Declared Neuroscience majors can choose from these upper-level courses, considering their focus area, to complete their degree. Lower-level neuroscience courses may not be required for the major, and are not listed on this page.
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.
Neuroscience Core Courses (Required of All Majors)
Core courses generally run the same times every semester, so they are not included in the table below.
- 050.203 Neuroscience: Cognitive: Zhao, Spring
- 080.305 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems I, Zhao/Fetsch/Drieu, Fall
- 080.306 Neuroscience: Cellular and Systems II, Zhao/Fetsch/Kuchibhotla, Spring
- 080.250 Neuroscience Lab, Trageser/Ross/Kirkwood, Fall and Spring
Please note that the list of upper levels and their POS tag may change each semester.
Focus Areas: Systems (ST), Cellular and Molecular (CM), Cognitive (CG), Computational (CP)
Courses are available in the table below, and on the Public Course Search website.
Fall 2026
| Course Number | Course Name | Instructor | Day/Time | Limit | Focus Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS.050.312 | Cognitive Neuroimaging Methods in High-Level Vision | Zhao | MW 12:00PM-1:15PM | 25 | CG |
| AS.050.326 | Foundations of Cognitive Science | Hale | TTh 9:00AM-10:15AM | 20 | CG/CP |
| AS.050.365 | Cracking the code: Theory and modeling of information coding in neural activity | Bonner | TTh 12:00PM-1:15PM | 19 | CG/CP/ST |
| AS.050.371 | Bayesian Inference | Wilson | MW 1:30PM-2:45PM | 25 | CG/CP |
| AS.050.375 | Probabilistic Models of the Visual Cortex (co-listed with EN.601.485) | Yullie | TTh 9:00AM-10:15AM | 17 | CG/CP/ST |
| AS.080.301 | Behavioral Assessment of Animal Models of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders | Smith | MWF 12:00PM-12:50PM | 25 | ST/CG |
| AS.080.303 | Structure of the Nervous System | Hendry | TTh 9:00AM-10:15AM | 40 | ST/CM |
| AS.080.308 | Neuroeconomics | Trageser | TTh 12:00PM-1:15PM | 80 | ST/CP/CG |
| AS.080.309 | Neuroaesthetics: How the Arts and Aesthetic Experiences Advance Health, Wellbeing, and Learning | Garrett/Trageser | Th 4:30PM-7:00PM | 30 | CG |
| AS.080.310 | Synaptic Function and Plasticity | Lee/Kirkwood | WF 3:00PM-4:15PM | 19 | CM |
| AS.080.316 | Prefrontal Cortex: Computational Models and Neurophysiology | Stuphorn | TTh 12:00PM-1:15PM | 23 | CP/ST |
| AS.080.323 | Neural plasticity: Applications to Neurology (writing intensive) | Fotuhi | M 1:30PM-4:00PM | 19 | CG/ST/CM |
| AS.080.329 | Current Topics in Peripheral Neuropathies and Nerve Diseases (writing intensive) | Farah | MW 5:00PM-6:15PM | 15 | CG/CM/CP/ST |
| AS.080.336 | Brain-Body Interactions in Health and Disease | Farah | TTh 10:30AM-11:45AM | 30 | ST |
| AS.080.338 | The Biology of Vision (writing intensive) | Hendry | MWF 9:00AM-9:50AM | 20 | ST/CM |
| AS.080.349 | Neural Oscillations, Cognition and Disease (writing intensive) | Ross | TTh 12:00PM-1:15PM | 20 | CG/ST |
| AS080.355 | Computational Principles of Biological Vision | Nielsen/Connor | TTh 10:30AM-11:45AM | 30 | CP/ST |
| AS.080.360 | Disease & Disorders of the Nervous System | Baraban/Smith | TTh 4:30PM-5:45PM | 100 | CM/ST |
| AS.080.376 | Neuropsychopharmacology | Baraban | TTh 3:00PM-4:15PM | 50 | CM/ST |
| AS.200.313 | Models of Mind and Brain | Honey | T 2:15PM-4:45PM | 19 | CG/CP |
| AS.200.322 | Clinical Neuropsychology | Rickards | T 5:00PM-7:30PM | 20 | ST |
| AS.200.334 | Human Memory Psychology | Chen | Th 1:30PM-4:00PM | 19 | ST |
