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Boston University ​College of Arts and Spring 2021 Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Core Neuroscience Courses Page 2-3 Group 1 Electives – Neurobiology Page 4-6 Group 2 Electives – Cognitive Page 7-8 Group 3 Electives – Computational Page 9-10 Restricted Electives Page 11-13 Hub-Friendly Courses Page 14-19

RESEARCH FOR CREDIT If you are working or intend to work in a lab during the Spring 2021 semester, you are welcome to apply for a Directed Study in order to receive academic credits towards graduation. Guidelines and the application can be found at ​http://www.bu.edu/neuro/current-students/undergraduate/forms-links/​.

REGISTRATION DATES Class Year Start Date Start Time Seniors November 28 9:00a Juniors November 28 12:00p Sophomores November 29 7:00a Freshmen November 29 12:30a

WAITLISTS You can find more about waitlists here: http://www.bu.edu/neuro/academics/undergraduate/b-a-in-neuroscience/courses/upn-waitlists/

REGISTRATION NOTES ● You must​ ​schedule an advising appointment with your assigned​ advisor​ prior to registration at bu.joinhandshake.com ● Full time status is a minimum of 12 credits per semester. ● To change your class standing, apply for an overload fee waiver, and more, visit the CAS Advising page: http://www.bu.edu/cas/current-students/undergraduate/casadvising/forms/ ● PDP, ROTC, and CAS FY/SY courses do not count toward the 128 credits needed to graduate. ● Find more info about the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program at ​bu.edu/neuro/undergraduate ● Learn more about the BU Hub at bu.edu/hub​ ● Declare a second major, change your major, or add a minor here: http://www.bu.edu/cas/current-students/undergraduate/casadvising/forms/majorminor-declaration/ ● Change your class standing here: http://www.bu.edu/cas/current-students/undergraduate/casadvising/forms/cas-advising-change-of-class-ye ar-form/

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Core Neuroscience Courses Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

NE 101: Introduction to Neuroscience Lecture 4 cr | Hub: SI1 | Div Studies: NS | Prereq: None A1 Bushell MWF 10:10a-11:00a Discussion An introduction to the biological basis of B1 Bushell W 9:05a-9:55a and . Includes theoretical and practical foundations rooted in , , , and clinical sciences (e.g., and ). Neuroethical dilemmas are highlighted and integrated when relevant to discussion topics. Note: You cannot receive credit for NE 101 and PS 231.

NE 102: Principles of Neuroscience Lecture 4 cr | Hub: SI2; ETR; TWC; WIN A1 Pastorino MWF 1:25p-2:15p Lab A cellular and molecular approach to nervous BB Tullai W 2:30p-6:15p system . Includes molecular and genetic B1 Gobrogge T 8:00a-11:45a basis of ; and function of ion B2 Tullai T 8:00a-11:45a channels, , and glia; mechanisms of signal B3 Gobrogge T 12:30p-4:15p transduction; ; and sensory B4 Tullai T 12:30p-4:15p systems and transduction. Project labs focused on B5 Gobrogge W 2:30p-6:15p and of neurons. B6 Tullai R 8:00a-11:45a B7 Gobrogge R 12:30p-4:15p B8 Tullai R 12:30p-4:15p B9 Tullai R 8:00a-11:45a

NE 202: Intro. to Lecture 4 cr | Prerep: CAS NE 101 or PS 231; sophomore standing A1 Somers TR 2:00p-3:15p Discussion Cognitive neuroscience seeks to understand the A2 Somers T 9:30a-10:20a basis of cognition. This course introduces A3 Somers T 11:15a-12:05p research methods and , and A4 Somers R 9:30a-10:20a provides a survey of topics including and A5 Somers R 11:15a-12:05p , , , language, social cognition, and executive function. Also offered as CAS PS 339.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Core Neuroscience Courses Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

