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 | ||
Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology | 4 | |
Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry | 4 | |
Introduction to Neuroscience | 3 | |
or PSYC202 | Introduction to Neuroscience | |
Minor Requirements
Course List | ||
CourseTitleCredits | ||
Required Courses 1 | ||
Research Methods in Psychology Laboratory | 4 | |
Topics in Neurosciences Seminar | 1 | |
One of the following courses: | 4 | |
Neuroscience Laboratory | ||
Behavioral Neurobiology Laboratory | ||
Data Science for Psychology and Neuroscience Majors | ||
One of the following courses: | 3 | |
Biological Psychology | ||
Neuroethology | ||
Neural Systems | ||
One of the following courses: | 3 | |
Animal Behavior | ||
Fundamentals of Learning and Behavior | ||
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.