Neuroscience, B.S.

Kathrin Parks, Ph.D., Associate Dean

The neuroscience major as an inherently interdisciplinary program has a built-in flexibility which allows students to double major and connect neuroscience with their interests in other areas. Popular choices for double major include psychology, biology and biochemistry. Career plans for neuroscience majors may include graduate school, business and industry, allied health fields (including medical school, nursing school, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology and physician’s assistant) or professional settings in the medical, research or academic fields.

The minor in neuroscience  serves students in various majors who may have an interest in head injury, brain trauma, mental health counseling, and/or the brain basis of learning and/or development.

Student Learning Outcomes - Neuroscience

1. Students will interpret, evaluate, and contextualize peer-reviewed literature to enhance understanding of core neuroscience concepts and to independently learn new methodologies and technologies in the field of neuroscience.
2. Students will be able to apply and synthesize principles from neuroscience and other relevant disciplines to formulate hypotheses, design experiments, and collect and analyze data to state a conclusion.
3. Students will be able to communicate neuroscientific information in a clear, reasoned manner, both verbally and in writing, to different audiences.
4. Students will effectively use knowledge (skills and conceptual understanding) from neuroscience and other relevant disciplines.
5. Students will develop a professional, ethical code of conduct that allows them to differentiate and integrate the reciprocal impact of self, neuroscience in society and their influence among other areas of study.