NE 204: Intro. to Computational Models of Brain Lecture and Behavior A1 Ocker TR 2:00p-3:15p 4 cr | Prerep: CAS MA 121 and MA 122; or CAS MA 123 and CAS Lab MA 124; and sophomore standing; or consent of instructor B1 Ocker F 11:15a-12:05p Introduction to important concepts in cognitive B2 Ocker F 12:20p-1:10p neuroscience and computational modeling of B3 Ocker F 1:25p-2:15p biological neural systems. Combines a systems-level B4 Ocker F 2:30p-3:20p overview of brain function with an introduction to modeling of brain and behavior using neural networking

NE 212: Intro to MATLAB Programming Lecture 4 cr | Hub: QR1, CRT | Prereq: (NE 101 or PS 101) & A1 Chandrasekar TR 3:30p-4:45p one semester of calculus Lab B1 Chandrasekar W 3:35p-4:25p Teaches computer programming concepts, core B2 Chandrasekar W 4:40p-5:30p statistical concepts, and related skills via MATLAB. Programming examples that cover four steps of neuroscience research (experiment control; random samples; data analysis; brain process simulation) promote "constructive" understanding of the quantitative reasoning behind decisions based on descriptive and inferential statistics (e.g., confidence intervals, linear regression models, model- specific anovas). Explains numerical integration programs in two settings: probability distributions, and simulations of neural dynamics.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Group 1: Neurobiology Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

NE 230: Behavioral Lecture 4 cr | Prereq: CAS BI 108 or NE 102; and sophomore standing A1 DiBenedictis MWF 2:30p-3:20p W 1:25p-2:15p Hormonal control of reproductive and social affiliation, aggression, fluid and feeding, biological rhythms including seasonal , stress, learning and memory, psychiatric illness, and steroid abuse. Three hours lecture, one-hour discussion. Also offered as CAS BI 230.

NE 349: in Biology, , Independent Agriculture, and War A1 Lin TR 3:30p-5:15p 4 cr | Hub: QR1, CRT | Prereq: (NE 102 or BI 108) or equivalent

Neurotoxins used as a lens to study the consequences of venom on mammalian physiological systems; potential clinical applications of neurotoxins; neurotoxins at cellular and molecular levels; mechanisms and possible impacts of neurotoxic pesticides; and physiological effects of neurotoxic chemical weapons.

NE 481: A1 of the Independent 4 cr | Prereq: (BI203 or NE102) A1 Ho MW 2:30p-4:15p

Topics include electrical properties of neurons, a survey of , molecular structure and function of receptors, synaptic transmission, intracellular signaling, and the molecular biology of sensory transduction. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. Also offered as CAS BI 481.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Group 1: Neurobiology Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

NE 525: Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases Independent 4 cr | Hub: OSC, ETR, RIL | Prereq: (NE 102 or BI 203) & (NE 203 A1 Pastorino MWF 9:05a-9:55a or BI 325) W 10:10a-11:00a

An in-depth look at molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and their impact and relevance in clinical diagnosis and treatment. Topics include the molecular pathways of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and Creuztfeldt-Jacob Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Also offered as CAS BI 525.

NE 542: Independent 4 cr | Hub: OSC, SI II, RIL | Prereq: (NE 203 or BI 325 or BI 563) or A1 Muscedere TR 9:00a-10:45a consent of instructor

An in-depth study of the neural mechanisms underlying natural behaviors in , integrating perspectives from behavioral and neurobiology. Behaviors that are central to fitness will be studied in detail, including the sensory and motor bases of prey detection, predator avoidance, communication, courtship, navigation, and migration. A wide variety of non- model such as honey bees, owls, , and crickets will be discussed. Lectures are integrated with student-led discussions of relevant research papers.

