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 |
| NSCI/CELL 3310 | 3 | Cellular Neuroscience | Tasker |
| 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 4380 | Cognitive Neuroscience | Deen |
| NSCI/PSYC 4510 | Biological Psychology | Colombo |
| NSCI/PSYC 4513 | Music & Brain | Colombo |
| NSCI/PSYC 4530 | Psychopharmacology | Staff |
Cellular/Molecular (3 credits)
| NSCI/CELL4340 | Neurobiology of Disease | Staff |
| 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 | 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 4225 | 1 | Microbiology Lab | Burr |
| CENG 1500 | 4 | Synthetic Biology Project | Sandoval |
| 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) | Staff |
| SCEN 2040/2045 | 3, 1 | SOPA Physiology (online) | Staff |
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 |
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One of the following:
Genetics
| CELL 2050 | 3 | Genetics | CMB Staff |
| EBIO 2070 | 4 | Molecular and Evolutionary Genetics | McLean |
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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 |
| CELL 4220 | 3 | Microbiology | Mullin |
| 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 2370 | 3 | Anthropology and Global Health | |
| ANTH 3010 | 3 | Hunters and Gatherers | |
| 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 3720 | 3 | Adaptation and Human Variability | |
| ANTH 3735 | 3 | Bioarchaeology of Human Sacrifice | |
| 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 | Reproductive Health in the U.S. | |
| PASO 3300 | 3 | Socio Health & Mental Illness | |
| POLC 3003/INTU 2000 | 4 | Women Leading Change | |
| PSYC 3310 | 3 | Intro to African American Psychology | |
| 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.
