Neuroscience, Minor
School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Program Overview
By declaring a minor in neuroscience, you will join one of the most rapidly advancing fields of research and training. Through a combination of course work and research opportunities across a variety of disciplines, you’ll investigate the relationship between the brain and behavior. Neuroscience as a discipline attempts to explain behavior in terms of the interactions among the body, mind, and environment. This is an interdisciplinary minor offered jointly by the Department of Psychology and the Department of Biology, which draws heavily from the traditional, natural, and social sciences.
Minor Details
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2026–27 academic year per the ¿ÉÀÖÊÓƵ Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
Minor Requirements (18–21 Credits)
This interdisciplinary minor, offered by the departments of Psychology and Biology, requires 18 to 21 credits, including 12 advanced credits, each completed with a grade of C- or higher. At least nine of the advanced credits must be completed at ¿ÉÀÖÊÓƵ.
All courses listed in Group A may be used to satisfy the requirements of both the minor in neuroscience and the major in psychology. Only one course from Group B may be used to satisfy the requirements of both the minor in neuroscience and the major in psychology. Psychology and one of the courses from Group B may be used to satisfy the requirements of both the minor in neuroscience and the minor in psychology. It is also highly recommended to take Biology and Biology .
Students who do not major in psychology are strongly encouraged to also take Psychology or Mathematics .
Both A and B below are required:
A. All of the following:
- Psychology Mind, Brain, and Behavior
- Psychology /Biology Neurobiology
- Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience
B. Three of the following:
- Psychology Learning
- Psychology Sensation and Perception
- Psychology /Biology Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
- Psychology Drugs and Behavior
- Psychology Comparative Psychology
- Psychology Human Neuropsychology
- Psychology Advanced Special Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience
Note that the prerequisite for Psychology is one of the following: Psychology or Health and Nutrition Sciences or Kinesiology . Therefore, students who otherwise would not take any of these courses will have to complete 21 credits for the minor. Both Biology and Biology can count toward both the minor in neuroscience and major in biology.
The Support You’ll Find
¿ÉÀÖÊÓƵ is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the departments of Biology and Psychology offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