NE 594 B1: Topics in Neurobiology: Drug Independent Discovery in the B1 Bushell TR 9:00a-10:45a 4 cr | Prereq: NE 102 or BI 108 & CH102 & Strongly recommended: NE/PS 333 or consent of instructor

Drug discovery is complex and expensive. This is compounded when a drug is intended to treat a neurological disease. This discussion-heavy course will examine the neuroscience specific challenges of modern drug discovery, including: Target selection, , Models, Clinical Trials.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Group 1: Neurobiology Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

MET BI 566: Neurobiology of Lecture 4 cr | Prereq: BI 108 or equivalent A1 Vyshedskiyl W 6:00p-8:45a

Your brain is a bizarre device, set in place through of your ancestors and your own experience. One thing that clearly separates your brain from the brain of any other non-human animal is the propensity of your brain for imagination and . In this class we will dive into the neuroscience of imagination: from neurons to memory to neurological control of novel conscious experiences. We will study what makes your brain unique and the selectional forces that shaped the of our ancestors. We will discuss what makes human language special and how it evolved. This interdisciplinary class is intended for paleoanthropologists who want to learn neuroscience, who are interested in the question of the origin of language, who are interested in the uniqueness of the human , who want an exposure to paleoanthropology and linguistics, philosophers fascinated by neurological basis of behavior and other students interested in an understanding of the mind of a man and the of the brain.

BI 599: Physiology of the Lecture 4 cr | Prereq: junior standing; Recommended BI 325 or BI 445 or A1 Man W 10:10a-11:55a BI 481 Discussion A1 Man F 10:10a-11:55a Neuron and maturation, synapse formation, structure and molecular components of synapses, synaptic transmission, , receptors, cellular basis for learning and memory, synaptic in neurological diseases. Two hours lecture, two hours paper presentation and discussion.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Group 2: Cognitive Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

NE 234: Lecture 4 cr | Hub: SI1, SO1, CRT | Div Studies: SS | Prereq: PS 101 A1 Dunne MWF 2:30p-3:20p Discussion The aim of this course is to review the major A2 Dunne W 8:00a-8:50a traditional and current theories of learning and A3 Dunne W 9:05a-9:55a memory. Students will begin with an understanding A4 Dunne W 10:10a-11:00a of simple learning, including theories and basic A5 Dunne W 11:15a-12:05p principles of classical and operant conditioning. Students will then be introduced to the memory system, the three stages of memory, implicit and explicit memory processes.

NE 327: : Perception Independent 4 cr | Prereq: PS 101 & (PS211 or NE 212 or (MA 115 & MA 116)) A1 Ling TR 1:30p-3:15p & PS 222 |Satisfies Neuro​ Research Requirement

Introduces psychophysical methods and their use in the study of perceptual processes: Students learn to think critically about the relation between theory and experiment, conduct perception experiments, and write experimental reports. Also offered as CAS PS 327.

NE 329: Experimental Psychology: Cognitive Independent Neuroscience A1 Reinhart TR 3:30p-5:15p 4 cr | Hub: WRI, RIL, TWC | Prereq: (PS211, NE 212 or (MA 115 & MA 116)) & (PS 231 or NE 101); & (PS 339 or NE 202) & FYW | Satisfies ​Neuro Research Requirement

Laboratory course in human cognitive neuroscience. Emphasis on large-scale neural mechanisms of visual cognition using electrophysiological measurements of brain activity. Students critically engage with theories in psychological , conduct cognitive neuroscience experiments, and learn to write experimental reports.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Group 2: Cognitive Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

NE 333: Drugs & Behavior Lecture 4 cr | Prereq: PS 101 & (PS 231 or NE 101) & Junior/Senior A1 Caine MWF 12:20p-1:10p Standing Discussion A2 Caine F 8:00a-8:50a Comprehensive survey of drug influences on A3 Caine F 9:05a-9:55a behavior; introduces a neuroscience approach to A4 Caine F 10:10a-11:00a behavior. Several classes of drugs are discussed, A5 Caine F 11:15am-12:05p including abused and addictive substances and psychoactive and therapeutic agents. Also offered as Lecture CAS PS 333. B1 Scott TR 3:30p-4:45p Discussion B2 Scott W 9:05a-9:55a B3 Scott W 10:10a-11:00a B4 Scott W 11:15a-12:05p

NE 337: Memory Systems Lecture 4 cr | Prereq: PS 231 or CAS BI 425 or CAS NE 203; or consent of A1 Caine MWF 10:10a-11:00a instructor Discussion A2 Caine W 12:20p-1:10p Survey of investigations into the brain systems and A3 Caine W 1:25p-2:15p neurobiological mechanisms of memory. Includes A4 Caine W 3:35p-4:35p experimental studies of amnesia in and experimental models of amnesia in animals. Focus on evidence for multiple forms of memory and distinct brain systems that mediate them. Also offered as CAS PS 337.

