The Neuroscience minor is an interdisciplinary minor with course selections in biology, psychology, philosophy and veterinary integrative biosciences. Each course selection may have prerequisite requirements that must be met.
Enrollment/Eligibility Criteria
Students must declare the minor before completing 95 credit hours.
Application Process
Students seeking to declare the minor must complete an application, which must be signed by the neuroscience minor academic advisor and then submitted to the student's major advisor. Application information is available on the
Neuroscience Minor website.
Course List | Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| 15 |
| Principles of Animal Physiology | |
| Laboratory for Regulatory and Behavioral Neuroscience | |
| Special Topics in... | |
| Developmental Neurotoxicology | |
| Core Ideas in Neuroscience | |
| Regulatory and Behavioral Neuroscience | |
| Directed Studies | |
| Special Topics in… | |
| Research | |
| Introduction to Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| Psychology of Animal Behavior | |
| Sensation-Perception | |
| Neuroscience of Learning and Memory | |
| Biology of Psychological Disorders | |
| Learning | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine | |
| Philosophy of Mind | |
| Essential Neuroscience - From Molecules to Nervous Systems | |
| Mammalian Functional Neuroanatomy | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
The coursework listed represents various sub-disciplines within the field of Neuroscience and would give the student an overall knowledge base fitting a minor in Neuroscience.
Must make a grade of C or better in all minor coursework.
No more than 6 credit hours can be counted toward both the Neuroscience Minor and the student's major(s). Hours cannot be counted towards both the Neuroscience Minor and an additional minor.
A total of 6 hours of directed research (485/491) may be counted toward the minor. Directed studies may be conducted with any member of the faculty of Neuroscience. Research experiences must be approved by the NRSC faculty mentor.
