UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Degree Requirements

Neuroscience Major

Neuroscience Major: 69-71 Total Credits

Core Courses - 49-51 Credits

 

Introductory Courses

NSCI 111 Introduction to Neuroscience 4 cr.
PHIL 220 Bioethics 3 cr.

Biology Courses

BIOL 150 General Biology 3 cr. or BIOL 160 General Biology Freshman Research Focus 4 cr. 
BIOL 240 Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 cr.
BIOL 342 Anatomy and Physiology II 4 cr.
BIOL 350 Genetics and Evolution 3 cr. or Biology 351 Epigenetics 3 cr. 
BIOL 356 Neurobiology 3 cr. or NSCI 356 Neurobiology 3 cr.

Chemistry Courses

CHEM 111 General Chemistry I (4 cr.) and CHEM 116 General Chemistry Lab I (1 cr.) or

CHEM 130 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 5 cr.

Psychology Courses

PSYC 101 General Psychology 3 cr.

PSYC 150 Introduction to Psychological Sciences 3 cr.
PSYC 216 Research Methods 3 cr.
PSYC 350 Sensation and Perception 3 cr.
NSCI 357 Neurodevelopment 3 cr.

NSCI 358 Social-Affective Neuroscience 3 cr.

Quantitative Courses

MATH 147 College Algebra & Trigonometry 3 cr. or MATH 149 Precalculus 4 cr. or MATH 166 Calculus I 4 cr
PSYC 201 Behavioral Statistics 3 cr. or MATH 231 Biostatistics 3 cr.

Electives - 17 Credits

 

PSYC 269 Health Psychology 3 cr.
PSYC 280 Drugs and the Nervous System 3 cr.
PSYC 305 Learning and Motivation 3 cr.

PSYC 310 Memory and Thinking
PSYC 315 Psychological Measurement and Evaluation 3 cr.
PSYC 316 Advanced Research Methods 3 cr.
PSYC 325 Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.

PSYC 326 Peer Mentoring
PSYC 335 Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence
PSYC 336 Developmental Psychology: Adulthood and Aging
PSYC 355 Physiological Psychology
PSYC 375 Psychology of Human Sexuality

NSCI 289 Topics in Neuroscience 
NSCI 379 Internship in Neuroscience 1-3 cr.
NSCI 490 Independent Study in Neuroscience 1-3 cr.

BIOL 195 Freshman Research Experience

BIOL 230 General Zoology

BIOL 243 Introduction to Biological Greek and Latin

BIOL 265 Human Hereditary & Disease
BIOL 295 Lab Research Experience
BIOL 305 Applications in Molecular Biology
BIOL 324 Microbiology
BIOL 341 Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 345 Immunology
BIOL 350 Genetics and Evolution

BIOL 351 Epigenetics
BIOL 353 Histology
BIOL 364 Developmental Biology
BIOL 451 Molecular Biology
BIOL 453 Virology
BIOL 463 Animal Cell Culture
BIOL 464 Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

CHEM 112 General Chemistry II

CHEM 117 General Chemistry Lab II
CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 233 Foundations of Organic Chemistry
CHEM 236 Organic Chemistry Lab I
CHEM 237 Organic Chemistry Lab II
CHEM 240 Principles of General Chemistry
CHEM 250 Foundations of Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 355 Separation Science Lab
CHEM 360 Foundations of Biochemistry or CHEM 361 and CHEM 362 Biochemistry I & II
CHEM 366 Biochemistry Lab
CHEM 461 Pharmacology
 

CIDS 215 Data Science for Everyone

CSIS 239 Introduction to Data Science*
CSIS 334 Data Visualization*
CSIS 373 Intro to Bioinformatics
CSIS 452 Applied Machine Learning*

*note: Computer Science courses require prerequisite couse(s) that are not included within the program
 

PHYS 121 Algebra-Based Physics I
PHYS 122 Algebra-Based Physics II
PHYS 131 Calculus-Based Physics I
PHYS 132 Calculus-Based Physics II

Department of Psychological Sciences

151 Centennial Science Hall
715-425-3777
www.uwrf.edu/PSYC/

The vision of the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls is to continue providing students with a solid foundation in psychology and/or neuroscience. We seek to achieve regional and national recognition by offering excellent teaching, fostering research and dissemination of results, promoting global and multicultural perspectives, and preparing alumni for graduate study and professional careers. We will cultivate ethical and social development through our curriculum, student organizations, and community service.