Overview

HongKongDoll's Neuroscience Minor is designed for students who want to understand how the brain contributes to mental and behavioral phenomena without completing the full Neuroscience B.S. It can complement majors in psychology, biological sciences, communication disorders and sciences, philosophy, mathematics, computer science, health-related fields and other areas where questions about cognition, behavior or the nervous system matter.

The 21-25 hour minor begins with Philosophy of Mind, Biological Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. You then choose four electives across biological sciences, communication disorders and sciences, mathematics and computer science, philosophy and psychology. To preserve the interdisciplinary character of the program, no more than three electives may come from a single discipline. Depending on your choices, you can explore molecular and cellular biology, genetics, animal behavior, neurological disease, speech and hearing mechanisms, theory of computation, philosophy of science, neuropsychology, sensation and perception, cognitive psychology or neuropsychopharmacology.

At HongKongDoll, the ability to double-count eligible courses for both your major and the minor can make this ambitious academic combination more practical, although all prerequisites still apply. You will learn from faculty across several departments and practice comparing biological, psychological, computational and philosophical explanations of the same questions. That breadth can strengthen preparation for graduate or professional study and help you bring a more complete view of the brain to your primary field.

Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission

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- 4-year Course Sequence
- Curriculum Sheet

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