Class
No. |
Course ID |
Title |
Credits |
Type |
Instructor(s) |
Days:Times |
Location |
Permission
Required |
Dist |
Qtr |
| 2556 |
NESC-101-01 |
The Brain |
1.00 |
LEC |
Poisson, Carli |
MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 35 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with BIOL, PSYC |
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NOTE: 15 seats reserved for first year students, 10 for sophomores, 10 instructor seats. |
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Recent developments in neuroscience have revolutionized our views of familiar human experiences such as locomotion, substance abuse, mental illness, sleep, and memorization. Through highly enjoyable and selected readings, presentations by visiting faculty, demonstrations and other activities, we will explore the foundations of this field as well as recent discoveries. The overall objective of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of neuroscience, enabling them to make important decisions that may affect their lives. |
| 3004 |
NESC-205-01 |
Neurons, Learning and Memory |
1.00 |
LEC |
Poisson, Carli |
TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 35 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101 or Biology 183 |
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For centuries, scientists have asked how we learn, memorize, and forget items. In this class, you will tackle these big questions by reading both canon and recent neuroscience literature, hearing from guest experts, discussing diseases of
learning and memory, and experimenting on yourself and classmates. The goals of this course are to help you develop practical, evidence-based skills for effective classroom learning, understand and appreciate research on the neuroscience of learning and memory across species, and apply theories of learning and memory to understanding human behavior. Course objectives for achieving these goals include: implementing evidence-based practices; dispelling myths about learning; explaining mechanisms of memory consolidation and factors that modulate it; discussing the importance of forgetting and memory loss; and exploring the chemicals, structures, and circuits of the brain involved in these processes. |
| 2300 |
NESC-210-01 |
Neuroendocrinology |
1.00 |
LEC |
Martinez, Luis |
TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 35 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology 183. |
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This course will explore how the brain interacts with neuroendocrine/endocrine glands to control aspects of our physiology and behavior. The development, organization, and function of neuroendocrine systems underlying energy use and metabolism, growth and development, biological rhythms, stress and arousal, and reproduction will be examined. In order to facilitate a broad understanding of this field from its historical origins to present day findings, course materials will draw from textbook readings, review articles, and
primary research articles. The associated laboratory will utilize surgical, pharmacological, behavioral and neuroanatomical techniques to examine the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction using a rodent model of sexual behavior. |
| 2555 |
NESC-210-20 |
Neurendocrinology Lab |
0.25 |
LAB |
Martinez, Luis |
T: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 16 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Concurrent Enrollin NESC210 |
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Introduction to Neuroendocrinology Laboratory This is an optional laboratory that supplements the lecture component of Introduction to Neuroendocrinology. This laboratory will highlight the specific mechanisms whereby hormones regulate reproductive system function and reproductive behaviors, using a rodent model of sexual behavior. A combination of surgical, pharmacological, behavioral and neuroanatomical approaches will be utilized to address this topic. Concurrent enrollment in NESC 210 lecture is required. |
| 3374 |
NESC-220-01 |
Statistics for Life Sciences |
1.00 |
SEM |
Feng, Gloria |
W: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NUM
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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This rigorous course is geared towards life science students and emphasizes applied statistical concepts, such as using simple experimental design, data collection and analysis, and presentation of results. Students will also gain knowledge of R computing software. The topics covered include probability, descriptive statistical methods (such as measures of central tendency and variance), and graphical presentations, all calculated using R. Elementary probability, inferential statistics and statistical tests are reviewed (estimation, hypothesis testing, sample size, power). |
| 3166 |
NESC-261-01 |
Brain and Behavior |
1.00 |
LEC |
Agres, Phillip |
MWF: 9:00AM-9:50AM |
TBA |
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NATW
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Enrollment limited to 30 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with WELL |
Cross-listing: PSYC-261-01 |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101 or Biology 182 or Biology 183. |
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NOTE: On 04/06 - 04/08 seats are reserved for PSYC or NESC majors. As of 04/09, seats are open to any sophomores. |
