Boggs Center for Energy and BiotechnologyTulane University

Undergraduate: Curriculum

Required Core Courses (9 credits)

F = Fall, S = Spring, M=Summer
NSCI/PSYC 330 (F,S,M) 3 Brain and Behavior Colombo/Daniel/Wee
NSCI/CELL 331 (F) 3 Cellular Neuroscience Tasker
NSCI/CELL 332 (S) 3 Systems Neuroscience Schrader
 

Elective Courses (Minimum of 12 credits, including minimum of 3 labs)

Elective Neuroscience Courses (Minimum of 6 credits)
NSCI/PSYC 377 3 Sensation and Perception Hebert
NSCI 600 (F) 3 Neuroscience Methods Wee
NSCI/PSYC 633 (F) 3 Neurobiology of  Learning and Memory Daniel
NSCI/PSYC 651 (S) 3 Biological Psychology Colombo
NSCI/PSYC 653 (F) 3 Psychopharmacology Dohanich
NSCI/PSYC 655 (S) 3 Behavioral Endocrinology Dohanich/Wee
NSCI/PSYC 657 (S) 3 Cognitive Neuroscience Golob
NSCI/CELL 434 (S) 3 Neurobiology of Disease Cronin
NSCI/CELL 435 (S) 3 Developmental Neurobiology Inglis
NSCI/CELL 437 (F) 3 Molecular Neurobiology Inglis/Hall
NSCI/LING 411 3 Brain and Language Howard
 
Elective Laboratory Courses (Minimum of 3 labs, at least one in a Neuroscience area*)
Neuroscience Labs
NSCI 601*(F) 1 Neuroscience Methods Laboratory Wee
PSYC 313 (F,S) 1 Experimental Psychology Wyland
NSCI/PSYC 378  1 Sensation and Perception Laboratory Hebert
NSCI/CELL 431* 1 Cellular Neuroscience Laboratory Cronin
NSCI/PSYC 652* (F) 1 Biological Psychology Laboratory Hebert
NSCI/PSYC 654* (F) 1 Psychopharmacology Laboratory Hebert
NSCI/PSYC 656* (S) 1 Behavioral Endocrinology Laboratory Wee
NSCI/PSYC 658* (S) 1 Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory Hebert
CELL 211 (F,M) 1 General Biology Lab Boudaba
CELL 302 (S) 1 Cell Biology Lab Dotson
CELL 312 (S) 1 Molecular Biology Lab Hopkins
NSCI/CELL 334* (S) 1 Neuroanatomy Laboratory Cola
CELL 411 4 Cells and Tissues Staff
EBIO 334 1 Human Physiology Lab Staff
SCEN 303, 313 (F) 3,1 Anatomy and Physiology I (Lecture/Lab) Dancisak
SCEN 304, 314 (S) 3,1 Anatomy and Physiology II (Lecture/Lab) Dancisak
Note: Independent study (3 credits) or Honors Thesis (7 credits) may fulfill only one laboratory requirement
 
Non-Neuroscience Laboratory Courses
PSYC 313 4 Experimental Psychology Wyland
PSYC 369 4 Comparative Animal Behavior Lab Christenson
CELL 211 (F) 1 General Biology Lab Boudaba
CELL 302 (S) 1 Cell Biology Lab Dotson
CELL 312 (S) 1 Molecular Biology Lab Hopkins
CELL 411 (S) 4 Cells and Tissues Staff
CELL 413 (F) 4 Embryology Staff
SCEN 303/313 (F) 3,1 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (Lecture/Lab) Dancisak
SCEN 304/314 (S) 3,1 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (Lecture/Lab) Parrish
 
Elective Lecture Courses
PSYC 209 (F,S) 4 Univariate Statistics I Corey/Ruscher
PSYC 333 (F,S,M) 3 Abnormal Psychology Wilson
PSYC 368 (F) 3 Comparative Animal Behavior Christenson
PSYC 611(S) 3 Univariate Statistics II Corey
PSYC 613 (F,S,M) 3 Multivariate Statistics Corey
CELL 205 (F,S,M) 3 Genetics Dotson
CELL 301 (F,S) 3 Cell Biology Dotson
CELL 305 3 Foundations of Pharmacology Parrish
CELL 311 (F,S) 3 Molecular Biology Thien/Mullin
CELL 321 (F) 3 Cellular Physiology Cronin
CELL 401 (F) 3 Cellular Biochemistry Hopkins
CELL 416 (F) 3 Developmental Biology Burdsal/Cserjesi
EBIO 101/111 (F,S,M) 3,1 Diversity of Life (Lecture/Lab) Fleury/Henry
EBIO 333 (F) 3 Human Physiology Staff
 

Co-Requisite Courses

PSYC 100 (F,S,M) 3 Introductory Psychology Staff
CELL 101 (F,S,M) 3 General Biology Staff
CHEM 107/117 (F,M) 4 General Chemistry Staff
CHEM 108/118 (F,M) 4 General Chemistry Staff
CHEM 241/243 (F,M) 4 Organic Chemistry Staff
CHEM 242/244 (S,M) 4 Organic Chemistry Staff
PHYS 121 or 131 (F,M) 4 General Physics Staff
PHYS 122 or 132 (S,M) 4 General Physics Staff

Note: Students must meet their math requirements for the B. S. degree, which includes at least one semester of Calculus.

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Click here to get a Course Audit Form (pdf file) for neuroscience majors.