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 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

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)

Fall 2025

Course NumberConcentrationCourse NameInstructorDay/TimeLimitPreReqs Brief
AS.004.321SocialWriting Methods: Science in Situ - Effective and Meaningful Science CommunicationBrodsky, Anne-Elizabeth Murdy; Pavesich, Matthew; Thyagarajan, Sunita; Wilbanks, RebeccaTh 1:30-418juniors and seniors
AS.020.374BiobehavioralComparative Physiology CoppolaTTh 12:00-1:1519AS.020.305 Biochemistry, *can only be counted as an upper level OR with a lab for the biology requirement
AS.050.236BiobehavioralNeurolinguisticsYarmolinskayaTTh 1:30-2:4519
AS.080.301BiobehavioralBehavioral Assessment of Animal ModelsSmithMWF 12-12:50; 25 AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.080.308BiobehavioralNeuroecomicsTrageserTTh 12:00PM- 1:15PM
55 AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.080.309SocialNeuroesthetics: How the Arts and Aesthetic Experiences Advance Health, Wellbeing and LearningStuart, Magsamen, Lynn, KeelyTh 4:30 - 730 AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.080.349BiobehavioralNeural Oscillations, Cognition and Disease (writing intensive)RossTTh 12-1:1520AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.196.302SocialScience & DemocracyLevineTTh 9-10:1575
AS.200.141COREFoundations of Brain Behavior and CognitionRossTTh 9 - 10:15 AM200
AS.200.222SocialPositive PsychologyHalberdaTTh 3:00-4:1560
AS.200.322BiobehavioralClinical NeuropsychologyRickardsT 5-7:3020 AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.200.334 BiobehavioralHuman Memory PsychologyChenTh 2:30-519 Seniors, Juniors Only
AS.200.376BiobehavioralNeuropsychopharmacologySterbing-D'AngeloTTh 10:30-11:4550 AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.200.380BiobehavioralNeurobiology of Human CognitionBednyT 1:30-4:0019 AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.250.351BiobehavioralReproductive PhysiologyZirkinT 3:00-4:40100Juniors, Seniors Only
AS.270.338BiobehavioralField Methods in Ecology Avolio/SzlaveczF 1:30-4:2010AS.270.202 Intro to ecology te: Students must have completed Lab Safety training prior to registering for this class. To access the tutorial, login to myLearning and enter 458083 in the Search box to locate the appropriate module.



AS.280.335SocialThe Environment and Your HealthBresslerTTh 3-4:15120
AS.290.101COREHuman OriginsGallupTTH 12 - 1:1560
AS.290.303Biobehavioral/COREAnimal Communication Lab (writing intensive)BohnW 2:30 - 519AS.200.208 Animal Behavior AND AS.200.141 FBBC
AS.270.406BiobehavioralDeciphering the History of LIfeWiemannM 3 - 4:15, W 12 - 1:1520
AS.290.307BiobehavioralEvolution and Human BehaviorGallupTTh 1:30 - 2:4519AS.290.101 OR AS.200.208
AS.360.202SocialWhat Can Music Do? Brain, Body, SoulFosterTTh 4:30 - 5:4524
AS.290.330SocialHuman SexualityKraftF 10:30 - 1:0030
AS.197.330SocialSocial Networks (Research Lab)YavasM 3 - 5:3015
AS.290.490SeminarSenior Seminar: Behavioral BiologyBohnW 10-10:5012seniors

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