Neuroscience

Neuroscience Courses & Requirements

Degrees Offered:

  • B.A.: Neuroscience
  • B.S.: Neuroscience
  • Minor: Neuroscience

Course Listings

  • Click here to read complete descriptions of the Neuroscience courses offered at Wittenberg (Academic Catalog - Page 256).

Degree Requirements:

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Neuroscience – 56-59 credits 

Foundational Courses; LO4A and LO7. ALL required. 19 credits

  • BIOL 170: Concepts in Biology I – 5 credits
  • CHEM 121: Models of Chemical Systems I – 5 credits
  • CHEM 162: Models of Chemical Systems II – 5 credits
  • PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychological Science – 4 credits

Methodology Courses. Required. 9 credits

  • DATA 227: Introduction to Statistics – 4 credits
  • PSYC 202: Experimental Design – 5 credits

Core Neuroscience Courses. 15 credits
Select ONE:

  • NEUR 200: Introduction to Neuroscience – 5 credits
  • BIOL 220: Neurobiology – 5 credits

Select TWO:

  • BIOL 210: Molecular Neuroscience – 5 credits
  • PSYC 311: Behavioral Neuroscience – 5 credits
  • PSYC 321: Learning, Memory & Cognition – 5 credits

Experiential Neuroscience. 3 credits

Select ONE:

  • NEUR 492: Research – 1 credit
  • NEUR 493: Internship - 1 credit

Select ONE:

  • NEUR 496: Capstone Seminar – 2 credits

Neuroscience electives: Select any THREE courses not already being counted above. 10-14 credits

  • BIOL 210: Molecular Neuroscience – 5 credits
  • BIOL 221: Pharmacology – 4 credits
  • BIOL 229: Science Behind Addiction – 4 credits
  • NEUR 280: Topics in Neuroscience – 4 or 5 credits
  • NEUR 301: Neuroscience Foundations – 3 credits
  • NEUR 302: Biological Basis for Perception and Movement – 3 credits
  • NEUR 303: Cognitive Neuroscience – 3 credits
  • NEUR 380: Topics in Neuroscience – 4 or 5 credits
  • NEUR 401: Clinical Neuropathology  - 3 credits
  • PHIL 203: Mysteries of Self and Soul – 4 credits
  • PSYC 211: Sensation and Perception – 4 credits
  • PSYC 213: Psychopharmacology – 4 credits
  • PSYC 280: Animal Models of Human Psychology – 4 credits
  • PSYC 280: How Brains and Computers See – 4 credits
  • PSYC 311: Behavioral Neuroscience – 5 credits
  • PSYC 321: Learning, Memory, and Cognition – 5 credits

Bachelor of Science. Above requirements plus Supporting Science: 8 credits

  • Select any combination of the following courses for at least 8 credits:
  • CHEM 201 or higher
  • COMP 150 or higher
  • DATA 229 or higher
  • MATH 131 or higher
  • PHYS 200 or higher

NOTE: Required courses may NOT double-count as electives.
**Only TWO of the following courses may count toward the requirements for the B.A. or B.S. in Neuroscience:

  • NEUR 301 Neuroscience Foundations – 3 credits
  • NEUR 302 Biological Basis of Perception and Movement – 3 credits
  • NEUR 303 Cognitive Neuroscience – 3 credits
  • NEUR 401 Clinical Neuropathology – 3 credits

Minor in Neuroscience – 18-21 credits

The neuroscience minor will require a total of 20-25 credits based on course selection.

Foundational Course (4 or 5 credits)

Select ONE:

  • BIOL 170: Concepts in Biology I – 5 credits
  • PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychological Science – 4 credits

Neuroscience Core Course (5 credits)

Select ONE:

  • NEUR 200: Introduction to Neuroscience – 5 credits
  • BIOL 220: Neurobiology – 5 credits

Neuroscience Electives (11 to 15 credits)

Select THREE:

  • BIOL 210: Molecular Neuroscience – 5 credits
  • BIOL 221: Pharmacology – 4 credits
  • BIOL 229: Science Behind Addiction – 4 credits
  • NEUR 280: Topics in Neuroscience – 4 or 5 credits
  • NEUR 301*: Neuroscience Foundations – 3 credits
  • NEUR 302*: Biological Basis for Perception and Movement – 3 credits
  • NEUR 303*: Cognitive Neuroscience – 3 credits
  • NEUR 380: Topics in Neuroscience – 4 or 5 credits
  • NEUR 401*: Clinical Neuropathology – 3 credits
  • PHIL 203: Mysteries of Self and Soul – 4 credits
  • PSYC 211: Sensation and Perception – 4 credits
  • PSYC 213: Psychopharmacology – 4 credits
  • PSYC 280: Animal Models of Human Psychology – 4 credits
  • PSYC 280: How Brains and Computers See – 4 credits
  • PSYC 311: Behavioral Neuroscience – 5 credits
  • PSYC 321: Learning, Memory, and Cognition – 5 credits

*Only ONE of the following courses may count toward the requirements for the Neuroscience minor:

  • NEUR 301: Neuroscience Foundations - 3 credits
  • NEUR 302: Biological Basis of Perception and Movement - 3 credits
  • NEUR 303: Cognitive Neuroscience - 3 credits
  • NEUR 401: Clinical Neuropathology - 3 credits
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