Behavioral Neuroscience and Philosophy, BS (Boston)

Behavioral Neuroscience Requirements

Behavioral Neuroscience Overview

1. BNSC 1000

   Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern

   or: PHIL 1000 Philosophy at Northeastern
   1
2. EESC 2000

   Professional Development for Co-op

   or: EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
   1

COS Foundations

1. BIOL 1107and BIOL 1108

   Foundations of Biologyand Lab for BIOL 1107

   Not resolved to a course
   5
2. BIOL 2299

   Inquiries in Biological Sciences
   4
3. BIOL 2301and BIOL 2302

   Genetics and Molecular Biologyand Lab for BIOL 2301

   Not resolved to a course
   5
4. CHEM 1161and CHEM 1162

   General Chemistry for Science Majorsand Lab for CHEM 1161

   Not resolved to a course
   5
5. CHEM 2311and CHEM 2312

   Organic Chemistry 1and Lab for CHEM 2311

   Not resolved to a course
   5
6. PSYC 1101

   Foundations of Psychology
   4

Mathematics Foundation

1. MATH 1341

   (FQ)

   As published: “Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering”

   or: MATH 1241 Calculus 1
   4

Statistics Foundation

1. Complete one of the following. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1-semester-hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission):

   Not resolved to a course
   4-5
2. ENVR 2500and ENVR 2501

   Biostatisticsand Lab for ENVR 2500

   Not resolved to a course
3. PSYC 2320

   Statistics in Psychological Research
   1

Behavioral Neuroscience Foundations

1. PSYC 3200

   4 PHIL restricted elective

   As published: “Clinical Neuroanatomy”
   4
2. PSYC 3458

   Biological Psychology
   4

Psychology Elective

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. PSYC 1214

   (or other PSYC 4 Elective

   As published: “The Moral Mind: The Science Underlying Ethical Decision-Making and Virtuous Character”
   4
3. PSYC 3404

   Developmental Psychology
   4
4. PSYC 3406

   Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
5. PSYC 3450

   4 PSYC lab

   As published: “Learning and Motivation”
   4
6. PSYC 3451

   Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis
7. PSYC 3452

   Sensation and Perception
   4
8. PSYC 3464

   Psychology of Language
   4
9. PSYC 3466

   Cognition
   4

Behavioral Neuroscience Advanced Courses

1. Complete two of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   8
2. BIOL 3405

   Neurobiology
   4
3. BIOL 3415

   Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience
   4
4. BIOL 3425

   Developmental Neuroplasticity and Technology
   4
5. BIOL 3601

   Neural Systems and Behavior
   4
6. BIOL 3605

   Developmental Neurobiology
   4
7. BIOL 4705

   Neurobiology of Cognitive Decline
   4
8. BIOL 5595

   Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
   4
9. BIOL 5601

   Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control
   4
10. PSYC 3506

    Neuropsychology of Fear
11. PSYC 3508

    Behavioral Endocrinology
12. PSYC 3510

    Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
    4
13. PSYC 4510

    Psychopharmacology
14. PSYC 4512

    Neuropsychology
15. PSYC 4514

    Clinical Neuroscience
16. PSYC 4570

    Behavioral Genetics
    1

Behavioral Neuroscience Upper-Level Elective

1. Complete one course that is not already taken as long as prerequisites have been met:

   Not resolved to a course
   4

BIOL 3403 or higher

BNSC 4991 or higher

PSYC 3404 or higher

Philosophy Requirements

Philosophy Foundations

1. PHIL 1105

   Science and Pseudoscience

   or: PHIL 3050 Information and Uncertainty
   4
2. PHIL 1115

   4 Foreign Language

   As published: “Introduction to Logic”
   4
3. PHIL 1145

   4 Khoury Elective 4 Elective

   As published: “Technology and Human Values”
   4
4. PHIL 2325

   Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought

   or: POLS 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
   4
5. PHIL 2330

   Modern Philosophy
   4

Philosophy Restricted Elective

1. Complete 4 semester hours from the following list, not taken to fulfill other requirements:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. PHIL 3305

   Philosophy of Emotions
3. PHIL 3360

   Scientific Approaches to Philosophy

   As published: “Scientific Approaches to Philosophy”
4. PHIL 3435

   Moral Philosophy
   4
5. PHIL 4500

   Theory of Knowledge
   4
6. PHIL 4510

   Philosophy of Science
   4
7. PHIL 4535

   Philosophy of Mind
   4
8. PHIL 4555

   Philosophy of Biology

   Not resolved to a course

Additional Electives

1. Complete two additional PHIL courses not taken to fulfill other requirements.

   Not resolved to a course
   8

Integrative Requirements

1. BIOL 3419

   Engaging with Genomics: Ethics Law and Policy

   or: BIOL 4709 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

   or: PSYC 3545 Ethics in Animal Research
   4
2. PHIL 4535

   Philosophy of Mind

   or: PHIL 4555 Philosophy of Biology
   4

Writing Courses

College Writing

1. ENGW 1111

   First-Year Writing

   or: ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers

   or: ENGW 1114 First-Year Writing with Service-Learning
   4

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

1. ENGW 3307

   Advanced Writing in the Sciences

   or: ENGW 3308 Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences

   or: ENGW 3309 Advanced Writing in the Humanities

   or: ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
   4

Required General Electives

Complete general electives to meet total required program hours.