Neuroscience (B.S.) - Hegis Code 0425.00 (No longer admitting students - being taught out)

(Bachelor of Science Degree)

Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system. It includes study and research related to the structure (anatomy), function (neuropharmacology, electrophysiology, synaptic physiology, molecular/cellular biology, psychophysics), evolution, and development of nervous systems of a wide variety of animals, broadly organized as sensory (input/afferent) systems, processing systems, and motor (output/efferent) systems.

The major in neuroscience provides opportunities in many areas, including preprofessional preparation (preparing for medical school, dental school, veterinary school, or other allied health training), pre-graduate preparation (preparing for further training as a neuroscientist or scientist in a related field), or direct entry into the research field, either academic or private.

Total credit hours required for the degree: 128

Learning Objectives

Students graduating with a degree in Neuroscience will:

• integrate an understanding of the nervous system at the cellular/molecular level (e.g., synaptic function, membrane potentials) with the organismal level (e.g., processing in cortical areas of the brain, behavior)
• understand the three essential functions of the nervous system (input, processing, output) at the level of cells, systems, and the organism
• demonstrate critical thinking skills in the process of scientific inquiry and the development of experimental design in the study of neuroscience;
• use primary literature in the field of neuroscience;
• analyze and present scientific data using statistical inference and statistical software;
• compose oral and written scientific presentations using experimental design and data.