Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system and its impact on behavior and cognitive functions. This interdisciplinary field integrates several disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, biology, chemistry, and physics. As such, students in this degree will develop competency in foundational coursework in the life and physical sciences, including biology, chemistry, and physics. At the upper level, students complete a directed curriculum that will provide them depth of training in behavioral and cognitive neuroscience.
Nationwide, there is increasing interest in neuroscience programs and training. Students completing a BS in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience will be well prepared careers focused on human behavior such as speech and language therapy, clinical neuropsychology, public health, and occupational therapy.
Students will develop competency in foundational coursework in the life and physical sciences, including biology, chemistry, and physics. Based on their individual career aspirations and interests, students will complete coursework in neuroscience that involves psychological and biological processes, as well as translational issues relevant to medical science and/or pharmacology, neural engineering, and biochemistry. Nationwide, there is increasing interest in neuroscience programs and training. In part, this interest is driven by changes in the employment market that focus on technical and medical support jobs. Students completing a B.S. in Neuroscience will be well prepared for graduate study, as well as to enter entry-level healthcare and technical occupations.