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Curriculum Plan ner : BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE CONCENTRATION – Fall 2019/Spring 2020 Updated 4/2019

Introductory/Foundation Core Courses Concentration Courses UIUC/LAS General Education Psychology [choose one] 200-Level Core [choose one] Composition I

PSYC 100 – Intro to Psych (FA19/SP20) PSYC 210 – Behavioral Neuroscience (FA19/SP20) PSYC 103 – Intro Experimental Psych (FA19) Advanced Composition Research Methods [choose one]

Statistics [choose one] PSYC 311 – Behavioral Neuro Lab (FA19/SP20) Quantitative Reasoning (2 courses)

PSYC 235 – Intro to Statistics or equivalent Concentration Electives [choose four] 1. PSYC statistics or equivalent (3 hrs)

Equivalent Courses – STAT 100, 200, 212, 400; ECON PSYC 329 – Animal Behavior (SP20) 2. 202, 203; EPSY 280, 480; SOC 280: ACE 261; CHLH PSYC 365 – Stress, Trauma, Resilience (SP20) 244; PS 230; UP 116; SOCW 225 PSYC 408 – Human Behavior Genetics (FA19/SP20) Western/Comparative Culture(s) (1 course)

These equivalent courses meet the statistics PSYC 413 – Psychopharmacology (SP20) requirement but do not count toward PSYC hours PSYC 414 – Brain, Learning, Memory (FA19) Non-Western Culture(s) (1 course) PSYC 417 – Neuroscience of Eat/Drink (FA19) 200-Level Foundation Courses PSYC 432 – Genes and Behavior (SP20) US Minority Cultures (1 course) PSYC 433 – Evolutionary Neuroscience (FA19) Biological/Cognitive [choose one] PSYC 494 – Advanced Research* ------Humanities and the Arts (6 hours) PSYC 204 – Intro to Brain & Cognition (FA19) *A maximum of three (3) hours of PSYC 494, Advanced Research, conducted in PSYC 220 – Images of Mind (SP20) a Behavioral Neuroscience Lab, may be used as an elective course 1.

PSYC 224 – Cognitive Psych (FA19)

PSYC 230 – Perception (FA19/SP20) 2. PSYC 248 – Learning and Memory (FA19/SP20) Advanced (300/400) Hour Requirement 21 hours Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours) Clinical/Developmental/Organization/ Personality/Social [choose two] 1. Introductory Psychology (4 hrs) PSYC 311 – Behavioral Neuroscience Lab 4 hrs

PSYC 201 – Intro to Social Psych (FA19/SP20) 2. Concentration Electives 12 hrs PSYC 207 – Prejudice & Discrimination (SP20) PSYC 216 – Child Psych (FA19/SP20) Additional 300/400 courses > 5 hrs Natural Sciences and Technology (6 hours) PSYC 238 – Psychopath & Prob in Living (FA19/SP20) (any subject, including PSYC) PSYC 239 – Community Psych (FA19/SP20) ------1. PSYC 210 - Behavioral Neuroscience

PSYC 245 – Industrial/Org Psych (FA19/SP20) 21 hrs 2. PSYC 250 – Psych of Personality (FA19/SP20)

Behavioral Neuroscience Concentration

Study of the biological mechanisms underlying behavior

Requires 32 hours of "PSYC" coursework plus an approved statistics course. Minimum thirteen (13) hours of PSYC 300/400-level credit required (includes research methods course).

Introductory/Foundation Courses

Psychology – choose one Statistics

PSYC 100 - Intro to Psych PSYC 235 - Intro to Statistics or equivalent* PSYC 103 - Intro Experimental Psych *Equivalent Courses – STAT 100, 200, 212, 400; ECON 202, 203; EPSY 280, 480; SOC 280: ACE 261; CHLH 244; PS 230; UP 116; SOCW 225 (Equivalent courses meet the statistics requirement but do not count toward PSYC hours)

200 -Level Foundation Courses

Biological/Cognitive – choose one Clinical/Develop/Organizational/Personality/Social – choose two

PSYC 204 - Intro to Brain and Cognition - Introduction to cognitive PSYC 201 - Intro to Social Psych – Systematic study of social factors in neuroscience, which is concerned with how the cognitive systems support a broad individual and group behavior; attention to social perception, motivation, and learning; range of capacities including memory, attention, and social and emotional attitudes, norms, and social influence processes; the development and dynamics of processing, arise from the functioning of specific brain modules/mechanisms. groups; and the effects of social and cultural factors on the individual.

