Nov 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - SCCC & Day Students 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - SCCC & Day Students

Psychology, Neuroscience Concentration


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The Neuroscience Concentration, housed within the Department of Psychology, takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the structure and function of the brain and nervous system. This rigorous and academically challenging concentration focuses on many aspects of the human experience from a molecular and neural basis and explores topics such as the biological underpinnings of memory, learning, attention and concentration, executive functioning, mood, and abnormal behaviors. The concentration prepares students for post-baccalaureate professional programs in health care professions and graduate studies in cognitive neuroscience or psychology.

In addition, the Neuroscience Concentration

  • Provides a foundation for understanding of the molecular, cellular, and neural networks that are the basis of the human experience
  • Trains students in interdisciplinary approaches to study the biological and psychological aspects of human behavior
  • Prepares students for graduate programs in health professions, medicine, cognitive neuroscience and psychology

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will understand the nervous system at molecular, cellular, and structural levels of organization.
  2. Students will demonstrate the ability to read, evaluate, and apply scientific literature in the domain of neuroscience.
  3. Students will understand the ethical challenges related to the field of neuroscience and its impact on the treatment of mental health and behavioral conditions.

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Required for Graduation


• 132 credit hours plus successful completion of all RPED, ROTC, and LDRS graduation requirements. ROTC hours (credits, lectures, and labs) vary each semester by military department.

ROTC Course Requirements:


ROTC course requirements apply to members of the SCCC only:

  • Cadets contracted or pursuing a contract should take 8 semesters of ROTC.
  • Cadets not contracted or pursuing a contract should take 4 semesters of ROTC Basic and 4 semesters of ROTC fulfilment courses. Available ROTC fulfillment courses are published online annually by the department of Leadership Studies.
  • ROTC courses typically carry 1 to 3 hours of credit, depending on the level. ROTC fulfillment courses typically carry 3 hours of credit. See the course descriptions for specific information.

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