Faculty Mentors

• Thomas Borowski
• Melissa Coleman
• Tessa Solomon-Lane
• Sandra Watson

Choose four from at least three categories

• Introduction to Chemistry (CHEM 015L)
• Introductory Biology (BIOL 044L)
• Statistics: for example, Psychological Statistics (PSYC 91 PZ; PSYC 103 SC), Applied Biostatistics (BIOL 175 KS), Introduction to Statistics (MATH 52 PZ), or any general statistics course offered by the 5Cs
• General Physics: (PHYS 030L KS, PHYS 031L KS, PHYS 033L KS, PHYS 034L KS), or an approved equivalent course
• Computer/Data Science or Programming Course: for example, NEUR 133L KS, CS 4 SC, CS 5 HM, MATH 42 SC, NEUR 99, or an approved equivalent course

Four with a two-semester senior thesis, five with a one-semester thesis

Students should work with their academic advisers and/or Prof Borowski to select a set of cohesive courses relevant to their interests and career / professional goals. (* Must take at least one of these courses.)

• NEUR 103 KS – Neurobiology of Motivation, Reward, and Addiction *
• NEUR 181 KS – Molecular Basis of Neurological Disorders *
• NEUR 161 KS – Neuroendocrinology
• NEUR 080L – Behavioral Neurobiology: How Nervous Systems Produce Behavior
• NEUR 125L JT – Minds, Brains, and Programs
• PSYC 111 PZ – Physiological Psychology
• PSYC 101 PZ – Brain & Behavior
• PSYC 148 PZ – Neuropharmacology and Behavior
• PSYC 113 PZ – Psychobiology of Evolution
• BIOL 143 KS – Gernetics
• BIOL 177 KS – Biochemistry
• BIOL 157L KS – Cell Biology *
• BIOL 170L KS – Molecular Biology *
• BIOL 131L KS – Vertebrate Physiology
• NEUR 189S PO – The Neuroscience of Pain
• NEUR 168L PO – Genes and Behavior Lab
• NEUR 089A PO – Drugs and the Brain
• NEUR 189A PO – Math Methods and Models in Neuro
• SCI 131 CM – Neurobiology of Eating Disorders