Brain and Behavior Minor

Program Requirements

This minor focuses on understanding how the structure, physiology, and chemistry of the brain shape human behavior and the practical implications of this understanding for medicine, psychology, and biotechnology. PSYC 1200 General Psychology is a prerequisite for this minor, and PSYC 4320 Behavioral Neuroscience is required for completion of the minor. The remaining two courses should be chosen from the following:

• PSYC 2940 - Readings in Brain and Behavior
• PSYC 2960 - Topics in Brain and Behavior

• PSYC 4110 - Motivation and Performance Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4410 - Sensation and Perception Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4450 - Learning Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4500 - Drugs, Society, and Behavior Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4600 - Cognition and the Brain Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4770 - Psychopharmacology and Behavioral Toxicology Credit Hours: 4
• PSYC 4940 - Readings in Psychology Credit Hours: 1 to 4
• PSYC 4960 - Topics in Psychology Credit Hours: 1 to 4