Recommended Common Core Electives

Choose four courses from at least three categories

  • Intro to Psychology (PSYC 052 SC)
  • Intro Biology (BIOL 044L)
  • Psychological Statistics (PSYC 103 SC, PSYC 91 PZ, PSYC 109 CM)
  • Introduction to Research Methods (PSYC 092/092P PZ)
  • Research Design in Psychology & Laboratory (PSYC 104 SC & 104L SC)
  • Mathematics: MATH 032, MATH 060, or an approved equivalent course

Sequence Courses

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

Students should work with their acaemic advisers and/or Prof. Borowski to select a set of cohesive courses relevant to their interests and career/professional goals.

1. Brain Structure and Functional Anatomy

  • PSYC 096 CM – Neuropsychology
  • PSYC 123 SC – Cognitive Neuroscience
  • PSYC 131 SC – Clinical Neuropsychology
  • PSYC 111 & 111P PZ – Physiological Psychology/Physiological Psychology Practicum

2. Cognitive Theory

  • PSYC 040 CM – Cognitive Psychology
  • PSYC 097 CM – Sensation and Perception
  • PSYC 122/122L SC – Cognitive Psychology & Lab
  • PSYC 123/123L SC – Cognitive Neurosicence
  • PSYC 126 PZ – Music Cognition
  • PSYC 127 PZ – Language and Cognition

3. Laboratory Course in Cognitive Neuroscience

  • PSYC 123L SC – Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
  • PSYC 131L SC – Clinical Neuropsychology
  • PSYC 111/111P PZ – Physiological Psychology & Practicum

4. Upper-Level Seminar

  • PSYC 135 CM – Controversies in Cognitive Neuroscience
  • PSYC 107/ECON 107 CM – Neuroeconomics
  • PSYC 185 CM – Health Psychology
  • PSYC 161 CM – Decision Making and Memory
  • PSYC 162 CM – Remembering and Forgetting
  • PSYC 127 SC – Neuroscience of Decision Making
  • PSYC 129 SC – Social Neuroscience
  • PSYC 130 SC – Emotion
  • PSY 131 SC – Clinical Neuropsychology
  • PSYC 148 PZ – Neuropharmacology and Behavior
  • COGS 182 PZ – Seminar on Cognition and the Arts