Program: Neuroscience Minor - Belmont University

Apr 12, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

Technical Requirements:

(Hours count in BELL Core)

PSY 1100 General Psychology 3 Hours
or
PSY 1150 Scientific Psychology 3 Hours and
PSY 1155 Scientific Psychology Lab 1 Hours
or
PSY 1200 Introduction to Psychological Science 4 Hours
BIO 1150 Principles of Biology I Lecture 3 Hours and
BIO 1155 Principles of Biology I Lab 1 Hours
MTH 1151 Elementary Statistics for the Sciences 3 Hours

Minor Requirements:

NEU 2080 Introduction to Neuroscience 4 Hours
PSY 2400 Research Methods 4 Hours
NEU 4500 Neurobiology 3 Hours
NEU 3000 or 4000 level course 3-4 Hours ^a

BIO, NEU, or PSY 3000 or 4000 level course

Choose from one of the following

BIO 3250 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4 Hours
BIO 3300 Animal Behavior 4 Hours
BIO 3800 Molecular Biology of the Cell: Molecular Genetics 4 Hours
PSY 4240 Learning and Conditioning 4 Hours
PSY 4350 Physiological Psychology 4 Hours
PSY 4400 Sensation and Perception 4 Hours
PSY 4500 Cognitive Psychology 4 Hours

Total: 18 Hours

^a Any course offerings with a NEU prefix at the 3000 or 4000 level are accepted for this requirement, including but not limited to Neuroplasticity (3), Neuropsychology of emotions (4), Neuroimaging (4), and Psychopharmacology (3).