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.
Additional course registration information can be found on the Student Information System website.
Behavioral Biology Core Courses (Required of All Majors)
Core courses generally run the same times every semester, so are not included in the table below.
- 200.141 Foundations of Brain, Behavior, and Cognition, Fall and Spring
- 290.101 Human Origins, Spring
- 200.208 Animal Behavior, Fall
- 080.250 Neuroscience Lab, Fall and Spring
Spring 2024
Course Number | Concentration | Course Name | Faculty | Day/Time | Limit | PreReqs |
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AS.020.303 | Biobehavioral | Genetics (writing intensive) | Fisher/Gordus | TTh 12:00-1:15 | 460 | *can only be counted as an upper level OR with a lab for the biology requirement |
AS.020.374 | Biobehavioral | Comparative Physiology | Coppola | TTh 12:00-1:15 | 100 | Biochemistry (AS.020.305) |
AS.050.239 | Social | Cognitive Development | Yarmolinskaya | TTh 10:30-11:45 | 19 | |
AS.050.325 | Social | Phonology I | Wilson | MW 1:30-2:45 | 40 | |
AS.080.250 | CORE | Neuroscience Laboratory | Trageser/Sterbing-D'Angelo/Ross | T 1:30-4:20 W 1:30-4:20 Th 1:30-4:20 F 1:30-4:20 | 80 (4 sections of 20) | AS.080.306 OR AS.200.141 |
AS.080.304 | Biobehavioral | Neuroscience Learning and Memory | Bakker | TTh 4:30-5:45 | 45 | AS.200.141 OR AS.080.306 OR (AS.020.312 AND AS.020.306) or instructor permission. |
AS.080.328 | Biobehavioral | Behavioral Neuroscience Lab | Smith | MW 10:30-11:45; TTh 10:30-11:45 | 24 (2 sections of 12) | AS.200.141 OR AS.200.302 OR AS.080.301 OR AS.080.306 or permission by instructor. |
AS.080.339 | Biobehavioral | Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging (writing intensive) | Ross | TTh 12-1:15 | 20 | AS.200.141 OR AS.080.306 |
AS.180.389 | Social | Social Policy Implications of Behavioral Economics | Papageorge | TTh 9-10:15 | 25 | AS.180.301 Microeconomic Theory AS.180.334 Econometrics can be taken concurrently. |
AS.200.141 | CORE | Foundations of Brain, Behavior and Cognition | Smith | TTh 9-10:15 | 200 | |
AS.200.250 | Biobehavioral | Behavioral Neuroscience | Janak | TTh 10:30-11:45 | 50 | |
AS.200.311 | Biobehavioral | Sensory Representations in the Brain: Maps, Modules, & Distributed Coding | Fischer | TTh 4:30-5:45 | 19 | AS.200.211 OR AS.080.203 OR AS.050.203 OR AS.200.141 OR AS.020.312 |
AS.200.330 | Biobehavioral | Human and Machine Intelligence | Lee | T 1:30-4 | 19 | |
AS.200.334 | Biobehavioral | Human Memory Psychology | Chen | F 1:30 - 4 | 19 | |
AS.200.337 | Social | Origins of the Social Mind | Krupenye | TTH 10:30-11:45 | 15 | AS.200.110 OR AS.200.132 OR AS.200.133 OR AS.200.141 OR AS.050.102 OR AS.050.105 |
AS.200.344 | Biobehavioral | Behavioral Endocrinology | Bohn | TTh 3-4:15 | 80 | FBBC or Neuro Cellular/Systems 2 or GenBio1 & 2; (AS.200.141 OR AS.080.306) OR (AS.020.152) or instructor's permission |
AS.200.377 | Biobehavioral | Neuroethology | Sterbing-D'Angelo | TTh 10:30-11:45 | 18 | AS.200.141 OR AS.080.305 |
AS.270.202 | Biobehavioral | Introduction to Ecology | Szlavecz | TTh 10:30-11:45 | 45 | AS.270.103 OR AS.020.151 |
AS.270.310 | Biobehavioral | Evolution and Development of the Vertebrates | Bever | 3-4:15 | 20 | |
AS.270.317 | Biobehavioral | Conservation Biology | Burgess | T 3-5:30 | 20 | |
AS.280.335 | Social | The Environment and Your Health | Bressler, Latshaw | TTh 3-4:15 | 120 | |
AS.290.101 | CORE | Human Origins | Staff | TTh 3-4:15 | 120 | |
AS.290.330 | Social | Human Sexuality | Kraft | T 3-5:30 | 30 | Students may receive credit for AS.200.204 or AS.290.330 or AS.290.420, but only ONE can count towards the upper level SOCSCI in Behavioral Biology. |
AS.290.490 | CORE | Senior Seminar: Behavioral Biology | Bohn | W 10:00-10:50 | 15 | AS.200.141 AND AS.200.208 AND AS.290.101 or instructor permission. |
AS.290.500 | OTHER | Connections in Behavioral Biology | Moss | TBD | 15 | You must request Independent Academic Work using the Independent Academic Work form found in Student Self-Service: Registration, Online Forms. |
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