New Curriculum
The new NSB curriculum requires the completion of 13 courses (4 introductory courses, 4 core courses, 3 elective courses, a year-long research seminar counting as 2 courses) and a senior thesis.
All NSB majors must take a few courses that provide foundational knowledge and laboratory training. For other courses, NSB majors have multiple options. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of our discipline, students can select courses offered in other departments either at Barnard or Columbia. Students have the option of selecting elective courses in one suggested track – cognitive/behavioral, computational, or molecular. The course requirements of the new curriculum are listed in the table below.
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4 INTRODUCTORY Courses |
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Intro to Neuroscience (NSBV BC 1001) |
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Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology (Lect & Lab; BIOL BC1502 & 1503) |
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2 cognate science courses (1 lect; 1 lect+lab) from any of the following: |
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Biology |
Intro to Organismal/Evolution Biology (Lect & Lab; BIOL BC1500 & 1501) |
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Chemistry |
General Chemistry (Lect & Lab; CHEM BC2001 & 2012) |
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Computer Science |
Intro to Information Science (COMS UN1001) |
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Computing in Context (COMS UN1002) |
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Intro to Computer Science/Programming in Java (COMS UN1004) |
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Physics |
Mechanics (Lect & Lab) (PHYS BC2001 & 2009) |
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Electricity & Magnetism (Lect & Lab; PHYS BC2002 & 2019) |
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Psychology |
Intro to Psychology (Lect & Lab; PSYC BC1001 & 1010) |
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4 CORE Courses |
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Course 1 |
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Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience (NSBV BC3001) or |
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Neurobiology II: Developmental & Systems (BIOL UN3005) |
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Course 2 |
Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience (NSBV BC3362) or |
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Neurobiology I: Cellular & Molecular (BIOL UN3004) |
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Course 3 |
Statistics & Experimental Design (NSBV BC2002) or |
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Statistics (PSYC BC1101) or |
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Intro to Statistics (STAT UN1101) |
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Course 4 |
Laboratory in Neuroscience (NSBV BC2001) |
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3 ELECTIVE Courses (the list of ~75 approved courses is shown below) |
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Course 5 |
3000-level seminar |
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Course 6 |
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Course 7 |
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RESEARCH SEMINAR |
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Research Seminar in Neuroscience & Behavior (NSBV BC3593) |
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Research Seminar in Neuroscience & Behavior (NSBV BC3594) |
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• Approved Electives
• Overlapping Columbia Courses