Computing & Neurotechnology Concentration
Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Computing and Neurotechnology Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 34 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Skills | 15 | |
Writing – 6 hrs. | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| COLLEGE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION LITERACY | ||
Oral Communication – 3 hrs. | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
Quantitative Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
Data Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
Select one from the following: | ||
| DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | ||
Until Fall 2028, students can satisfy this requirement with an approved data literacy course, or any approved natural or social science general education course. | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 13 | |
Social Science – 3 hrs. | ||
Humanities – 3 hrs. | ||
Natural & Physical Science (must complete a lab) – 4 hrs. | ||
Arts – 3 hrs. | ||
| Individual and Social Responsibility | 6 | |
Cultural Knowledge – 3 hrs. | ||
Civic Knowledge and Engagement – 3 hrs. | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Neuroscience Major - 53-57 Hours Required | ||
| Required Neuroscience Fundamentals Courses (Core) | 20-23 | |
| SUPERHEROES, ZOMBIES, CYBORGS AND DROIDS: COULD THEY LIVE AMONG US? (**^) | ||
or BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | |
| INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE I (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE II (^) | ||
| STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
or STAT 3000 | STATISTICAL METHODS I | |
| RESEARCH METHODS IN NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
or PSYC 3140 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
or | ||
| PHYSICS FOR LIFE SCIENCE I and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I (** ^) | ||
| or both | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
and | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
| Required Courses | 6 | |
| *indicates also a Computing Path course | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING USING PRACTICAL SCRIPTING (^, *, SUB HCC 8006 FOR FAST TRACK) | ||
or CIST 1400 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | |
| DIGITAL HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (** (*) Sub HCC 8006 for Fast Track) | ||
| Select 2 from the following courses (At least one from ACMP or BIOI) | 6 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SECURITY (**) | ||
| HUMAN-CENTERED COMPUTING (**) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS | ||
| DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS FOR APPLIED COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS (^) | ||
| CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | ||
| DESIGN METHODS AND PROTOTYPING (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN IT INNOVATION | ||
| USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN (SUB HCC/CSCI 8266 FOR FAST TRACK STUDENTS) | ||
| APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS (^,*) | ||
| COMPUTERIZED GENETIC SEQUENCE ANALYSIS (SUB BIOI 8896 FOR FAST TRACK STUDENTS) | ||
| SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROPHARMACOLOGY (^) | ||
| SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| ADVANCED BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROIMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| GLIA IN HEALTH AND DISEASE (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY (^) | ||
| Other courses in NEUR, BIOI or ACMP approved by advisor. Students who have applied for the Fast Track Programs may take graduate versions of these courses. Nine credit hours of graduate-level coursework may count toward the Neuroscience Major for students in the Fast Track Program of study. | ||
| In addition to the required fundamentals courses, 18-19 credit hours as a combination from the Cornerstone Neuroscience Lecture (3 credits), Laboratory (3 – 4 credits), and Block I, Block II, and Block III Courses (12 credits) from the lists below must be selected. Within the 12-hour credit selection, at least 3 credits must come from Block I and at least 3 credits must come from Block II. To complete the 18 credits required, a minimum of 6 credits can be taken from a combination of Block I, Block II, and Block III. No more than three hours of Experiential Study in Neuroscience (NEUR 4960) may be applied to the Additional Advanced Neuroscience Courses category. NEUR 4910, NEUR 4920, and NEUR 4930 may be taken more than once as long as they are different topics. No courses can double-count within this 18-credit hour group. | ||
| Advanced Neuroscience Coursework (18-19) | ||
| In addition to completing the required fundamentals courses, students must select 18–19 credit hours from the following components: | ||
| Cornerstone Neuroscience Lecture | 3 | |
| Select one of the following lecture courses, unless it has already been used to satisfy the Supporting Neuroscience Block Courses requirement: | ||
| SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROPHARMACOLOGY (^) | ||
| SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROIMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY (^) | ||