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A basic study of the structure and function of the mammalian nervous system with a comprehensive analysis of the biological bases of major classes of behavior. Specific topics include: neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sensory and motor system functioning, motivated behaviors, learning and memory, emotions, sex, and language. Enrollment in laboratory limited. (1.25 course credits with optional laboratory) The course is designed for declared or intended psychology and neuroscience majors. |
| 3258 |
NESC-261-02 |
Brain and Behavior |
1.00 |
LEC |
Agres, Phillip |
MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM |
TBA |
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NATW
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Enrollment limited to 30 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with WELL |
Cross-listing: PSYC-261-02 |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101 or Biology 182 or Biology 183. |
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NOTE: On 04/06 - 04/08 seats are reserved for PSYC or NESC majors. As of 04/09, seats are open to any sophomores. |
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A basic study of the structure and function of the mammalian nervous system with a comprehensive analysis of the biological bases of major classes of behavior. Specific topics include: neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sensory and motor system functioning, motivated behaviors, learning and memory, emotions, sex, and language. Enrollment in laboratory limited. (1.25 course credits with optional laboratory) The course is designed for declared or intended psychology and neuroscience majors. |
| 3433 |
NESC-291-20 |
Principles of Neuroscience-Lab |
0.25 |
LAB |
Swart, Chris |
W: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with BIOL |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology 183L or permission of instructor. |
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A team-taught introductory course in neuroscience that will examine the neuron and its biological interactions in animal nervous systems. Topics will include the anatomy, development, chemistry, and physiology of nervous systems. |
| 3241 |
NESC-313-01 |
Emotion and Motivation |
1.00 |
LEC |
Seraphin, Sally |
TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 35 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Neuroscience 201 or Psychology 261 |
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Human emotion and motivation emerge from complex and multileveled processes through which evolutionary predispositions, developmental experience, proximate social circumstances, and broad ecological or cultural contexts become integrated in the service of behavior. While emphasizing underlying neurobiological mechanisms, this course surveys theories on the intrinsic (biological and psychological) and extrinsic (social-ecological, cultural and behavioral economic) factors governing emotion and motivation. We use behavioral genetics as well as affective and cognitive neuroscience research on humans and other animals to illustrate the various mechanisms by which genes, sex, and the environment shape the organization (connectivity) and activation (functioning) of brain systems (e.g., limbic system, dopamine) that regulate motivated behavior. By highlighting neurobiological mechanisms, we untangle the phenomenology of emotion (as a communication tool, internal state/feelings oraffective valence, aspects of autonomic nervous system arousal). |
| 3242 |
NESC-313-20 |
Emotion and Motivation Lab |
0.25 |
LAB |
Seraphin, Sally |
M: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 16 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in NESC 313. |
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In this complementary laboratory course, students enrolled in the Emotion & Motivation lecture will gain hands-on-experience through an exploration of cognitive and affective neuroscience technologies that are commonly used to study intrinsic (internal: biological and psychological) and extrinsic (external: ecological, cultural and economic) factors governing emotion and motivation. As part of this course, students will design, execute and present their own independent research projects on some neurobiological aspect of emotion or motivation. Concurrent enrollment in NESC Emotion & Motivation lecture is required. |
| 2917 |
NESC-349-01 |
Psychology of Attention |
1.25 |
SEM |
Grubb, Michael |
WF: 10:00AM-11:15AM |
TBA |
Y |
WEB
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Enrollment limited to 16 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: PSYC-349-01 |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 293. |
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NOTE: Request a PIN using this link: tinyurl.com/psycadvcourses |
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More than 100 years ago, William James famously declared, "Everyone knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought." And while James' conception of attention resonates with a colloquial understanding of the term that's still in use today, empirical treatment of attention in the psychological and neuroscientific literature suggests that consensus on what attention is and what attention does has not yet been reached. Using primary sources, scholarly reviews, and popular science pieces, we will work toward a more nuanced understanding of what attention is and delve deeply into what it means to selectively focus the mind in a world full of distraction. With support from an NSF-funded research grant, this course contains an experiential laboratory component in which students will gain first-hand experience with behavioral methods used to study attention. |
