OBJECTIVES
The Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor is the interdisciplinary science-based study of
the nervous system as the organ for behavior. The Minor is an interdisciplinary
liberal-arts study of the nervous system that will expose students to issues of the
relationship among the brain, the mind, behavior, evolution, and the existence of humans
and other animals in our complex world.
Since the nervous system is the organ for behavior, neuroscience is an interdisciplinary study area that cuts across traditional fields in the biological and behavioral sciences. The Minor is intended for Loyola undergraduates who plan to attend graduate or professional school in the Life Sciences. However, any Loyola undergraduate who takes the appropriate prerequisites can participate in the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor. Course requirements are designed to expose students to a range of topics dealing with the nervous system and behavior. The Seminar in Neuroscience will provide a forum for integrating this information to understand the complex nature of behavior and its neural basis. The Laboratories in Neuroscience will train students to use modern neuroscience laboratory techniques in a state-of-the-art neuroscience laboratory teaching facility and will expose them to the excitement of the empirical study of the nervous system and its role in behavior. The minor will allow students to seek their own basis for integrating the wide range of topics that pertain to the study of the nervous system and exploring the neural basis of behavior.
The Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor will include the rich opportunities for neuroscience education at the Lake Shore Campus and those at Loyola University Medical Center. The Minor will expose students to programs at both campuses including those of the Parmly Hearing Institute, the Neuroscience and Aging Institute, and the Neuroscience Graduate Program. Students will be challenged to understand issues of both basic neuroscience research and its applications, including those related to health care. The overall goal of the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor is to educate, stimulate, and challenge students to investigate the neural basis of behavior. Information about the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor and neuroscience can be found here at http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/academics/internisciplinary_minor_neuroscience.pdf or down this page.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
The Neuroscience Minor consists of 20 credit hours (eight courses) including two semesters
of a one-hour Seminar in Neuroscience, NEUR 300/BIOL 303; and a two-semester sequence of Laboratory
in Neuroscience (I and II), NEUR 301/BIOL 373/PSYC 388 and NEUR 302/BIOL 374/PSYC 389, and a final project which is part of the
Laboratory in Neuroscience II, NEUR 302. The additional required courses are in the
departments of Biology (BIOL 362), Psychology (PSYC 240, crosslisted as BIOL 240; and PSYC
305, crosslisted as BIOL 241), and at least one course of Anthropology or Philosophy (ANTH 103, ANTH 105, ANTH 320,
ANTH 324, ANTH 325, PHIL 173, PHIL 176, PHIL 179, or PHIL 387.)
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
The following are the required courses for the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor. Crosslistings are in italics.
NEUR 300 (BIOL 303) Seminar in Neuroscience (One credit hour - two semesters).
NEUR 301 (BIOL 373, PSYC 388) Lab in Neuroscience I (3 credit hours).