UNSW Handbook Plan - Neuroscience

Neuroscience - NEURS14770


	Faculty: MED - Faculty of Medicine
	School: Faculty of Science
	Contact: http://medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au
	Program: 4770 - Science / Law
	Award(s):
	Bachelor of Science (Major)

Plan Outline

This plan is for a Neuoscience major within the Science Program 3970.

The plan 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.

Plan Structure

Stage 1

BABS1201 Molecules, Cells and Genes (6 UOC)
CHEM1011 Essentials of Chemistry 1A (6 UOC)
CHEM1021 Essentials of Chemistry 1B (6 UOC)
MATH1041 Stats for Life & Soc Sciences (6 UOC)
PSYC1001 Psychology 1A (6 UOC)
PSYC1011 Psychology 1B (6 UOC)

Plus 12 UoC Electives

Recommended Elective:
BIOS1101 Evolutionary and Functional Biology (6 UOC).

Stage 2

Session 1:

PHSL2101 Physiology 1A (6 UOC)
PSYC2081 Learning & Physiological Psych (6 UOC)

One 6 UoC course selected from:

BIOC2101 Principles of Biochem (Adv) (6 UOC)
BIOC2181 Fundamentals of Biochemistry (6 UOC)

Session 2:

NEUR2201 Neuroscience Fundamentals (6 UOC)
PHAR2011 Introductory Pharmacology and (6 UOC)
PSYC2071 Perception and Cognition (6 UOC)

One 6 UoC course selected from:

ANAT2511 Fundamentals of Anatomy (6 UOC) * (recommended)
ANAT2111 Introductory Anatomy (6 UOC) ^

* Note: students need to achieve a Credit or better in this course as a prerequisite for the compulsory Stage 3 ANAT3411 Neuroanatomy.
^ Note: ANAT2111 has BIOS1101 Evolutionary and Functional Biology (6 UoC) as a pre-requisite.

Plus 6 UoC Electives

Stage 3

Session 1:

ANAT3411 Neuroanatomy
NEUR3121 Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience*

Session 2:

PHAR3202 Neuropharmacology
PSYC3051 Physiological Psychology*

Plus 12 UoC Electives:

Recommended elective courses for Session 1:

NEUR3101 Muscle and Motor Control
PHAR3102 Molecular Pharmacology
PHAR3251 Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology
PSYC3241 Psychobiology of Memory and Motivation *
PSYC3311 The Psychology of Language *

Recommended elective courses for Session 2:

NEUR3211 Neuroscience Research Seminars *
NEUR3221 Neurophysiology *
PSYC3211 Cognitive Science *
PSYC3221 Vision and Brain *

* Note: for these courses the requirenet for pre-reqisite courses will be waived for students who have taken NEUR2201 Neuroscience Fundamentals.

Plus 12 UoC General Education courses

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