| 2918 |
NESC-349-20 |
Psychology of Attention |
1.25 |
LAB |
Grubb, Michael |
R: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
Y |
WEB
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Enrollment limited to 16 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: PSYC-349-20 |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 293. |
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More than 100 years ago, William James famously declared, "Everyone knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought." And while James' conception of attention resonates with a colloquial understanding of the term that's still in use today, empirical treatment of attention in the psychological and neuroscientific literature suggests that consensus on what attention is and what attention does has not yet been reached. Using primary sources, scholarly reviews, and popular science pieces, we will work toward a more nuanced understanding of what attention is and delve deeply into what it means to selectively focus the mind in a world full of distraction. With support from an NSF-funded research grant, this course contains an experiential laboratory component in which students will gain first-hand experience with behavioral methods used to study attention. |
| 3243 |
NESC-362-01 |
Neuroethology |
1.00 |
LEC |
Swart, Chris |
MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM |
TBA |
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WEB
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Enrollment limited to 35 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Neuroscience 201 or Psychology 261 |
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This course will explore the control of animal behavior by the nervous system from an evolutionary perspective. Topics to be covered include motor control (orientation, navigation, pursuit and escape behavior), communication systems (mate searching, territoriality, and social interactions), resource location and ingestion, circadian and other rhythmic behaviors and learning and memory. Examples will be drawn from a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate animals as appropriate to the topic. For select topics special attention will be paid to experimental design and data analysis. Text readings and selected primary research articles will guide discussion of each topic. In addition to exams and quizzes, students will write several short essays and one term paper during the course of the semester. |
| 2557 |
NESC-388-01 |
Current Issues in Neuroscience |
0.50 |
SEM |
Swart, Chris |
R: 1:30PM-2:45PM |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 20 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Prerequisite: Senior Neuroscience major, and a C- or better in Neuroscience 201, or permission of instructor. |
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This half-credit course considers current neuroscience research on topics ranging from clinical research to molecular biology. Students will attend presentations by neuroscience researchers and read and discuss pertinent research literature prior to each presentation. Some special scheduling arrangements will be necessary for activities outside of the regular class meeting time. |
| 1399 |
NESC-399-01 |
Independent Study |
0.50 - 2.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. |
| 2558 |
NESC-401-01 |
Neurochemistry |
1.00 |
SEM |
Puljung, Michael |
TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM |
TBA |
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WEB
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: CHEM-401-01 |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Neuroscience 201, Chemistry 211, or permission of instructor. |
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NOTE: 4 seats reserved for instructor use. |
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An interdisciplinary course investigating the chemical processes involved in central nervous system functioning and communication. Emphasis will be placed on the chemical aspects of synthesis, metabolism, and release of neurotransmitters. The role of neurochemistry in behavioral and neurological disease states will be evaluated. Current research topics in this area will also be presented. |
| 2559 |
NESC-405-20 |
Neurochemistry Lab |
0.25 |
LAB |
Puljung, Michael |
M: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 16 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: CHEM-405-20 |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in NESC 201, CHEM 211, CHEM/NESC 401 (or concurrent enrollment) or permission of instructor. |
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NOTE: 4 seats reserved for instructor use. |
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This course provides a practical accompaniment to the Neurochemistry lecture course. Topics covered will include purification of synaptic vesicles, neurotransmitter release and degradation, and action of neurotransmitters at their receptors. Recommended to be taken with NESC 401 but can be taken separately. |
| 1400 |
NESC-425-01 |
Research Neurosci-Lab |
0.50 - 1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Students will conduct original laboratory research projects under the direction of an individual faculty member. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. |
| 1405 |
NESC-466-01 |
Teaching Assistant |
0.50 - 1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. Guidelines are available in the College Bulletin.
