BS in Neuroscience
(61–67 hours*)
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- Complete the following major core courses:
NEURO 205 : Neurobiology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBIO 120; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The nervous system; cellular communication, neural basis of behavior, and hormonal influences. |
NEURO 360 : Neuroanatomy.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | NEURO 205 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Functonal anatomy of the human brain and spinal cord, including surface and cross-sectional gross anatomy, microscopic anatomy, and sensory, motor, and integrative systems' circuitry. |
NEURO 380 : Behavioral Neuroscience.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | NEURO 205; Neuroscience major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Critical examination of anatomical, physiological, and chemical bases of behavioral expression. |
NEURO 480 : Advanced Neuroscience.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | NEURO 205 & PDBIO 360; Neuroscience major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of neural science. Structure-function relationships and integration of the nervous system. |
NEURO 481 : Neuroscience Laboratory.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Neuro 480 or concurrent enrollment; neuroscience majors status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exposure to classical/modern experiments in neuroscience. |
- Complete the following life sciences courses:
MMBIO 240 : Molecular Biology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 105; Bio 130 or MMBio 151 or PDBio 120. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamentals of protein and nucleic acid structure and their function in the context of the classical experiments that have informed our current models of biology at the molecular level. |
PDBIO 120 : Science of Biology.
(2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | General biology course designed for biological science majors, emphasizing the scientific method, cell theory, biochemical unity, the central dogma, bioenergetics, reproduction, and evolutionary theory. |
PDBIO 360 : Cell Biology.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 240 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamentals of cell structure and function with reference to analytical methods used by cell biologists. Practice in designing, executing, and interpreting relative experiments. |
PDBIO 362 : Advanced Physiology.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 240 & PHSCS 106; or MMBIO 240 & PHSCS 220 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Integrated approach to organ system and cellular physiology. Problem solving/calculations. |
| NOTE: | Requires background in chemistry and molecular biology. Students without this background should take PDBio 305. |
PWS 340 : Genetics.
(2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 240 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Genetic mechanisms, their fundamental nature, interactions, and applications to human affairs. Genetics in quantitative terms. Extensive practice in problem solving. |
- Complete the following chemistry courses:
CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 110 (or equivalent) or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Atomic and molecular structure including bonding and periodic properties of the elements; reaction energetics, electrochemistry, acids and bases, inorganic and organic chemistry. |
| NOTE: | Primarily for students in engineering and biological sciences. Three lectures and two recitation sections per week. |
CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry.
(3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 105; or CHEM 111 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Chem 105 but covering most of the topics in a more quantitative way. Detailed treatment of thermodynamics and equilibria. |
| NOTE: | Three lectures and one recitation section per week. |
CHEM 107 : General College Chemistry Laboratory.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 106 or Chem 112 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Chemical properties, chemical reactions, collection and interpretation of data, preparation of reports. |
| NOTE: | Required for most students needing one year of general chemistry. |
CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 105; or CHEM 111 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Chemical bonds and molecular structure, conformation and configuration, functional classes, reactions and mechanisms, syntheses. |
| NOTE: | Primarily for majors in chemical engineering and the biological sciences. |
CHEM 481 : Biochemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 352M & PDBIO 120; or CHEM 352 & PDBIO 120 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | First-semester biochemistry. Molecular components of cells, chemical structure and function, enzymes, metabolic transformations, photosynthesis. |
| NOTE: | For chemistry majors and students in biological sciences who contemplate pursuing advanced degrees, including medicine. |
- Complete one of the following physics course options:
Either
PHSCS 105 : Introductory Applied Physics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | High school algebra and trigonometry. |
| RECOMMENDED: | Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 107. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applied physics course not requiring calculus. Topics include mechanics, heat, wave motion, sound. |
PHSCS 106 : Introductory Applied Physics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Phscs 105 or equivalent. |
| RECOMMENDED: | Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 108. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Phscs 105. Topics include electricity and magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, and optics. |
Or
PHSCS 123 : Principles of Physics 2.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 112 & PHSCS 121 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Waves, thermal physics, optics, special relativity, and introduction to modern physics. Weekly lab. |
PHSCS 220 : Principles of Physics 3.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Phscs 121 or equivalent; Math 113 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Electricity and magnetism. Weekly lab. |
- Complete the following:
MATH 112 : Calculus 1.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 110 and 111 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Differential and integral calculus: limits; continuity; the derivative and applications; extrema; the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus; L'Hopital's rule. |
: Honors Calculus 1.
