The minor requires a minimum of 17 hours:
Code | Title | Hours |
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NEU 200 | Introduction to Neuroscience | 3 |
NEU 201 | Neuroscience Laboratory | 1 |
NEU 300 | Neuroscience Seminars | 3 |
NEU 391 | Research in Neuroscience * | 2 |
Electives ** | 8 |
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At least one semester of research in neuroscience is required for the minor (NEU 391). The research can be conducted on the Reynolda Campus or with investigators at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The research project must be approved by a member of the neuroscience minor faculty.
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One of the elective courses must come from outside the student’s major department.
Additional elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The program coordinator maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course descriptions, see the relevant department’s listings in this publication.
Electives for Neuroscience
Code | Title | Hours |
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BIO 323 & 323L | Animal Behavior and Animal Behavior Lab | 4 |
BIO 324 | Hormones and Behavior | 3 |
BIO 346 & 346L | Neurobiology and Neurobiology Lab | 4 |
BIO 352 | Developmental Neuroscience | 4 |
BIO 353 | Functional Neuroanatomy | 3 |
BIO 363 & 363L | Sensory Biology and Sensory Biology Lab | 4 |
BIO 374 | Neuropharmacology | 3 |
EDU 311 | Learning and Cognitive Science | 3 |
HES 312 | Exercise and Health Psychology | 3 |
HES 350 | Human Physiology | 3 |
LIN 330 | Introduction to Psycholinguistics and Language Acquisition | 3 |
NEU 301 | Topics in Neuroscience | 1-4 |
NEU 302 | Topics in Neuroscience | 1-4 |
NEU 303 | Topics in Neuroscience | 1-4 |
NEU 304 | Topics in Neuroscience | 1-4 |
PHI 374 | Philosophy of Mind | 3 |
PSY 220 | Biopsychology | 3 |
PSY 221 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
PSY 222 | Psychopharmacology | 3 |
PSY 321 | Seminar in Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
PSY 325 | Seminar in Perception | 3 |
PSY 327 | Seminar in Physiological Psychology | 3 |
PSY 334 | Seminar in Animal Behavior | 3 |
PSY 342 | Research in Emotion | 3 |
PSY 352 | Research in Learning Theory | 3 |
Note that many of these courses have prerequisites, in some cases including introductory biology, psychology, or chemistry.