(0.5 - 1 course credit) |
| 2086 |
NESC-490-01 |
Research Assistant |
0.50 - 1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to undertake substantial research work with a faculty member. Students need to complete a special registration form, available online, and have it signed by the supervising instructor. |
| 2390 |
NESC-498-01 |
Senior Thesis Part 1 |
1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
WEB
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the instructor are required for each semester of this year-long thesis. (2 course credits to be completed in two semesters.) |
| 1650 |
NESC-951-01 |
Independent Research |
0.50 - 2.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 5 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Under the guidance of a faculty member, graduate students may do an independent research project on a topic in neuroscience. Written approval of the graduate adviser and the program director are required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. |
| 1651 |
NESC-953-01 |
Thesis Part I |
1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 5 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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First credit of a two semester, two credit thesis in Neuroscience. Written approval of the graduate adviser and the program director are required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. |
| 1652 |
NESC-954-01 |
Thesis Part II |
1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 5 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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A continuation of NESC 953. Second credit of a two semester, two credit thesis in Neuroscience. Written approval of the graduate adviser and the program director are required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. |
| 1653 |
NESC-956-01 |
Thesis |
2.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 5 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Two credit thesis in Neuroscience. Written approval of the graduate adviser and the program director are required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. |
| 2560 |
BIOL-227-01 |
Cell Biology |
1.25 |
LEC |
Bue-Hepner, Catherine |
MWF: 9:00AM-9:50AM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 24 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with NESC |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology 182L, Biology 183L, and Chemistry 111L or Permission of Instructor. |
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NOTE: 6 seats reserved for sophomores. |
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A study of cell structure and function, emphasizing molecular components, metabolism, organelles, motility, and growth and division. The molecular biology of cells and the regulation of cellular processes are emphasized. Laboratory exercises will include light microscopy, molecular cellular experiments, and other experiments in cell biology. |
| 2561 |
BIOL-227-20 |
Cell Biology |
1.25 |
LAB |
Bue-Hepner, Catherine |
R: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 24 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with NESC |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology 182L, Biology 183L, and Chemistry 111L or Permission of Instructor. |
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A study of cell structure and function, emphasizing molecular components, metabolism, organelles, motility, and growth and division. The molecular biology of cells and the regulation of cellular processes are emphasized. Laboratory exercises will include light microscopy, molecular cellular experiments, and other experiments in cell biology. |
| 3187 |
BIOL-317-01 |
Biochemistry |
1.00 |
LEC |
Guardiola-Diaz, Hebe |
TR: 8:00AM-9:15AM |
TBA |
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NAT
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Enrollment limited to 24 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with NESC |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology 182L and Biology 183L and either B- or better in Chemistry 211L or C- or better in Chemistry 212L |
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A study of the molecular reactions that sustain life. Topics include biomolecule structure and function, enzyme kinetics, bioenergetics, and integration and regulation of metabolic pathways. Students majoring in biochemistry or using the course to satisfy the Group II requirement for the biology major must also enroll in the lab. |
| 2304 |
PSYC-255-01 |
Cognitive Psychology |
1.00 |
LEC |
Holland, Alisha |
MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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SOC
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Enrollment limited to 30 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with EDUC, NESC |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 101. |
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NOTE: 3 seats reserved for senior PSYC majors.
11 seats reserved for junior PSYC majors.
13 seats reserved for sophomores.
3 instructor seats. |
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The study of knowledge and how people use it, for example, in recall and recognition, controlling attention and dealing with distractions, solving real-world problems, and spoken or written communication. We will emphasize how each piece of our mental abilities fits together with other skills such as perception and language, along with the ways in which our minds and thoughts can diverge from what we subjectively experience of them. |
| 2056 |
PSYC-261-20 |
Brain & Behavior Laboratory |
0.25 |
LAB |
Ruskin, David |
T: 6:30PM-9:00PM |
TBA |
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Enrollment limited to 18 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with CLIC, NESC |
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Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 261 or concurrent enrollment. |
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NOTE: All seats reserved for PSYC majors. |
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A diverse laboratory experience focused on the nervous system. Topics may include neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sensory and motor system functioning, motivated behaviors, learning and memory, emotions, cognition, and language. The course is designed for declared or intended psychology neuroscience majors. Laboratory can be taken concurrent or subsequent to PSYC 261. |
| 3472 |
PSYC-265-01 |
Drugs and Behavior |
1.00 |
LEC |
Staff, Trinity |
TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM |
TBA |
Y |
NAT
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Enrollment limited to 30 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with NESC |
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A broad overview of the use and abuse of psychopharmaceuticals. We will study the classification of psychoactive drugs, their history, and the methodological research techniques used on humans and animals. The course emphasizes physiological mechanisms of drug actions, drug effects on psychological functioning including therapeutic and toxic effects. |