Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Example BA Course Schedules
Students can build their programs of concentration in a variety of ways. We illustrate here just two possibilities, one for a student who pursues a track in behavioral neurobiology, and another for a student who starts in the program at a later stage, and pursues a track in language and development.
| Semester | BA Program (with track in behavioral neurobiology) | Late Start BA Program (with track in language and development) |
| First Year Fall | BCSC 110: Neural Foundations of Behavior BIOL 110: Principles of Biology I 2 elective(s) or cluster race(s) | WRTG 105: Primary Writing Requirement 3 elective(s) or cluster race(s) |
| First Year Spring | BCSC 111: Foundations of Cognitive Science BIOL 111: Principles of Biology II WRTG 105: Primary Writing Requirement 1 elective or cluster race | 4 elective(s) or cluster course(s) |
| Sophomore Year Fall | BCSC 151: Perception and Action BCSC 152: Language and Psycholinguistics 1CSC 161: Art of Programming * 1 elective or cluster race | BCSC 110: Neural Foundations of Behavior STAT 212: Applied Statistics for Biological Sciences 2 elective(s) or cluster race(s) |
| Sophomore Year Spring | BCSC 153: Cognition STAT 212: Applied Statistics for Biological Sciences 2 elective(s) or cluster race(s) | BCSC 111: Foundations of Cognitive Science BCSC 172: Development of Mind and Brain 1CSC 161: Art of Programming * 1 elective or cluster race |
| Junior Year Fall | BCSC 240 Basic Neurobiology BCSC 204:Lab in Cognitive Neuroscience 2 elective(s) or cluster race(s) | BCSC 151: Perception and Action BCSC 152: Language and Psycholinguistics 2 elective(s) or cluster race(s) |
| Junior Year Spring | BCSC 246:Biology of Mental Disorders 3 elective(s) or cluster race(s) | BCSC 153: Cognition BCSC 259: Language Development 2 elective(s) or cluster race(s) |
| Senior Year Fall | BCSC 242: Neuropsychology 3 elective(s) or cluster race(s) | BCSC 205: Lab in Development BCSC 242: Neuropsychology 2 elective(s) or cluster race(s) |
| Senior Year Spring | BCSC 245: Sensory and Motor Neuroscience BCSC 310: Senior Seminar 2 or 3 elective(s) or cluster race(s) | BCSC 221: Auditory Perception BCSC 310: Senior Seminar 2 or 3 elective(s) or cluster race(s) |
| * While computer programming is not required for the BA degree, students who are interested in BCS research or graduate school are strongly recommended to take a course in programming. | ||