Neuroscience - NEURS13435
Stream Summary
Faculty: MED - Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Medical Sciences
Contact: http://medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au/
Program: 3435 - Psychological Science
Award(s):
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Major)
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Stream Outline
Neuroscience introduces students to the biological and behavioural aspects of the nervous system, and is based around the neuroscience courses offered by the departments of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, and School of Psychology.
Stream Structure
A major in Neuroscience is comprised of 84 units of credit of courses as follows:
- BABS1201 Molecules, Cells and Genes (6 UOC)
- BIOS1101 Evolutionary & Functional Biol (6 UOC)
- MATH1041 Stats for Life & Soc Sciences (6 UOC)
- PSYC1001 Psychology 1A (6 UOC)
- PSYC1011 Psychology 1B (6 UOC)
- CHEM1011 Chemistry A (6 UOC) or CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)
Recommended elective (this course is not required but is recommended as a good complementary course for this major):
- CHEM1021 Chemistry B (6 UOC) or CHEM1041 Higher Chemistry B (6 UOC)
Stage 2
- NEUR2201 Neuroscience Fundamentals (6 UOC)
- PHSL2101 Physiology 1A (6 UOC)
PLUS 18 UOC from:
- ANAT2511 Fundamentals of Anatomy (6 UOC) or ANAT2111 Introductory Anatomy (6 UOC)
Recommended elective (this course is not required but is recommended as a good complementary course for this major):
- BIOC2181 Fundamentals of Biochemistry (6 UoC) or BIOC2101 Principles of Biochemistry (6 UoC)
- PSYC2071 Perception and Cognition (6 UoC)
Stage 3
18 UOC from:
- ANAT3411 Neuroanatomy 1 (6 UOC)
- NEUR3121 Molecular & Cellular Neuroscie (6 UOC)
- PHAR3202 Neuropharmacology (6 UOC)
- PSYC3051 Physiological Psychology (6 UOC)
Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):
- NEUR3211 Neuroscience Research Seminars (6 UOC)
- NEUR3221 Neurophysiology (6 UOC)
- PHAR3102 Molecular Pharmacology (6 UOC)
- PSYC3221 Vision and Brain (6 UOC)
Honours
For further information on Honours in Neuroscience, please see the Neuroscience Honours entry in this Handbook.
