6 courses with the subject NEUR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
NEUR 127Foundations in Neuroscience and Lab6
This course is an introduction to basic neural function. Topics include neural transmission, development of the nervous system, anatomy, sensory systems, learning and the corresponding change in the brain, and the role of the nervous system in behavior. Team-based learning will be used to understand the experiments that shape current knowledge. During registration, students will register for both the lecture and a corresponding lab section, which will appear on the student's academic transcript in a single entry. Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Liberal Arts Requirements: LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning Tags: CGSC Elective CL: 100 level NEUR Core Faculty: Joel Tripp · Sarah Meerts · Eric Hoopfer
Neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system. Molecular and cellular neuroscience seeks to understand the fundamental principles that govern how neurons function, how they communicate with each other, and how they assemble into circuits that generate behavior. This course focuses on the molecular and cellular basis of nervous system function from the level of genes and molecules to neural circuits and behavior. We will take an integrative approach to examine the genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie neuronal communication, the molecular basis of sensation and innate behaviors, neural plasticity, and nervous system disorders. This course will emphasize the experimental evidence and techniques that have built our understanding of the molecular and cellular basis of behavior through team-based learning, analysis of primary literature papers and laboratory experimentation. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Neuroscience 238 and 239 to satisfy the LS requirement. Offered: Spring 2025 Liberal Arts Requirements: LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning 125 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or equivalent. Tags: BIOL Elective CL: 200 level NEUR Core Faculty: Joel Tripp
Student must have completed and of the following course(s): NEUR 127 or BIOL
Corequisite
NEUR 239: Neurons, Circuits and Behavior Lab
NEUR 239Neurons, Circuits and Behavior Lab3
The BIOL 125: Genes, Evolution & Development & Lab requirement is waived if a student received a score of 5 on the AP Biology Exam or a higher level IB exam score of 6 or 7. Senior Capstone – Required
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation. Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026 – 6 Liberal Arts Requirements: No Exploration Tags: CL: Faculty Research
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation. Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026 Grading: S/CR/NC – 6 Liberal Arts Requirements: No Exploration Tags: CL: Faculty Research Faculty: Joel Tripp · Eric Hoopfer
This capstone seminar will cover current approaches and techniques in the field of neuroscience. Guest speakers in neuroscience and related areas will present their research. Offered: First Five Weeks, Spring 2026 Grading: S/CR/NC
