Department of Psychology & NeuroscienceThe list below presents the Neuroscience courses, organized by course category, that you may expect to have available to you in the next few semesters.
Gateway Course
| Number | Title | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| NEUROSCI 102 | Biological Bases of Behavior (Team-Based Learning) | NS |
Core Courses
| Number | Title | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| NEUROSCI 217D | Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience | NS |
| NEUROSCI 223 | Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | NS |
Statistics Courses
Courses offered outside of Neuroscience, primarily from the Department of Statistics. See list of qualifying courses.
Electives: Methods and Laboratory Courses
| Number | Title | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| NEUROSCI 104L | Interdisciplinary Introduction to Computer Science | QS |
| NEUROSCI 301L | Bioelectricity (AC or GE) | |
| NEUROSCI 376 | Contemporary Neuroscience Methods | NS |
| NEUROSCI 378L | Perception and the Brain | R, W, NS |
| NEUROSCI 379L | Comparative Neuroanatomy | NS |
| NEUROSCI 380L | Functional Anatomy of the Human Brain | STS, NS |
| NEUROSCI 382L | Functional Neuroimaging | R, NS |
| NEUROSCI 385L | Integrative Neuroscience Laboratory | R, W, NS |
| NEUROSCI 388L | Experiments in Animal Models of Human Neurodegenerative Disease | R, NS |
| NEUROSCI 388LS | Experiments in Animal Models of Human Neurodegenerative Disease | R, NS |
| NEUROSCI 515 | Neural Prosthetic Systems (GE, EL, IM) |
Electives: Research Courses
| Number | Title | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| NEUROSCI 150 | Research Practicum | |
| NEUROSCI 391 | Neuroscience Independent Scholarship 1: Advanced Topics | NS |
| NEUROSCI 392 | Neuroscience Independent Scholarship 2: Advanced Topics | NS |
| NEUROSCI 493 | Research Independent Study 1 | R |
| NEUROSCI 494 | Research Independent Study 2 | R |
| NEUROSCI 495 | Research Independent Study 3 | R |
| NEUROSCI 496 | Research Independent Study 4 | R |
Electives: Intersection Courses
Electives: Lecture Courses
| Number | Title | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| NEUROSCI 202 | Medical Neuroscience: Foundations for the Neurological Sciences | NS |
| NEUROSCI 211 | Brain and Behavior: Translating Neuroscience | NS |
| NEUROSCI 258 | Decision Neuroscience | STS, NS, SS |
| NEUROSCI 260 | Human Cognitive Evolution | NS, SS |
| NEUROSCI 268D | Mechanisms of Animal Behavior | NS |
| NEUROSCI 277 | Looking Inside the Disordered Brain | NS |
| NEUROSCI 282 | Neuroscience of Movement and Athletic Performance | NS |
| NEUROSCI 350 | Pharmacology: Drug Actions and Reactions | NS |
| NEUROSCI 360 | Drugs, Brain, and Behavior | NS |
| NEUROSCI 363 | Behavior and Neurochemistry | NS |
| NEUROSCI 373 | Behavioral Neuroimmunology: Brain and Behavior in Health and Disease | NS |
| NEUROSCI 450 | Second Language Acquisition and Research | R, NS, SS |
| NEUROSCI 499 | Current Research in Neuroscience | EI, R, W, NS |
| NEUROSCI 510 | Brain and Language | R, NS |
| NEUROSCI 533 | Essentials of Pharmacology and Toxicology | |
| NEUROSCI 590 | Special Topics in Neuroscience |
Electives: In-depth Seminar Courses (351 and above)
Electives: Allied Courses
Note: Students matriculating Fall 2018 and forward cannot count Allied Elective Courses.
Courses offered outside of Neuroscience from departments throughout Duke University. See list of qualifying courses.
Electives: Focus Courses
| Number | Title | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| NEUROSCI 116FS | Neuroscience and Human Language | NS, SS |
| NEUROSCI 121FS | Sleep in Society: History, Culture, and Medicine | CCI, SS |
| NEUROSCI 153FS | Drugs and the Law | SS |