Minor9: Neuroscience Minor

Requirements

There are five required courses (15 credits) and two elective courses (6-8 credits) for a total of 21-23 credits to complete the minor.  The five required courses and their prerequisites are listed below1.  All courses used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. Students must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average across all courses used to satisfy the minor requirements. 

Prerequisites

In order to apply for the minor, a student must be in good standing with the university, must have completed at least 30 college credits and at least 15 credits at UMD, and must have earned a minimum grade of C- in the following courses:

Course List

CourseTitleCredits

BSCI170
BSCI171

Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology
and Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology Laboratory

4

CHEM131
CHEM132

Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry
and General Chemistry I Laboratory

4

NEUR200

Introduction to Neuroscience

3

or PSYC202

Introduction to Neuroscience

Minor Requirements

Course List

CourseTitleCredits

Required Courses 1

PSYC300

Research Methods in Psychology Laboratory

4

PSYC409

Topics in Neurosciences Seminar

1

One of the following courses:

4

NEUR405

Neuroscience Laboratory

PSYC407

Behavioral Neurobiology Laboratory

PSYC417

Data Science for Psychology and Neuroscience Majors

One of the following courses:

3

PSYC304

Biological Psychology

PSYC406

Neuroethology

BSCI446

Neural Systems

One of the following courses:

3

PSYC403

Animal Behavior

PSYC302

Fundamentals of Learning and Behavior

BSCI360

Principles of Animal Behavior

Two elective courses 2

6-8

Total Credits

21-23

1

Course prerequisites can be viewed by clicking on the course.

2

 A list of eligible electives can be found on the program website at psyc.umd.edu/undergraduate/neuroscience-minor.