Cognitive Neuroscience Sequence
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