Program Curricula

Students who matriculated prior to Fall, 2022 may choose to follow the new or old curriculum for the Neuroscience major. They should inform their Newcomb Tulane College advisor which curriculum they will follow.

 

As of Fall, 2022, the "new" requirements for the Neuroscience major are as follows:

Neuroscience Core Courses (9 credits)
NSCI/PSYC 3300 3 Brain and Behavior Black/Fadok/Wee
NSCI/CELL 3310 3 Cellular Neuroscience Tasker/Huang/Fucich
NSCI/CELL 3320 3 Systems Neuroscience Schrader/Galazo/Clark
NSCI 3330 0 Experiential Learning Staff

Elective Courses (Minimum of 12 credits, including minimum of 3 labs)

Elective Neuroscience Lecture Courses (One from each of the following three categories)

Behavioral/Cognitive (3 credits)
NSCI/PSYC 3770 Sensation & Perception Hebert
NSCI/PSYC 4060 Behavioral Endocrinology Wee
NSCI/PSYC 4330 Neurobiology of Learning & Memory Daniel/Harrison
NSCI/PSYC 4510 Biological Psychology Colombo
NSCI/PSYC 4513 Music & Brain Colombo
NSCI/PSYC 4530 Psychopharmacology Fucich
Cellular/Molecular (3 credits)
NSCI/CELL4340 Neurobiology of Disease Fucich
NSCI/CELL4200 General Endocrinology Clark
NSCI/CELL4350 Developmental Neurobiology Clark
NSCI/CELL4370 Molecular Neurobiology Huang
NSCI/CELL 4730 Neurodevelopment and Disease Galazo

Third Lecture Course 3 (3 credits)

Any of the above OR
NSCI 3780 Sex, Gender, and the Brain Black
NSCI/LING 4110 Brain & Language Howard
NSCI 4130 Sports-Related Brain Injury Juengling
NSCI/CHEM 4080 Computational Neurochemistry Lopreore
NSCI/PSYC 4260 Methods for Functional MRI Deen
PHIL 6105 Philosophy of Neuroscience Burnston

Elective Laboratory Courses (Minimum of 3 labs, at least 1 in Neuroscience)

Neuroscience Lab
NSCI/CELL 3315 1 Cellular Neuroscience Lab Clark/Huang
NSCI 3325 1 Neuroanatomy Lab Black
NSCI 3360 1 Neuroanatomy and CNS Dissection Staff
NSCI/PSYC 3375 1 Sensation and Perception Lab Hebert
NSCI/PSYC 4065 1 Behavioral Endocrinology Lab Hebert
NSCI/PSYC 4515 1 Biological Psychology Lab Hebert
NSCI/PSYC 4535 1 Psychopharmacology Lab Hebert
NSCI 4910 3 Independent Study in a Neuro Lab Staff
Non-Neuroscience Lab
CELL 2115 1 General Biology Lab Burr
CELL 3035 1 Molecular Biology Lab Abboud
CELL 3215 1 Physiology Lab Cronin
CELL 3755 1 Cell Biology Lab Abboud
CELL 4111 1 Human Histology Lab Garner
CELL 4490/4491 3, 1 Anatomy (lecture/lab) Garner
SCEN 3030/3035 3, 1 Physiology I (lecture/lab) Staff
SCEN 3040/3045 3, 1 Anatomy & Physiology II (lecture/lab) Staff
SCEN 2030/2035 3, 1 SOPA Anatomy(online) Flanagan
SCEN 2040/2045 3, 1 SOPA Physiology(online) Flanagan

Independent Study (3) or Honors Thesis (7) may fulfill one laboratory requirement

Non-Neuroscience Required Courses

PSYC 1000 3 Introductory Psychology PSYC Staff
CELL 1010 3 Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology CMB Staff
CHEM 1070/1075 3,1 General Chemistry I, Lab CHEM Staff
CHEM 1080/1085 3,1 General Chemistry II, Lab CHEM Staff
CHEM 2410/2415 or 2430/2435 3,1 Organic Chemistry I, Lab CHEM Staff
PHYS 1210 or 1310 4 General Physics I, Lab PHYS Staff

One of the following:

Genetics
CELL 2050 3 Genetics CMB Staff
EBIO 2070 4 Molecular and Evolutionary Genetics McLean
Advanced Biology/Chemistry
CHEM 2420/2425or 2440/2445 3,1 Organic Chemistry II, Lab CHEM Staff
CELL 3030 3 Molecular Biology Wang/Mullin/Dotson
CELL 3210 3 Physiology Cronin
CELL 4160 3 Developmental Biology Chen
SCEN 4110 3 Basic Medical Biochemistry Medical School Staff
Advanced Math/Physical Science
MATH 2210 4 Calculus III Nguyen
PHYS 1220 4 Introductory Physics II + Lab PHYS Staff
PHYS 1320 4 General Physics II + Lab PHYS Staff
CMPS 1100 3 Foundations of Programming CS Staff
CMPS 1500 3 Introduction to Computer Science I CS Staff
PSYC 3090 4 Univariate I Lab Corey
EBIO 4080 3 Biostatistics and Experimental Design Van Bael
Advanced Anthropological/Social Science*
AFRS 4800 3 Black Women’s Health Lewis
ANTH 2030 3 The Anthropology of Women and Men  
ANTH 3120 3 Anthropology of Sex and Reproduction  
ANTH 3140 3 Primate Ecology and Behavior  
ANTH 3310 3 Historical Linguistics  
ANTH 3320 3 Archeology of Gender  
ANTH 3330 3 Anthropology of Gender  
ANTH 3450 3 Methods of Observation in Behavioral Research  
ANTH 3750 3 Bones, Bodies, and Disease  
GESS 2900 3 Intro to Gender and Sex Studies  
GESS 3500 3 Critical Inquiry and Praxis  
HISU 3541 3 History of Reproductive Health  
PSYC 3330 3 Clinical Sci & Psych Disorders PSYC staff
PSYC 3340 3 Developmental Psychopathology PSYC staff
PSYC 3680 3 Comparative Animal Behavior Wee
SOCI 2210 3 Sociology of Reproduction  
SOCI 2220 3 Sociology of Medicine  

or another appropriate course formally approved by the Neuroscience Curriculum Committee.

*A course used to fulfill this major requirement MAY count to fulfill a core NTC requirement but DOES NOT count towards the PSYN minor.

MATH  -  Two courses required for B.S., including one semester of Calculus.