NE 456: Neurobiology of Sex & Aggression Independent 4 cr | Prereq: PS 231 or NE 203 or BI 325 or permission of A1 Gobrogge TR 5:00p-6:15p instructor

Examines neurobiological and genetic factors that influence sex and violence. Students review primary literature from the past century that highlights major scientific discoveries that have reconceptualized our understanding of the origins of sexual-determination, -attraction and -aggression.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Group 3: Computational Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

CN 530: Neural and Comp. Models of Vision Lecture 4 cr | Prereq: CAS CN 510 or consent of instructor | Satisfies A1 Yazdanbakhsh MWF 10:10a-11:55a Neuro Research Requirement Lab Current models of mammalian visual processes are A1 Yazdanbakhsh Arranged constrained by experimental and theoretical results from psychology, physiology, , and mathematics. The course evaluates the explanatory adequacy of competing neural and computational models of such processes as edge detection, textural grouping, shape-from-shading, stereopsis, motion detection, and color perception. Students perform computer simulations of some of the examined models.

NE 449: Neuroscience Design Lab Lab 4 cr | Hub: QR1, CRT | Prereq: (BI 315 or BI 325 or NE 203) or A1 Gavornik TR 12:30p-3:15p consent of instructor | Satisfies Neuro​ Research Requirement

Design and build devices for neuroscience experiments. Interface sensors with computers using Arduino microprocessors. Guided exercises followed by independent design projects to quantify human sensory and motor performance, or emulate animal sensory-motor circuits. All levels of programming experience accepted.

NE 530 Neural Models of Memory Function Independent 4 cr | Prereq: consent of instructor A1 Hasselmo R 3:30p-6:15p

Computational models of neurobiological mechanisms for memory function and spatial navigation, with a particular emphasis on cellular and circuit models of the and related cortical . Also offered as CAS PS 530. Neurotoxins used as a lens to study the consequences of venom on mammalian physiological systems; potential clinical applications of neurotoxins; neurotoxins at cellular and molecular levels; mechanisms and possible impacts of neurotoxic pesticides; and physiological effects of neurotoxic chemical weapons.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Group 3: Computational Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

CS 542: Machine Learning Lecture 4 cr | Prereq: CS 112, CS 132 or equivalent, CS 237 or equivalent; A1 Bargal MW 12:20p-1:35p MA 225 highly recommended | Satisfies Neuro​ Research Requiremen Lab

A2 Bargal F 8:00a-8:50a Introduction to modern machine learning concepts, A3 Bargal F 9:05a-9:55a techniques, and algorithms. Topics include A4 Bargal F 10:10a-11:00a regression, kernels, support vector machines, A5 Bargal F 11:15a-12:05p feature selection, boosting, clustering, hidden

Markov models, and Bayesian networks. Programming assignments emphasize taking theory into practice, through applications on real-world data sets.

CS 565: Algorithmic Data Mining Lecture 4 cr | Prereq: CS 112 & CS330 and familiarity with linear algebra, A1 Terzi TR 11:00a-12:15p probability, and statistics | Satisfies Neuro​ Research Requiremen Lab Introduction to data mining concepts and A2 Terzi W 10:10a-11:00a techniques. Topics include association and A3 Terzi W 11:15a-12:05p correlation discovery, classification and clustering of A4 Terzi W 12:20p-1:10p large datasets, outlier detection. Emphasis on the algorithmic aspects as well as the application of mining in real-world problems.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Restricted Electives Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

BI 203: Biology Lecture 4 cr | Hub: SI1, QR1, CT | Prereq: (CASBI108​ & CASCH102) or A1 Staff TR 9:30a-10:45a equivalent | Coreq: (CASCH203) or equivalent. Discussion B1 Staff W 12:20p-1:10p Principles of cellular organization and function: B2 Staff W 3:35p-4:25p biological molecules, flow of genetic information, B3 Staff F 8:00a-8:50a membranes and subcellular , and cell B4 Staff F 11:15a-12:05p regulation. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. Students may receive credit for CAS BI 203 or 213, but not both courses. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I, Critical Thinking.

