Neuroscience
Led by expert faculty with active research labs, NU's neuroscience program challenges majors to understand and explore the human nervous system in health and disease, while preparing them to manage the public health challenges of our global population.
About the Program
The neuroscience major exposes you to a rapidly growing field at the intersection of biology and psychology. Educating you about the human nervous system in health and disease prepares you for managing the public health challenges of our global population while you gain interdisciplinary learning at the earliest stages of your undergraduate career. As a Neuroscience graduate, you'll draw knowledge from many specialties, mastering the human nervous system from cellular, molecular, biochemical, cognitive, and behavioral perspectives.
Through the inherently diverse nature of the neuroscience field, you'll engage in a broad-based curriculum spanning multiple disciplines. During the first year of study, the neuroscience curriculum introduces you to fundamental concepts in biology, psychology, chemistry, and mathematics, while developing communication skills through concurrent introductory English courses. As you progress to intermediate-level courses, you'll gain a thorough background of the anatomy and physiology of the human nervous system, with an emphasis on cellular and molecular biology, and carbon compounds.
The third year of the neuroscience major builds upon your knowledge gained in previous years through applied research methods courses, coupled with analytical reasoning of the natural properties of the physical world. The third and fourth-year curricula seek to refine your understanding through specialized courses detailing the human nervous system through health and disease. With five free electives, the third and fourth years offer the flexibility for you to pursue a minor in a discipline of your choice.
