{"id":322,"date":"2025-02-25T10:28:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:33:41","slug":"psychology-ba-neuroscience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/psychology\/cadet-programs\/psychology-ba-neuroscience\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology – Neuroscience Concentration, B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Neuroscience Concentration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Psychology Major with Neuroscience Concentration takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the structure and function of the brain and nervous system. This rigorous and academically challenging concentration focuses on many aspects of human experience from both a molecular and neural basis. Students explore topics such as the biological underpinnings of memory, learning, attention and concentration, executive functioning, mood and abnormal behaviors. This concentration will provide a clear academic path to students who wish to pursue advanced degrees in neuroscience, psychology and health care professions (e.g., medical school, physician’s assistant programs, etc.). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuroscience Concentration Academic Map<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The major program in the psychology neuroscience concentration, which leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree, consists of a minimum of 43 hours <\/strong>of course work in psychology, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course<\/th>Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
PSYC 211 – Introduction to Psychology Science
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PSYC 201 – General Psychology<\/td>		3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 202 – Developmental Psychology<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 203 – Consumer Statistics & Research Applications<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 302 – Behavioral Neuroscience<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 303 – Experimental Psychology<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 304 – Abnormal Behavior<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 310 – Professional Development in Psychology<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 311 – Comparative Cognition<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 314 – Nature Nurture<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 318 – Psychology of Drugs<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 402 – Cognitive Psychology<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 403 – Practical Applications of Learning & Behavior Change <\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 405 – History and Systems of Psychology<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 410 – Senior Capstone in Psychology<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The major program in psychology neuroscience concentration also includes the following required courses and electives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course<\/th>Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
MATH 131 – Analytic Geometry & Calculus I *<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 130\/131 – Introduction to Biology I*<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 140\/141 – Introduction to Biology II<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 210\/211 – Cell Biology<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 217\/227 – Human Anatomy & Physiology<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 290 \u2013 Microbiology<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 151\/152 – General Chemistry I<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 161\/162 – General Chemistry II<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 207\/217 – Organic Chemistry I<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 208\/218 – Organic Chemistry II<\/td>4 credit hours<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 409 – Biochemistry I<\/td>3 credit hours<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
*= Freshman Math\/Science Requirement<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Proposed Curriculum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Freshman Year<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Freshman Fall<\/summary>
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