BI 315: Systems Physiology Lecture 4 cr | Hub: SI2, WRI, CT, TWC, | Prereq: ​(CASBI108 OR ENGBE209), A1 Muscedere TR 11:00a-12:15p and CASCH101 and CASCH102, or equivalent. First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) Lab

An introduction to physiological principles applied Please see Student Link for available lab times across all levels of organization (cell, , organ system). Preparation for more advanced courses in physiology. Topics include homeostasis and neural, muscle, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and metabolic physiology. Three hours lecture, three hours lab. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Writing-Intensive Course, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration.

CH 204: Organic Chemistry II Lecture 4 cr | SI1, QR1 | Prereq: CH203​ AA Porco TR 8:00a-9:15a BA Vegas MWF 10:10a-11:00a Fundamentals of contemporary chemistry, including CA Panec TR 5:00p-6:15p electronic structure, stereochemistry, and reactions of important functional groups. Laboratory includes Discussion extraction, distillation, and chromatography. Three Please see Student Link for available discussion hours lecture, one hour discussion, one hour prelab times lecture, three-and-a-half hours lab in alternate weeks. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single Lab unit in the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry Please see Student Link for available lab times I, Quantitative Reasoning I. Pre-Lab P1 Loy W 4:40p-5:30p P2 Loy F 12:20p-1:10p

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Restricted Electives Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

CS 111: Introduction to Computer Science I 4 cr | Hub: QR2, CRI, CT Lecture A1 Sullivan MWF 10:10a-11:00a The first course for computer science majors and B1 Azadeh-Ranjb MWF 11:15a-12:05p anyone seeking a rigorous introduction. Develops C1 Sullivan MWF 12:20p-1:10p computational problem-solving skills by programming in the Python language, and exposes Lab students to a variety of other topics from computer A2-A6 Sullivan science and its applications. Carries MCS divisional B2-B6 Azadeh-Ranjb credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a C2-C6 Sullivan single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Creativity/Innovation, Critical Thinking.

CS 112: Introduction to Computer Science II Lecture 4 cr |Hub: QR2, CRI, CT | Prereq: (CASCS111)​ or equivalent. A1 Papadakis-Ka TR 12:30p-1:45p B1 Sullivan MWF 1:25p-2:15p Covers advanced programming techniques and data C1 Papadakis-Ka TR 2:00p-3:15p structures. Topics include recursion, algorithm analysis, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, Lab tables, searching, and sorting. Carries MCS divisional A2-A6 Papadakis-Ka credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a B2-B6 Sullivan single unit in the following BU Hub area: Quantitative C2-C6 Papadakis-Ka Reasoning II, Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking.

MA 226: Differential Equations Lecture 4 cr | Hub: CRT | Prereq: ​(CASMA225 OR CASMA230) A1 Jaquette MWF 10:10a-11:00a B1 Kaper TR 9:30am-10:45a First-order linear and separable equations. C1 TBA MWF 9:05a-9:55a Second-order equations and first-order systems. Linear equations and linearization. Numerical and Discussion qualitative analysis. Laplace transforms. Applications A2-A6 Jaquette and modeling of real phenomena throughout. B2-B6 Kaper (Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA C2-C6 TBA 231.)

