Core and Elective Courses | Behavioral Biology

The two sections below includes the core courses, senior seminar, connections in behavioral biology and all courses that can satisfy the three biobehavioral (BEHB-BIOBEH tag) and two social science (BEHB-SOCSCI tag) upper-level requirements. Note some BEHB tags have changed, be sure to examine the most recent year before selecting courses.

Please check the BS requirements page to get a full list of required or optional courses, or consult the online course catalogue for complete course information.

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Behavioral Biology Core Courses

Core courses are required of all majors, and generally run the same times every semester. They are not included in the table below.

200.141 Foundations of Brain, Behavior, and Cognition, Fall and Spring
290.101 Human Origins, Fall
200.208 Animal Behavior, Spring
080.250 Neuroscience Lab, Fall and Spring
Animal Behavior and Communication Lab (AS.290.303) or Behavioral Evolution Lab (AS.290.306) (required for students graduating 2027 or later)

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Course Number	Concentration	Course Name	Instructor	Day/Time	Limit	PreReqs Brief
AS.004.321	Social	Writing Methods: Science in Situ - Effective and Meaningful Science Communication	Brodsky, Anne-Elizabeth Murdy; Pavesich, Matthew; Thyagarajan, Sunita; Wilbanks, Rebecca	Th 1:30-4	18	juniors and seniors
AS.020.374	Biobehavioral	Comparative Physiology	Coppola	TTh 12:00-1:15	19	AS.020.305 Biochemistry, *can only be counted as an upper level OR with a lab for the biology requirement
AS.050.236	Biobehavioral	Neurolinguistics	Yarmolinskaya	TTh 1:30-2:45	19
AS.080.301	Biobehavioral	Behavioral Assessment of Animal Models	Smith	MWF 12-12:50;	25	AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.080.308	Biobehavioral	Neuroecomics	Trageser	TTh 12:00PM- 1:15PM	55	AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.080.309	Social	Neuroesthetics: How the Arts and Aesthetic Experiences Advance Health, Wellbeing and Learning	Stuart, Magsamen, Lynn, Keely	Th 4:30 - 7	30	AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.080.349	Biobehavioral	Neural Oscillations, Cognition and Disease (writing intensive)	Ross	TTh 12-1:15	20	AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.196.302	Social	Science & Democracy	Levine	TTh 9-10:15	75
AS.200.141	CORE	Foundations of Brain Behavior and Cognition	Ross	TTh 9 - 10:15 AM	200
AS.200.222	Social	Positive Psychology	Halberda	TTh 3:00-4:15	60

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