| GENES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| HORMONES & BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| Cornerstone Neuroscience Laboratory | 3-4 | |
| ADVANCED NEUROSCIENCE LABORATORY | ||
| BEHAVIORAL GENETICS | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR LABORATORY | ||
| Block I, II, and III Courses | 12 | |
| Complete 12 credits total across Blocks I, II, and III, according to these rules: | ||
At least one course (3 credits) must be from Block I (Molecular and/or Cellular Neuroscience) | ||
At least one course (3 credits) must be from Block II (Behavioral and/or Cognitive Neuroscience) | ||
The remaining credits (6 or more) may be selected from any combination of Blocks I, II, or III to reach the 12-credit total. | ||
Block I (Molecular and/or Cellular Neuroscience) | ||
| SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROPHARMACOLOGY (^) | ||
| NEUROETHOLOGY (^) | ||
| ADVANCED BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROIMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| NEURAL MECHANISMS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (^) | ||
| GLIA IN HEALTH AND DISEASE (^) | ||
| NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY (^) | ||
| GENES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE - BLOCK 1 (^) | ||
Block II (Behavioral and/or Cognitive Neuroscience) | ||
| BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF AGING (^) | ||
| ADVANCED BIOLOGY OF AGING | ||
| BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT (^) | ||
or BMCH 4650 | NEUROMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT | |
| AI IN HEALTHCARE AND NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE - BLOCK 2 (^) | ||
| COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| SENSATION AND PERCEPTION (^) | ||
| LIMITS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (^) | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| HORMONES & BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
Block III (Additional Advanced Neuroscience Choices) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE - NEURO ELECTIVE BLOCK (^) | ||
| EXPERIENTIAL STUDY IN NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
Important Notes: | ||
No more than 3 credits of NEUR 4960 (Experiential Study in Neuroscience) may count toward these 18–19 credits. | ||
Courses cannot be “double-counted” within this set of 18–19 credits (i.e., each course may only fulfill one requirement in this category). | ||
| College Breadth | 0 | |
| Neuroscience majors satisfy College of Arts and Sciences’ Option 3 for college breadth, a CAS interdisciplinary major. | ||
| Bachelor Science Cognate Requirement | 15 | |
| Students must complete 15 credits worth of a cognate set of courses (see below) OR may choose a minor of at least 15 hours or a double major. Courses taken within the major may not also be used toward the completion of cognate coursework. Six (6) hours of cognate coursework may double-count with your Gen Ed requirements. No more than 6 hours of cognate coursework may be at the 1000 level. At least 3 hours of cognate coursework must be at the 3000-4000 level. Note that some classes have prerequisites. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (**) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (** ^) | ||
| ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS (^) | ||
| MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| DIGITAL HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (**) | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (^) | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR GENETICS (^) | ||
| CELLULAR BIOLOGY (^) | ||
| EVOLUTION (^) | ||
| BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY I and BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (^) | ||
| VERTEBRATE ENDOCRINOLOGY (^) | ||
| ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (^) | ||
| DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (^) | ||
| COMPARATIVE GENOMICS (^) | ||
| ADVANCED GENETICS (^) | ||
| HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY & ANATOMY I (**) | ||
| HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY II (^) | ||
| BIOINSPIRED ROBOTICS | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY I and BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (^) | ||
| COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES and COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
| ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN HEALTH (^) | ||
| CALCULUS FOR BIOMEDICINE (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF MIND | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (^) | ||
| NEUROETHICS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL PHYSICS (^) | ||
| ELEMENTS OF ELECTRONICS (^) | ||
| BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I (** ) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II (^) | ||
| EXPLORATIONS IN THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| LEARNING (^) | ||
| LABORATORY IN PSYCHOLOGY: LEARNING (^) | ||
| LABORATORY IN PSYCHOLOGY: BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (^) | ||
| MENTAL HEALTH AND AGING (^) | ||
| SENIOR THESIS (^) | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||