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, 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)

Spring 2025 (draft, times have not been double checked)

Course Number	Concentration	Course Name	Day/Time	Limit	PreReqs Brief
AS.020.303	Biobehavioral	Genetics	TTh 12:00-1:15	315	*can only be counted as an upper level OR with a lab for the biology requirement
AS.020.319	Biobehavioral	Human Genome Variation with Lab	MWF 10:30-11:45	18	AS.020.303 Genetics
AS.020.374	Biobehavioral	Comparative Physiology	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.050.239	Social	Cognitive Development	TTh 10:30-11:45	19
AS.050.325	Social	Phonology I	MW 1:30 - 2:45	20
AS.050.358	Biobehavioral	Language & Thought	W 1:30 - 4	15	AS.050.102 Language and Mind or AS.050.320 Syntax I or AS.050.325 Phology I
AS.080.304	Biobehavioral	Neuroscience of Learning and Memory	TTh 4:30-5:45	45	AS.200.141 Foundations of Brain, Behavior and Cognition OR ( AS.080.305 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems I AND AS.080.306 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems I ) OR ( AS.020.312 Intro to the Human Brain AND AS.020.306 Cell Biology ) OR instructor permission.
AS.080.328	Biobehavioral	Behavioral Neuroscience Lab	MW 10:30-11:45; TTh 10:30-11:45	24 (2 sections of 12)	Juniors, Seniors AS.200.141 Foundations of Brain, Behavior and Cognition OR AS.200.302 Behavioral Assessment of Animal Models of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders OR AS.080.301 Behavioral Assessment of Animal Models of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders OR (AS.080.305 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems I AND AS.080.306 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems II) OR permission by instructor.
AS.080.339	Biobehavioral	Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging (writing intensive)	TTh 12-1:15	20	AS.200.141 Foundations of Brain, Behavior and Cognition OR AS.080.306 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems II
AS.180.217	Social	Game Theory in Social Sciences	MW 12 - 1:15	12	Students may t have previously taken AS.180.117.; AS.180.102 or instructor permission
AS.180.389	Social	Social Policy Implications of Behavioral Ecomics	TTh 9-10:15	30	AS.180.301 Microecomic Theory OR AS.180.401 Advanced Microecomic Theory AS.180.334 Ecometrics OR AS.180.434 Advanced Ecometrics can be taken concurrently.
AS.200.304	Biobehavioral	Neuroscience of Decision Making	TTh 12-1:15	19	AS.080.305 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems I AND AS.080.306 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems II OR instructor permission
AS.200.317	Social	Interpersonal Relationships	MW 1:30-2:45	25	AS.200.133 Intro to Social Psychology Behavioral Biology, Psychology, Psychology mirs
AS.200.330	Biobehavioral	Human and Machine Intelligence	T 1:30-4	19
AS.200.344	Biobehavioral	Behavioral Endocrinology	TTh 3:00-4:15	70
AS.200.369	Biobehavioral	Neuroscience of Motivation & Reward	TTh 10:30 - 11:45
AS.200.377	Biobehavioral	Neuroethology	TTh 10:30-11:45	15	Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
AS.270.202	Biobehavioral	Introduction to Ecology	TTh 10:30-11:45	45	Intro to Global Environmental Change or General Biology I
AS.270.317	Biobehavioral	Conservation Biology	Th 3:00-5:30	16
AS.280.335	Social	The Environment and Your Health	TTh 3-4:15	120	Seniors, Juniors, Shophomores Only te: PHS, GECS, ENVS, and Mol Cell Bio majors have 1st priority for enrollment. Your enrollment may be withdrawn at the discretion of the instructor if your are t one of these majors.
AS.290.330	Social	Human Sexuality	T 1:30-4	30	Restricted to: Public Health Studies, Biology, Behavioral Biology, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Studies of Women, Gender & Sexuality, Medicine, Science and the Humanities, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Sociology
AS.200.208	CORE	Animal Behavior	TTH 12-1:15	60
AS.290.307	Biobehavioral	Evolution and Human Behavior	TTh 10-11:45	19	AS.290.101 OR AS.200.208