • Psych 5608 Intro to Mathematical Psychology
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 3321 
  • Psych 5898 Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 4501 
  • CSE 5052 Survey of Artificial Intelligence for Non-Majors
    • *Prerequisite: Programming & Neuro 3000 
  •  CSE 5526 Introduction to Neural Networks
    • *Prerequisite: CSE 3521 
  •  Econ 5870 Neuroeconomics and Decision Neuroscience 
  • Neuro 4998/3193 Undergraduate Research & Individual Studies
    • *Pre-approval required. Up to 3 credit hours of any combination of Undergraduate Research (4998) and Individual studies can count toward the breadth requirement.  

 

Systems & Behavioral

The following courses apply for the Systems/Behavioral Breadth Requirement 

Unless specified the pre-requisites for the courses will be Neuro 3000 and Psych 3313

  • Neuro 3025 History of Neuroscience 
  • Neuro 4850 Contemporary Topics in Neuroscience 
  •  Neuro 4207 Dark History of Treatments for Neuro Conditions 
  • Neuro 3010 Neurophysiology 
  • Neuro 3305 Neuropharmacology 
  •  Neuro 4050H Neurogenetics 
  • Neuro 4640 Neuronal Signal Transduction 
  • Neuro 5790H Developmental Neuroscience 
  • Chem 5230 Neurotransmitter Chemistry
    • *Prerequisite: Chem 2540 & Chem 2520 
  • Ling 3701 Language and the Mind
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 1100 
  • Psych/CSE/Ling/Philos 5612 Introduction to Cognitive Science 
  •  Psych 5089 Cognitive Aging, Neurodegen, & Neuroplasticity 
  • Psych 5614 Cognitive Neuroscience 
  •  Psych 5618 Intro to Computational Cognitive Neuroscience 
  • Psych 5628 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 
  • SHS 5760 Neurology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms 
  • Psych 3321 Quantitative and Statistical Methods in Psychology
    • *Prerequisite: B or higher in Psych 2220 
  •  Math 4350 Quantitative Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Math 1152 
  • Psych 5608 Intro to Mathematical Psychology
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 3321 
  • CSE 5052 Survey of Artificial Intelligence for Non-Majors
    • *Prerequisite: Programming & Neuro 3000 
  •  CSE 5526 Introduction to Neural Networks
    • *Prerequisite: CSE 3521 
  •  Econ 5870 Neuroeconomics and Decision Neuroscience 

 

  • Neuro 4998/3193 Undergraduate Research & Individual Studies
    • *Pre-approval required. Up to 3 credit hours of any combination of Undergraduate Research (4998) and Individual studies can count toward the breadth requirement.  

Cognitive & Computational

The following courses apply for the Cognitive & Computational Breadth Requirement

Unless specified the pre-requisites for the courses will be Neuro 3000 and Psych 3313

  • Neuro 3025 History of Neuroscience 
  • Neuro 4850 Contemporary Topics in Neuroscience 
  •  Neuro 4207 Dark History of Treatments for Neuro Condition 
  • Neuro 4425 Neurotrauma: TBI, Stroke, & Spinal Cord Injury 
  •  Neuro 3305 Neuropharmacology 
  •  Neuro 4500 Intro to NeuroImmunology 
  • Psych 4501 Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience 
  • Psych 5602 Behavioral Genetics 
  •  Psych 5604 Sex Differences in the Brain and Behavior 
  •  Psych 5622 The Development of Brain and Behavior 
  •  Psych 5898 Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience
    • *Prerequisite: Psych 4501 
  •  Psych 5613(H) Biological Psychiatry 
  • EEOB 4550 Neurobiology of Behavior
    • *Prerequisite: 2 courses in Biology 
  • Neuro 3010 Neurophysiology 
  • Neuro 4050H Neurogenetics 
  • Neuro 4640 Neuronal Signal Transduction 
  • Neuro 5790H Developmental Neuroscience 
  • Psych 4305 Introduction to Psychopharmacology
    • * Not Open to Students With Credit For PHR 4440 or Biophrm 5824 
  • Biophrm 5824 Pharmacology of the Nervous System 
  • * Not Open to Students with Credit For PHR 4440 or Psych 4305 
  • Chem 5230 Neurotransmitter Chemistry
    • *Prerequisite: Chem 2540 & Chem 2520 
  • Neuro 4623 Biological Clocks & Rhythms 
  • Psych 4644 Hormones & Behavior
    • *Not Open to Students with Credit For Neuro 5644 
  •  Psych 5603 Stem Cells and the Brain 
  • Neuro 4100 Basic & Clinical Foundations of Neurological Disease 
  • Neuro 4550 Autism Spectrum Disorder & Neurodev Disorders 
  •  Biochem 4511 / MolGen 4500 / MicroBio 4000
    • *Students can only use ONE of these courses toward the major 
  •  NRO 4998/3193 Undergraduate Research & Individual Studies  

     

  • Neuro 4998/3193 Undergraduate Research & Individual Studies
    • *Pre-approval required. Up to 3 credit hours of any combination of Undergraduate Research (4998) and Individual studies can count toward the breadth requirement.  

Below are the honors requirements

Honors Requirements

The following courses apply for the Honors Requirement for all 3 Specializations

Please note any graduate level course will require students to complete additional enrollment steps 

 

Honors students must speak with their advisor to select a course. The chosen course to fulfill the requirement can count as EITHER one Breadth course or one Specialization course.

Courses

All neuroscience Honors students will construct an enhanced honors major by incorporating at least one of the courses below:

College of Medicine

  • Neuroscience 7050 — Neurobiology of Disease (3 Credit Hours)
  • Neuroscience 7500 — Neuroimmunology (2 Credit Hours)
  • Neuroscience 4050H-- Neurogenetics
  • Neuroscience 5790H-- Developmental Neuroscience 

College of Arts and Sciences

  • Psychology 5603-- Stem Cells and the Brain
  • Psychology 5606 — High Level Vision (3 Credit Hours)
  • Psychology 5898 — Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience (3 Credit Hours)
  • Psychology 5618 — Introduction to Computational Cognitive Neuroscience (3 Credit Hours)
  • Psychology 5089 -- Cognitive Aging, Neurodegeneration, and Neuroplasticity
  • Psychology 6810 — Statistical Methods in Psychology I (3 Credit Hours)
  • Psychology 6811 — Statistical Methods in Psychology II (3 Credit Hours)
  • Psychology 5613H-- Biological Psychiatry 

College of Engineering

  • CSE 5526 — Introduction to Neural Networks (3 Credit Hours)