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Restricted Electives Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

MA 242: Linear Algebra Lecture 4 cr |Hub: QR2, CRT | Prereq: ​(CASMA122 OR CASMA124 OR A1 Lim TR 9:30a-10:45a CASMA127 OR CASMA129) B1 Fried MWF 9:05am-9:55a C1 Balakrishnan TR 2:00p-3:15p Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 442 or ENG EK 103. Matrix algebra, solution of linear Discussion systems, determinants, Gaussian elimination, A2-A4 Lim fundamental theory, row-echelon form. Vector B2 Fried spaces, bases, norms. Computer methods. C2-C4 Balakrishnan Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, canonical decomposition. Applications. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Quantitative Reasoning II.

MA 416: Analysis of Variance Lecture 4 cr | Hub: CRT |Prereq: (CASMA116​ OR CASMA214) or A1 Massaro TR 2:00p-3:15p equivalent.

Fundamental concepts and analytical skills in Discussion analysis of variance, including crossed and nested A2 Massaro W 1:25p-2:15p designs, as well as fixed- and random- effect models. A3 Massaro W 3:35p-4:25p Trend analysis for repeated measures, expected A4 Massaro R 12:30p-1:20p mean squares, and non-parametric techniques. SAS is used throughout the course.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences BU Hub Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

Remaining on track to complete your Hub requirements requires thoughtful planning, including knowing what Hub units you will satisfy by courses needed for your major.

Students majoring in Neuroscience who complete the core neuroscience courses and foundational requirements in writing, chemistry, physics, calculus, and statistics generally have ​11 Hub units​ left to satisfy:

Philosophical Inquiry and ’s Meaning (PLM) 1 unit

Aesthetic Exploration (AEX) 1 unit

Historical Consciousness (HC) 1 unit

Social Inquiry (SO1) 1 unit

Individual in (IIC) 1 unit

Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy (GCI) 2 units

Creativity/Innovation (CRI) 2 units

Oral/Signed Communication (OSC) 1 unit

Digital Multimedia Expression (DME) 1 unit

You may satisfy some of the above units with your 5 neuroscience electives, 2nd language requirement, and additional academic tracks (minors, pre-health, KHC, etc.), but you will likely need to search outside your normal scheduling path to satisfy at least some Hub units.

It is encouraged to spread your Hub courses throughout your time at Boston University, so that you are not scrambling to take all your Hub courses or find seats in courses that meet a specific permutation of 3 Hub units you final year.

You can also leverage the​ ​Course Description Search​ ​tool to identify other courses that meet specific Hub units. Some courses are still in process of being evaluated for Hub, but should get approval throughout March, so keep checking the Course Description Search as new courses get added!

We’ve included a list of courses on the next page running in Spring 2021 that are helpful in satisfying some of your Hub Units that are not met by Neuroscience.​ This list is by no means exhaustive and you should continue to do your own research, including looking at classes outside of CAS.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Select Hub Courses Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

AA 215: Arts of Africa and Its Diaspora AH 225: The Arts of Asia 4 cr | Hub: AEX, GCI, CRT | Div Studies: HU 4 cr | Hub: AEX, HC, RIL | Div. Studies: HU

Exploration of a diversity of visual and performing Surveys of the major artistic traditions of Asia. arts from Africa, including royal regalia, Important monuments are examined analytically in masquerades, and contemporary painting. Examines order to explain why certain forms and styles are how the dispersal of Africans, due to the characteristic of specific times and places, and how transatlantic slave trade and immigration, these monuments functioned in their cultural contributed to the cultural richness of the Americas. contexts.

AA 335: Sociology of Race, Class, & AH 240: Medieval Art in Europe 4 cr | Hub: DME, IIC, HC | Pre-reqs: At least one prior 100- or 4 cr | Hub: AEX, HC 200-level sociology course or WS101/WS102 Focuses on architecture, manuscript illumination, No one of us is one thing, one identity, nor metalwork and ivory carving, wall-painting, textiles motivated by one singular interest, nor privileged or and monumental architectural sculpture. Topics subjugated by one singular form of power, but how include iconoclasm, monasticism, women in do those multiple forms of ourselves how we medieval art, patronage, materials and techniques, are advantaged, disadvantaged, viewed, and iconography, representation and model books and understood by the social world? Our social world is, regional and international styles and . by default, a vast web of social intersections between and across groups with shared, overlapping, and conflicting identities. Race, class and gender affect nearly all of our lived experiences and greatly complicate and nuance concepts of diversity and difference.

