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    Neuroscience Minor

    Completing a minor in neuroscience is a great way to enhance your career potential. Our neuroscience minor brings together course work from many different fields, including the biological, behavioral, and cognitive sciences to help you better understand the functioning of the nervous system.

    Students who complete the neuroscience minor are likely to continue their studies in diverse areas such as medicine (general, neurology, psychiatry), occupational therapy, physical therapy, veterinary medicine, neuroscience, biomedical sciences, biology, pharmacology, toxicology, experimental psychology, biological psychology, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, counseling, addictions and substance abuse, cognitive sciences, law, bioethics, forensic science, philosophy, anthropology, public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, and more.

    Campus Availability

    • Dahlonega Campus
    • Gainesville Campus
    • Catalog Listing

    Number of Credit Hours

    17-20 Credit Hours

    Around 5-7 Courses

    Courses You Could Take

    • NEUR 2042K - Principles of Neuroscience

      This course is designed to introduce students to the multidisciplinary field of neuroscience with foundational content to include neuron communication, functional anatomy of the nervous system, brain development, behavior, and the mind. With laboratory.

      Prerequisite/Corequisite:
      Prerequisites: BIOL 1107K and PSYC 1101

      Hours:
      4



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    • NEUR 4042K - Advanced Neuroscience

      A study of the principles and protocols integral to cellular and molecular, behavioral, and applied neuroscience, with emphasis on experimental design, data analysis, information literacy, lab skills, and scientific communication. With laboratory. Junior or Senior status recommended.

      Prerequisite/Corequisite:
      Prerequisite: NEUR 2042K (Junior or Senior status recommended)

      Hours:
      4



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    • PSYC 4250 - Sensation and Perception

      An appraisal of traditional and contemporary psychophysical and neurobiological models of sensation and perception. A study of human sensory systems emphasizing their role in the brain and behavior. Emphasis is on the relationship between physical characteristics of environmental stimuli (e.g., wavelength of light) and their associated sensory systems (e.g., visual perception of color). An appraisal of how sensation and perception relate to perceptual learning and attention.

      Prerequisite/Corequisite:
      Prerequisite: PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1101H with a grade of C or higher

      Hours:
      3



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