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Cognate category: Health and Science Explorations

  • BIOL 1060: Introduction to Medical Careers & Ethics
  • BIOL 1450: Biology I
  • BIOL 1750: Biology II
  • BIOL 2060: Art and Science of Medical Decision-Making
  • BIOL 2140: Genetics
  • BIOL 3240: Introduction to Immunology
  • BIOL 4890: Genes, Brain, and Behavior
  • CMST 3750: Gender and Communication
  • CMST 4220: Health Communication
  • GERO 2000: Introduction to Gerontology
  • GERO 3500: Biological Principles of Aging
  • GERO 4550: Health Aspects of Aging
  • PHHB 1500: Foundations in Public Health
  • PHHB 2310: Healthful Living
  • PHHB 4770: Women's Health and Issues of Diversity
  • PHHB 4880: Public Health Policy
  • PHHB 4950: Public Health Leadership and Advocacy

May choose only 1 of the following MATH courses:

  • MATH 1930: Calculus for the Managerial, Life and Social Sciences
  • MATH 1940: Calculus for Biomedicine
  • MATH 1950: Calculus I
  • NEUR 1520: Introduction to Neuroscience I
  • NEUR 1540: Introduction to Neuroscience II
  • PHIL 2300: Human Values in Medicine
  • PHIL 3400: Philosophy of Natural Science
  • PHIL 4220: Neuroethics
  • RELI 2500: Spirituality and Wellness

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What are cognate courses?

A cognate is a group of related courses providing broad support to the psychology major. The courses in a cognate are related in a topical, thematic, interdisciplinary, sequential, or other such fashion, so that completion of a cognate provides coherent depth of knowledge in the area.

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