STAT 121 : Principles of Statistics.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Independent Study also; Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| RECOMMENDED: | MATH 110 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, simple linear regression. |
: Honors Principles of Statistics.
Note: Students may substitute Math 113 for Math 112.
- Complete three courses from three different departments from the following electives:
BIO 370 : Bioethics.
(2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Introductory biology course. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | In-depth lecture and small group discussion of varied bioethical issues. LDS Church positions emphasized when appropriate. |
CHEM 482 : Mechanisms of Molecular Biology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 481M; or CHEM 481 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Second-semester biochemistry. Nucleic acid biochemistry and molecular biology: nucleotide metabolism, chromosome and chromatin structure, DNA structure and replication, RNA transcription and gene expression, protein synthesis and regulation, eukaryotic gene systems, signal transduction. |
PDBIO 363 : Advanced Physiology Laboratory.
(1:.5:1.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBio 362 or concurrent enrollment; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Experiments and exercises in advanced physiology emphasizing human physiology. Computer simulations of muscle function, endocrine disease, and human physiology. Emphasizes problem solving and calculations. |
PDBIO 561 : Physiology of Drug Mechanisms.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBio 352 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of physiological and pharmacological mechanisms and principles of human therapeutics as applied to clinically significant pathophysiology. |
**PDBIO 568 : Cellular Electrophysiology and Biophysics.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBio 362, Phscs 140, 220; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Using electrophysiology and biophysics as an approach to study of physiology. Extensive look at ion channels and cell signaling. |
***PSYCH 370 : Sensation and Perception.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Psych 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent; or Neuro 105 for neuroscience majors. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Sensory basis of perception and principles of perceptual organization. |
| NOTE: | Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). |
PSYCH 375 : Cognition.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Psych 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Perceptual organization; information processing; cognitive development; relationships between sensory analysis, perception, memory, learning, language, and problem solving. |
| NOTE: | Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). |
PSYCH 382 : Stress Psychobiology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Psych 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent. (Neuro 205 will substitute for Psych 302.) |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Behavioral neurobiology of stress. |
| NOTE: | Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). |
**PSYCH 584 : Cognition, Affect, and Brain Function.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Psych 381 or equivalent; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic principles of cognition and affect as they relate to normal brain function and following neural disease or injury. |
| NOTE: | Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). |
Note: Students should carefully consult with the Neuroscience Center and faculty regarding which electives they should take to best support their postgraduate plans.
**These courses require the instructor's signature before enrolling.
***This course is strongly recommended.
Recommended Courses
In addition to the above courses, students may find the following courses helpful (see Preprofessional Advisement Center, 3326 WSC):
CHEM 353 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Nonmajors.
(1-2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 352 or concurrent enrollment (preferred). |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physical and chemical properties, isolation and purification, characterization, syntheses. |
| NOTE: | For predentistry, premedicine, and other majors who do not intend to take Chem 455. |
STDEV 170 : Introduction to Health Professions.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of health professions: medical, dental, and other specialties. Primary focus on guest lectures from various practitioners and clinicians. |
STDEV 271 : Preview of Dentistry.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Preview of dentistry with lectures by dentists; overview of required courses; application process; recommended extracurricular opportunities. |
STDEV 272 : Preview of Medicine.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Preview of medical practice with lectures by doctors; overview of required courses; application process; recommended extracurricular opportunities. |
STDEV 273 : Preview of Optometry.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Preview of optometry with lectures by optometrists; overview of required courses; application process; recommended extracurricular opportunities. |
STDEV 375 : Dental School Preparation Laboratory Experience.
(2:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Dental laboratory practices; tooth terminology, morphology, and anatomy. Procedures including oral pathology, diagnosis, and X-rays. |
STDEV 470 : Medical and Dental School Application.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Preparation for medical and dental school applications; entire application process, including school identification and submission. |
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.