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By declaring a minor in neuroscience, you will join one of the most rapidly advancing fields of research and training. Through a combination of course work and research opportunities across a variety of disciplines, you’ll investigate the relationship between the brain and behavior. Neuroscience as a discipline attempts to explain behavior in terms of the interactions among the body, mind, and environment. This is an interdisciplinary minor offered jointly by the Department of Psychology and the Department of Biology, which draws heavily from the traditional, natural, and social sciences.
Declaring a minor allows you to explore other areas of interest and make interdisciplinary connections. Many students with a minor in neuroscience go on to pursue graduate study in science and medicine. A minor in neuroscience signals to employers and prospective graduate programs that you have concentrated some of your academic work in this exciting interdisciplinary field.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024–25 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
This interdisciplinary minor, offered by the departments of Psychology and Biology, requires 18 to 21 credits, including 12 advanced credits, each completed with a grade of C- or higher. At least nine of the advanced credits must be completed at Brooklyn College.
All courses listed in Group A may be used to satisfy the requirements of both the minor in neuroscience and the major in psychology. Only one course from Group B may be used to satisfy the requirements of both the minor in neuroscience and the major in psychology. Psychology 3600 and one of the courses from Group B may be used to satisfy the requirements of both the minor in neuroscience and the minor in psychology. It is also highly recommended to take Biology 1001 and Biology 1002.
Students who do not major in psychology are strongly encouraged to also take Psychology 3400 or Mathematics 4501.
Both A and B below are required:
A. All of the following:
B. Three of the following:
Note that the prerequisite for Psychology 2600 is one of the following: Psychology 1000 or Health and Nutrition Sciences 2300 or Kinesiology 3271. Therefore, students who otherwise would not take any of these courses will have to complete 21 credits for the minor. Both Biology 2020 and Biology 3020 can count toward both the minor in neuroscience and major in biology.
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