Overview
The Minor in Neuroscience Research, offered by the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, expands opportunities for Temple students to apply neuroscience knowledge in research settings and to become more competitive in their applications to graduate and professional schools. The required courses in the Neuroscience Research minor focus on basic neuroscience, neuroanatomy, cellular neuroscience and conducting research.
In addition to formal coursework, students are required to take two neuroscience elective courses. The students have options to take independent study courses that result in a research project as electives. The Neuroscience Research Project is a unique project developed over two semesters of independent study. This research project may not overlap with projects for other programs (e.g., Honors).
Residency Requirement: Students who declare a College of Liberal Arts' minor must complete at least half of the program at Temple University. This minor requires 6 courses (18-19 credits); at least 3 courses must be taken at Temple.
Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements: A minimum grade of C- must be earned in all courses in the minor as well as a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the discipline to earn this credential.
Restrictions: Students may not combine this program with the following CLA programs:
- BA in Liberal Studies
- BA in Neuroscience
Minors are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
Curricular Overlap Policy: Students majoring in Psychology may declare a minor in Neuroscience Research and may double-count one elective and NSCI 3096 Conducting Neuroscience Research for both programs without taking any replacement coursework.
Because of some overlap in coursework, students cannot pursue both the Neuroscience Research minor and the Cognitive Neuroscience minor.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
Please contact the College of Liberal Arts' Center for Academic Advising for more information on minors, certificates or other CLA programs.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| NSCI 1051 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience | 3 |
| NSCI 2122 | Cellular Neuroscience | 3 |
| NSCI 2001 | Functional Neuroanatomy | 3 |
| NSCI 3096 | Conducting Neuroscience Research | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6-7 | |
NSCI 3000-4999 not used for another requirement | ||
| Development/Plasticity/Repair | ||
| The Neurobiology of Disease | ||
| Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Neuroscience of Development and Aging | ||
| Psychopharmacology | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18-19 | |