AH 112: Introduction to Art History II: AH 333: Arts of Classical Greece to Today 4 cr | Hub: AEX, HC 4 cr | Hub: AEX, HC | Div Studies: HU Examines architecture, sculpture, painting, and other Major monuments and artists. Sequential arts of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Topics development, from the Renaissance to the modern include: the concept of classicism, how art was period, of major styles in architecture, sculpture, made, the "Greek revolution" and consequences of painting, graphic arts, and photography. Relationship naturalism, the artist as individual of visual art to social and cultural trends.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Select Hub Courses Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

AH 386: Modern American Art CL 101: The World of Greece 4 cr | Hub: AEX, HC 4 cr | Hub: HC, PLM, CRT | Div Studies: HU

This class explores the diverse and contested field of The literature, philosophy, art, and culture of ancient modern art in the United States, examining the Greece and their impact on the Western tradition. broad range of artists and art practices that laid Topics covered include the of epic claim to aesthetic modernism in the years between poetry; art and lyric in the Archaic Age; drama, 1890 and 1945. architecture, philosophy, and political developments of classical Athens and Greece.

AH 395: History of Photography EN 122: Medieval Worlds 4 cr | Hub: AEX, HC, CRT 4 cr | Hub: AEX, HC, TWC | Div Studies: HU

An introduction to the study of photographs. The Why does the deep medieval past continue to haunt history of the medium in Europe and America from our dreams? In novels, games, and on TV? Medieval its invention in 1839 to the present. After lectures on literature and its afterlives. Topics may include photographic theory and methodology, photographs Arthurian romance, otherworld visions, monsters are studied both as art objects and as historical and heroes, women's and writing, modern artifacts. medievalism

BI 210: Human Anatomy EN 127: Reading American Literature 4 cr | Hub: SI1, DME, CRI | Div Studies: NS 4 cr | Hub: AEX, IIC | Div Studies: HU

Intensive preprofessional course for students whose Readings may include works of fiction, poetry, or programs require anatomy. Not for biology major or drama composed in America from the colonial minor credit. Gross structure of the human body; period to the present. Attention to a wide range of skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, circulatory, literary works and historical and cultural contexts digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Three hours lecture, two hours lab (lab requires dissection). Cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title formerly numbered CAS BI 106

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Select Hub Courses Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

EN 129: Introduction to African American EN 150: Children’s Literature: Fairy Tales, Literature Fantasy, and Imaginary Spaces 4 cr | Hub: AEX, GCI, CRT | Div Studies: HU 4 cr | Hub: AEX, CRI | Div Studies: HU

What is the African American literary tradition? How What stories do we tell about children? What does it change over time? This course is to introduce guidance do we imagine them needing? Examines you to the cultural, political, and historical contexts fairy tales; the Golden Age of Children's Literature of the African American experience through readings (1860- -1920); fantasy; genre and . of literature. We will read poetry, slave narratives, Authors include Grimms, Bronte, Lewis Carroll, essays and speeches, tales, short stories, and novels, Tolkien, Le Guin, Pullman, Sendak. and as we examine these texts, we will consider how culture, politics, and history shape African American literature.

EN 142: Introduction to Poetry EN 170: The Graphic Novel 4 cr | Hub: AEX, OSC | Div Studies: HU 4 cr | Hub: AEX, DME, CRI | Div Studies: HU

Introduction to the understanding, interpretation, Examination of the rise, , and status of the and appreciation of a wide range of poetry. Focus on contemporary book-length graphic novel. Topics poetic form, genre, and style, with explorations of include graphic vs. traditional novel, word and cultural and aesthetic contexts. Particular emphasis image, style and space, representations of on close, careful reading and discussion subjectivity, trauma, and history.