PSYC 220 - Images of Mind – Introduction to neuroimaging and cognitive PSYC 207 - Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination - Examines the neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on critically evaluating neuroscience in psychological causes and social consequences of prejudice and discrimination in the media. In addition to surveying reports in the popular press and their society. Topics include stereotyping, cognitive biases, group conflict, ideology, corresponding science articles, covers basic neuroanatomy, and neuroimaging implicit associations, subtle and benevolent forms of prejudice. techniques. PSYC 216 - Child Psych - Study of the psychological development of the child. PSYC 224 - Cognitive – Introduction to the psychological study of human information processing and memory; acquisition, retrieval, and forgetting; and PSYC 238 - Psychopathology and Everyday Living - Conceptions/facts general knowledge, concepts, reasoning, and related issues in cognition. about disordered behavior, including psychoses, neuroses & other patterns of psychological disturbance. PSYC 230 - Perception & Sensory Processes – Experimental psychology of sensory and perceptual processes and behavior; emphasis on the contribution of PSYC 239 - Community Psych - Redefines human and social problems and the behavior science to understanding subjective experience of the physical and social implications for social programs and policies; reviews the historical antecedents, environment. conceptual models, strategies and tactics of social and community programs; and employs examples from criminal justice, education, employment, and mental health. PSYC 248 - Learning and Memory – Survey of basic phenomena in learning and memory emphasizing experimental data from animal & human research. PSYC 245 - Industrial Org Psych - Systematic study of the application of psychological methods and principles in business and industry; emphasis on personnel selection and factors influencing efficiency.

PSYC 250 - Psych of Personality - Study of personality from various points of view: biological, experimental, social, and humanistic; surveys theory and empirical research in the study of personality.

Concentration Courses

200-Level Core Course Research Methods Course

PSYC 210 - Behavioral Neuroscience – Survey of current knowledge and PSYC 311 - Behavioral Neuroscience Lab - Introduction to the research speculation regarding the brain's role in perception, motivation, sexual behavior, techniques used in behavioral neuroscience: includes behavioral analysis of drug thinking, memory, and learning, based upon human clinical data effects, anatomy of the brain, hormones and behavior, neural circuits and related topics. and research in animal models. Students will have direct experience working with laboratory rats to understand their importance in the advancement of our knowledge about how the brain functions.

Concentration Electives - choose four

PSYC 329 – Animal Behavior - Introductory course emphasizing how patterns PSYC 417 - Neuroscience of Eating & Drinking - Eating/drinking are critical to of behavior promote survival, change through evolution, and are modified by the survival. Despite complex and redundant mechanisms, aberrant ingestive behaviors occur environment. and can result in extreme body weights.

PSYC 365 - Stress, Trauma, and Resilience – Overview of traumatic stress, PSYC 432 - Genes and Behavior - Concepts, methods, and problems in the with emphasis on the biological/social factors that shape human responses. analysis of the relationship between genes/behavior, the neurobiological processes that mediate action on behavior, in appropriate ecological and evolutionary contexts. PSYC 408 – Human Behavior Genetics - The goals of this course are to understand how the basic principles of genetics can be used in the study of behavior PSYC 433 - Evolutionary Neuroscience – Current methods/tools/progress in in humans; evaluate the extent to which psychological characteristics are affected by evolutionary biology and quantitative genetics of brain and behavior of vertebrates. genes; and consider the implications of genetic knowledge in psychology. PSYC 494 – Advanced Research – with Behavioral Neuroscience faculty PSYC 413 - Psychopharmacology – Behavioral/physiological effects of chemicals either used therapeutically to treat disorders or that may be abused for their psychotropic effects; emphasizes mechanisms/models for study of drug action.

PSYC 414 - Brain, Learning and Memory – Physiological bases of learning/memory; considers a wide range of topics from molecular (e.g., cellular morphological/functional plasticity) to relatively molar (e.g., effects of clinical/experimental brain damage on learning/memory processes).