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Area Requirements

In addition to the Departmental course requirements, the Areas may add requirements. Following are the current requirements.

All Behavioral Neuroscience students are required to take the following courses as follows:

All three of the following courses:

Plus two of the following three courses:

Plus three additional Psychology courses selected from the following:

And /or no more than one of the following undergraduate courses:

  • Psych 423 Sensory Basis of Behavior
  • Psych 424 Vision and Its Physiological Basis
  • Psych 426 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • Psych 427 Behavioral Endocrinology
  • Psych 430 Development of Brain Connection

And / or one or more of the following Core Concepts courses:

  • Psych 502 Core Concepts in Animal Behavior
  • Psych 503 Core Concepts in Behavior Genetics
  • Psych 506 Core Concepts in Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psych 513 Core Concepts in Biological Basis of Development

Seminars and Advanced Seminars: All BNS students are required to take at least three Psych 552, Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience: Research Presentations

In addition, all BNS students are required to take at least one Advanced Seminar (usually Advances in Behavioral Neuroscience), chosen in consultation with your Advisor and Co-Advisor.

All Behavioral Neuroscience students are strongly encouraged to participate in additional Seminars Advanced Seminars, both within and outside their Area, throughout their graduate careers.

Please visit the UW Psychology Graduate Programs page for more information.