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Aug 31, 2024
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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Neuroscience Major
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The first-year Neuroscience major cohort will start in Fall 2024. Transfers into the Neuroscience major will not take place until 2025. Senior capstone courses will be offered for the first time during the 2027-2028 academic year. To avoid delaying graduation, current USF students are encouraged to add a Neuroscience minor.
The Neuroscience Major at the University of San Francisco trains students to apply a foundational knowledge of neuroscience to promote social justice, advocate for societal attitudes that embrace neurodiversity and ensure neurological and mental health equity. Students will be equipped to utilize their skills in a wide variety of career trajectories, from healthcare, technology, and public policy to graduate programs in neuroscience.
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Program Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Discuss the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and empirical approaches in Neuroscience
- Investigate basic problems in neuroscience by applying empirical methods, including designing and implementing research protocols and critically evaluating and interpreting data
- Examine neuroscientific content in the broader context of the whole person as an individual and member of society
- Evaluate the complexity of sociocultural, neurodevelopmental, and neurological diversity, especially as it pertains to mental health and the conditions under which all humans can thrive.
- Synthesize and communicate neuroscientific information effectively in a variety of formats
Major Requirements (60 units)
Required Foundational Courses (24 units)
- NEUR 1XX - Introduction to Neuroscience I (includes Lab): Cells and Circuits
- NEUR 1XX - Introduction to Neuroscience II (includes Lab): Brain Basis of Behavior
- NEUR 1XX - Neurodiversity, Health Equity and Research Ethics (counts as Diversity Requirement)
- NEUR 2XX - Data Analysis and Research Design for the Neurosciences I: From Bench to Brain Imaging
- NEUR 2XX - Data Analysis and Research Design for the Neurosciences II: In the Field and Beyond
- BIOL 115 - Human Physiology
- BIOL 116 - Human Physiology Lab
Additional Foundational Course (4 units)
Students choose one additional foundation course from the following.
Breadth Courses (8 units)
- NEUR 3XX - Cognitive Neuroscience
- NEUR 3XX - Social and Affective Neuroscience
- NEUR 3XX - Behavioral Neuroscience
- NEUR 3XX - Computational Neuroscience
- NEUR 3XX - Neuroscience-informed User Design
- NEUR 3XX - Biological Neuroscience: Molecular, Pharmacological and Motor Systems
Community Engaged Learning Requirement (4 units, 100 hours)
- NEUR 4XX - Neuroscience Practicum: Industry
- NEUR 4XX - Neuroscience Practicum: Research
- NEUR 4XX - Neuroscience Practicum: Public Policy, Legal or Ethical Issues
Electives (16 units)
Students choose from the following elective courses.
Capstone Requirement (4 units)
- NEUR 4XX - Advanced Topics in Neuroscience
- NEUR 4XX - Advanced Project in Neuroscience
Curricular Pathways in Neuroscience
Students in the Neuroscience Major have the option to emphasize coursework in Technology or Research.
The following courses are recommended for each pathway:
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Spring |
Year 1
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- NEUR 101: Introduction to Neuroscience I (Core B2)
- NEUR 1XX: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind (Core D1)
- BIOL 105/105L: General Biology I/Lab
- Written Communication I
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- NEUR 102: Introduction to Neuroscience II
- NEUR 103: Neurodiversity, Health Equity and Research Ethics (Cultural Diversity)
- Written Communication II (Core A2)
- Public Speaking (Core A1)
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Year 2 |
- NEUR 201: Data Analysis and Research Design for the Neurosciences I (Core B1)
- CHEM 111/112: General Chemistry I/Lab
- Language I
- Core
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- NEUR 202: Data Analysis and Research Design for the Neurosciences II
- BIOL 115/116: Human Physiology/Lab
- Language II
- Core
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Year 3 |
- NEUR 3XX: Biological Neuroscience: Molecular, Pharmacological and Motor Systems
- BSDS 100: Intro to Data Science with R
- Core
- Core
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- NEUR 3XX: Cognitive Neuroscience
- NEUR 3XX: Social and Affective Neuroscience
- Core
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Year 4 |
- NEUR 4XX: Neuroscience Practicum (CEL)
- NEUR 4XX: Advanced Topics in Neuroscience (Capstone)
- PSYC 351: Human Neuropsychology
- NEUR 5XX: Honors in Neuroscience I: Proposal Development
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- NEUR 5XX: Honors in Neuroscience II: Data Analysis and Scientific Report
- PHIL 204: Philosophy of Science
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Technology
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Fall |
Spring |
Year 1 |
- NEUR 101: Introduction to Neuroscience I (Core B2)
- NEUR 1XX: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind (Core D1
- Written Communication I
- Core
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- NEUR 102: Introduction to Neuroscience II
- NEUR 103: Neurodiversity, Health Equity and Research Ethics (Cultural Diversity)
- Written Communication II (Core A2)
- Public Speaking (Core A1)
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Year 2 |
- NEUR 201: Data Analysis and Research Design for the Neurosciences I (Core B1)
- MATH 109: Calculus & Analytic Geometry I
- Language I
- Core
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- NEUR 202: Data Analysis and Research Design for the Neurosciences II
- BIOL 115/116 or BIOL 105/105L
- Language II
- Core
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Year 3 |
- NEUR 3XX: Computational Neuroscience
- BSDS 100: Intro to Data Science with R
- Core
- Core
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- NEUR 3XX: Neuroscience-informed User Design
- CS 110: Intro to Computer Science I
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Year 4 |
- NEUR 4XX: Neuroscience Practicum (CEL)
- PSYC 319: Cognitive Psychology
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- NEUR 4XX: Advanced Topics in Neuroscience (Capstone)
- Elective #4
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