EN 145: Introduction to Performance HI 215: The European Enlightenment 4 cr | Hub: AEX, PLM, CRI 4 cr | Hub: HC, PLM

Investigates the many forms performance might How Europe became modern. The rise of science, take, from live art in a visual art context, critique of , and struggle for rights. The public experimental theatre, poetry readings, video, or sphere emerges: newspapers, Freemasons, coffee, audio work in 20th and 21st century creative practice salons, smut. The invention of a cosmopolitan republic of letters; Voltaire, Diderot, Kant, Adam Smith, Benjamin Franklin.

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Boston University ​College of Arts and Sciences Select Hub Courses Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

HI 300: American Popular Culture PH 159: Philosophy and Film 4 cr | Hub: HC, PLM, CRT 4 cr | Hub: AEX, PLM, CRT | Div Studies: HU

Examines how Americans have changed (and This class provides an introduction to philosophical haven't) since the nineteenth century by exploring and aesthetic issues connected with film. their curious beliefs, social and sexual practices, and changing understandings of selfhood. Topics include Victorian etiquette, modern city pleasures, racial stereotyping, dating rituals, family dynamics, and more.

HI 343: Taste, Culture, and Power: The Global PH 242: Philosophy in History of Food 4 cr | Hub: PLM, HC, CRT 4 cr | Hub: HC, DME, CRI Examines the way in which Darwin, Marx, Nietzsche, An exploration of the global history of food from and Freud undermine traditional conceptions of prehistory to the present, considering the birth of human nature. These thinkers teach us to question agriculture, food in nations and empires, hunger and our ordinary assumptions about religion, human , and the future of eating, including distinctiveness, the conscious mind, the role and examples from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the status of morality, and the uplifting effects of Americas. civilization.

PH 110: Great Philosophers PH 256: Philosophy of Sex and Gender 4 cr | Hub: HC, PLM, CRT | Div Studies: HU 4 cr | Hub: PLM, IIC, CRT

An introduction to philosophy through a reading of This course explores philosophical questions that great figures in western . The list may arise about gender and sexuality. What is sexism? include , , Descartes, Roussesau, What is oppression? What is the relationship Nietzsche, Russell. between sexism and other forms of oppression? What is the correct response to sexism and oppression? How many sexes are there? How many ? What is ? What is sexual perversion? What are sexual ethics, including questions about the value and status of monogamy, polyamory, promiscuity, and adultery? What is the moral status of practices such as sex work and pornography?

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RN 100: Introduction to Religion SO 207: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 4 cr | Hub: PLM, GCI, CRI 4 cr | Hub: HC, IIC, RIL | Div Studies: SS

Religion matters. It makes meaning and provides This course examines the fundamental theoretical structure to life, addressing fundamental questions and empirical approaches regarding race/ethnicity about body, spirit, community, and time. But what is and the current state of race relations in the U.S. it? How does it work in our world? This course that explore both contemporary social problems. explores religion in ritual, philosophical, experiential, and ethical dimensions.

RN 105: Introduction to the World’s WS 200: Thinking Queerly: An Introduction to 4 cr | Hub: DME, GCI, CRI LGBTQ Studies 4 cr | Hub: IIC, DME Explores the symbols, beliefs, stories, and practices of the world's religions with attention to both ancient Explores historical and contemporary debates history and contemporary practices, including regarding LGBTQ identity, community, and politics spiritual autobiographies and online communities. through the relevant interdisciplinary (and often, Possible traditions include: Hinduism, Buddhism, competing) theories and research. Students gain Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and African/African skills in digital/multimedia expression through the diaspora religions. development of a collaborative LGBTQ online magazine.

RN 106: Death and Immortality 4 cr | Hub: PLM, GCI, CRI

Examines death as religious traditions have attempted to accept, defeat, deny, or transcend it. Do we have ? Do they reincarnate? What to do with a corpse? Other topics include mourning, burial, cremation, martyrdom, resurrection, near-death experiences.

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