| AS.250.302 | Modeling the Living Cell | Johnson | TTh 1:30PM-2:45PM Lec; M 5:00pm-6:00PM Lab | 20 | CP |
| EN.580.625 | Structure and Function of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems | Cullen | TTh 8:30AM-10AM (Med Campus) | 40 | ST |
| EN.601.485 | Probabilistic Models of the Visual Cortex (co-listed with AS.050.375) | Yuillie | TTh 9:00AM-10:15AM | 18 | CG/CP/ST |
| ME.440.818 | Bioenergetics, Neuroplasticity and Brain Health (open to advanced undergraduate students with permission of the instructor and Dr. Trageser, DUS) | Mattson | 2nd Q 10/28-12/23/26 W 11:30AM-1:00PM (via Zoom) | CM |
Spring 2026
| Course # | Concentration | Course name | Professor | Meeting Times | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS.020.303 | CM | Genetics | Fisher/Andersen | TTh12:00-1:15 | 460 |
| AS.050.315 | CG | Cognitive Neuropsychology of Visual Perception | McCloskey | TTh 12:00-1:15 | 75 |
| AS.050.337 | CG/CP | Reading the Mind: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience of Vision | Zhao | MW 3:00-4:15 | 17 |
| AS.050.383 | CG/CP | Computational Social Cognition | Isik | TTh 1:30-2:45 | 15 |
| AS.080.304 | CM/ST/CG | Neuroscience of Learning and Memory | Bakker | TTh 4:30-5:45 | 45 |
| AS.080.321 | CP | Computational Neuroscience | Trageser | TTh 12:00-1:15 | 60 |
| AS.080.322 co-listed with AS.080.333 (Students who have already taken, or are currently enrolled in AS.080.333, are not eligible to take AS.080.322) | CM/ST | Immunity and the Nervous System | Hendry | TTh 9:00-10:15 | 20 |
| AS.080.326 | ST/CM | Neurobiology and Diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System | Farah | TTh 10:30-11:45 | 30 |
| AS.080.328 | CG/ST | Behavioral Neuroscience Lab | Smith | MW 10:30-11:45; TTh 10:30-11:45 | 24 (2 sections of 12) |
| AS.080.330 | CM/CG/ST | Writing About the Brain (writing intensive) | Linden | F 1:30-4:00 | 6 |
| AS.080.333 co-listed with AS.080.322 (Students who have previously taken, or are currently enrolled in AS.080.322, are not eligible to take AS.080.333) | CM/ST | Neuroimmunology (writing intensive) | Hendry | TTh 9:00-10:15 | 20 |
| AS.080.337 | CM | Drug Discovery Research for Neurological Disorders | Tsukamoto | MTh 6:00pm-7:15pm | 18 |
| AS.080.339 | CG/ST | Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging (writing intensive) | Ross | TTh 12:00-1:15 | 20 |
| AS.080.345 | ST/CM | Great Discoveries in Neuroscience | Baraban | TTh 3:00-4:15 | 60 |
| AS.080.357 | CM/ST | Neurocytology and Neural Circuitry | Hendry | MWF 9:00-9:50 | 40 |
| AS.200.304 | CG/ST | Neuroscience of Decision Making | Stuphorn | TTh 12:00-1:15 | 19 |
| AS.200.329 | CG/CP | Real World Human Data: Analysis & Visualization | Chen | Th1:30-4:00 | 19 |
| AS.200.385 | CG/ST | Human Neuroplasticity | Bedny | T 2:30-5:00 | 19 |
| AS.200.459 | CP | Quantitative Methods for Brain Sciences (Juniors/Seniors Only) | Mysore | TF 1:30-2:45 | 5 |
| EN.553.492 | CP | Mathematical Biology | Brindle | MW 3:00-4:15 | 15 |
| EN.580.439 | CP | Models of the Neuron | Zhang | MWF 10:00-10:50; T 9-9:50 | 10 |
| EN.580.468 | CP | Practical Human Neuroimaging | Chib | MWF 1:30-2:45 | 15 |
| EN.601.404 | CP | Brain & Computation | Kosaraju | T 4:30-5:20 | 20 |
| ME.440.705 | CM | The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Neural Development II: Neuronal Differentiation (open to advanced undergraduate students with permission of the instructor and Dr. Trageser, DUS) | Kolodkin | TTh 2:30-4:00 Location: 1022 PCTB (Med Campus) 4th Quarter March 23 - May 15 |