Program Director: John Glendinning
Program Committee: Peter Balsam (Psychology), John Glendinning (Biology), Paul Hertz (Biology), Rae Silver (Psychology), Russell Romeo (Psychology), Elizabeth Bauer (Biology)
For a complete list of
faculty on leave see:
http://www.barnard.edu/provost/facleavelist.html
This major provides a strong background in the biological underpinnings of behavior and cognition, and is intended for students who plan to pursue a research career in neuroscience or a related discipline. Students electing this major are exposed to basic courses in Biology and Psychology and to advanced courses in neuroscience and behavior. Majors must choose one of two areas of concentration. The behavior concentration places greater emphasis on behavioral and systems neuroscience, while the cellular concentration places greater emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience.
All majors engage in two semesters of independent research during the senior year while taking the Senior Research Seminar. In the junior year, majors must begin developing a plan for the senior research project. There is a meeting for junior majors during the spring semester to begin this process.
Neuroscience and Behavior majors must have completed the introductory courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology by the beginning of their junior year, and maintained at least a B- average in those courses.
As an alternative to the Neuroscience and Behavior major, students may pursue an interdisciplinary program by majoring in either Biology or Psychology and taking a minor in the other discipline.
There are no minors in Neuroscience and Behavior.
(Additional courses may be offered; any courses not listed below must be approved by the Program Director.)
BEHAVIOR CONCENTRATION
All of the following required Core Courses:
Psychology |
BC 1001 |
Introduction to Psychology |
Biology |
BC 1500, BC 1501 |
Introduction to Organismal and Evolutionary Biology (LEC/LAB) |
Biology |
BC 1502, BC 1503 |
Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology (LEC/LAB) |
Psychology |
BC 1105 |
Psychology of Learning with Laboratory |
Biology |
BC 2280 |
Animal Behavior |
NSBV |
BC 3593–BC 3594 |
Senior Research and Seminar in Neuroscience & Behavior |
One of the following courses:
Biology |
BC 2286 |
Statistics and Research Design |
Psychology |
BC 1101 |
Statistics |
Both of the following courses; one must include the associated laboratory:
Psychology |
BC 1117 or |
Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience (with LAB) |
|
BC 1119 |
Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience (LEC only) |
Biology |
BC 3362/3363 |
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (LEC/LAB) |
Two additional courses selected from the following list:
Biology |
BC 2100 |
Mendelian and Molecular Genetics |
Biology |
BC 2272 |
Ecology |
Biology |
BC 2278 |
Evolution |
Biology |
BC 3302 |
Molecular Biology |
Biology |
BC 3360 |
Animal Physiology |
Biology |
BC 3310 |
Cell Biology |
Psychology |
BC 2154 |
Hormones and Reproductive Behavior |
Psychology |
BC 3169 |
Developmental Psychobiology |
Psychology |
BC 3177 |
Psychology of Drug Use and Abuse |
Psychology |
BC 3180 |
Neurodevelopmental Processes and Cognitive Behavioral Disorders |
Psychology |
BC 3376 |
Infant Development |
Psychology |
BC 3380 |
Fundamentals of Neuropsychology |
Psychology |
BC 3383 |
Neuropharmacology and Behavior |
Psychology |
BC 4232 |
Production and Perception of language |
Psychology |
G 4440 |
Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior |
Both of the following chemistry courses:
| Chemistry | BC 2001 | General Chemistry (with LAB) |
| Chemistry | BC 3230/3328 | Organic Chemistry I (LEC/LAB) |
CELLULAR CONCENTRATION
All of the following core courses:
Psychology |
BC 1001 |
Introduction to Psychology |
Biology |
BC 1500, 1501 |
Introduction to Organismal and Evolutionary Biology (LEC/LAB) |
Biology |
BC 1502, 1503 |
Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology (LEC/LAB) |
Biology |
BC 2100 |
Mendelian and Molecular Genetics |
Biology |
BC 3310 |
Cell Biology |
NSBV |
BC 3593–BC 3594 |
Senior Research and Seminar in Neuroscience & Behavior |
One of the following courses:
Biology |
BC 2286 |
Statistics and Research Design |
Psychology |
BC 1101 |
Statistics |
Both of the following neuroscience courses; and one of the associated laboratories:
Psychology |
BC 1117 or |
Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience (with LAB) |
|
BC 1119 |
Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience (LEC only) |
Biology |
BC 3362/3363 |
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (LEC/LAB) |
Only one of the following laboratory courses
Biology |
BC 2801 |
Laboratory in Genetics |
Biology |
BC 3303 |
Laboratory in Molecular Biology |
Biology |
BC 3311 |
Laboratory in Cell Biology |
Two of the following electives:
Biology |
BC 2280 |
Animal Behavior |
Biology |
BC 3302 |
Molecular Biology |
Biology |
BC 3352 |
Development |
Biology |
BC 3360 |
Animal Physiology |
Biology |
BC 3308 |
Genomics and Bioinformatics |
Chemistry |
BC 3282 |
Biological Chemistry |
Psychology |
BC 1107 |
Psychology of Learning |
Psychology |
BC 2154 |
Hormones and Reproductive Behavior |
Psychology |
BC 3383 |
Neuropharmacology and Behavior |
Psychology |
G 4440 |
Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior |
Both of the following chemsitry courses, and associated laboratories:
| Chemistry | BC 2001 | General Chemistry I (with LAB) |
| Chemistry | BC 3230/3328 | Organic Chemistry I (LEC/LAB) |