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Neuroscience & Behavior

Neuroscience MA Degree Requirements

MA Course Requirements

Required N&B Courses (6 hrs)
Psych 9010 Proseminar: Statistical Methods 1
Psych 9020 Proseminar: Statistical Methods 2

Group 1 Proseminar (3 hrs)
9210 Perception
9230 Behavioral Neuroscience
9240 Evolutionary Psychology
9040 Learning
9070 Cognitive psychology

Group 2 Proseminar (3 hrs)
9430 Personality
9440 Social Psychology
9560 Developmental Psychology

Select 1 additional course in psychology (3 hrs)
“Breadth” requirement. Must be 8 or 9--- level

You can waive a prosem requirement (“Breath” requirement) if you have a grade of “A” in an undergraduate class equivalent to the graduate course.
Waiving the prosem allows you to take an elective, it does not reduce the total number of hours you need to take in the program.
You are still required to take the stats prosem(s) (both Stats courses) and one prosem from each grouping
Waiving of a prosem can only occur during your first semester, and prior to completion of the program of study.

N&B Field Electives (6 hrs)
PSYC, BIOL, or NEURO 8 or 9--- level Neuroscience related courses EXCEPT PSYC 8990 (Thesis) or 9960 (ROTT)

Electives (3 hrs)
To be determined in consultation with grad advisor; may be PSYC, BIOL, or NEURO 8 or 9--- level courses EXCEPT PSYC 8990 (Thesis)

N&B Exit Requirements (1-6 hrs)
Psyc 8990 Thesis

N&B Exit Requirements (3rd year or sooner)

  • Comprehensive Examination - Oral & Written thesis defense; public presentation of thesis
  • Comprehensive Examination – at least 1 of the below
    1. Co-Author of a poster or presentation at National conference or 1st author at regional conference
    2. Manuscript submitted to peer-reviewed journal
    3. Submission of a national funding agency proposal

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