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Psychobiology Major

Flow Chart for the Psychobiology Major

Additional Related Subjects Electives

Research for Psychobiology Major

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A complete description of the major requirements is available in the University Bulletin.

PSYCHOBIOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
TRACK: ORGANISMIC (O) or MOLECULAR (M)

CORE:

44 or 48 credit hours
___ PSYC 111 General Psychology
___ PSYC 243 Statistical Analysis and Design (M)
___ PSYC 344 Research Methods (C)
___ PSYC 362 Physiological Psychology
___ BIOL 117 Intro Bio. - Organisms & Populations
___ BIOL 118 Intro Bio. - Cellular & Molecular
___ Evolution / Animal Behavior / Sociobiology requirement - one of:

___ Evolution / Animal Behavior / Sociobiology requirement - one of:

___ PSYC 327 Evolution and Behavior
___ BIOL 375 Animal Behavior - &
___ BIOL 453 Sociobiology

Due to significant content overlap,
You will not receive credit for both
PSYC 327 & BIOL 375 (Harpur Rule)

Note: courses can be core or elective not both.

___ Introductory Chemistry (CHEM 107 & 108 or CHEM 111):

      ___ CHEM 107 Intro Chem I
      ___ CHEM 108 Intro Chem II

or

 ___ CHEM 111 Chemical Principles

___ CHEM 231 Organic Chem I
___ CHEM 332 Organic Chem II
___ Approved Psychobiology Seminar
•  Approved list changes each semester http://psychobiology.binghamton.edu/news.html
•  4 credit requirement: 1 approved PSYC 473 (4cr) or 2 approved BIOL 480 (2cr each)

 

 

ELECTIVES:

Notes:
& - Indicates course can also be used to fulfill Lab Elective requirement.
* - Indicates course can only be used as an Elective if it is not being used for the Core requirement.

MATH/CHEM/PHYSICS ELECTIVES

O Track: 6-10 credit hrs.
M Track: 6-10 credit hrs.

___ CHEM 221 Analytic Chem (4) - &
___ CHEM 335 Org Chem Lab (2) - &
___ CHEM 434 Bioorganic Chem (4)
___ MATH 221 Calculus I (4)
___ MATH 222 Calculus II (4)
___ MATH 323 Calculus III (4)
___ CS 140 Intro Programming (4)
___ CS 240 Data Structures (4)
___ PHYS 121 or 131 Physics I (4)
___ PHYS 122 or 132 Physics II (4)






(DARS section E)

RELATED SUBJECTS ELECTIVES
O Track : 4-6 credit hrs.
M Track: 4-6 credit hrs.
___ ANTH 111 Intro to Anthropology (4)
___ ANTH 168 Intro to Biological Anthropology (4)
___ ANTH 337 Human Biological Variation (4)
___ ANTH 338 Intro to Primates (4)
___ BIOL 431 Communication in Biol Sciences (4)
___ BIOL 479 Watershed Ecology (2)
___ CLAS 121 Science and Medical Terminology (4)
___ CS 100 Fund of Programming (4)
___ CS 105 Intro to Computing (4)
___ HIST 333 Human Rights Since 1945 (4)
___ PHIL 121 Methods of Reasoning (4)
___ PHIL 122 Elementary Logic (4)
___ PHIL 148 Medical Ethics (4) (H, J)
___ PHIL 200 Intermediate Logic (4)
___ PHIL 423 Phil of Science (4)
___ SOC 251 Deviant Behavior (4)

Additional Related Subjects Electives:
http://psychobiology.binghamton.edu/Additional_Related_Subjects.pdf

(DARS section F)

TYPE A BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
O Track: 2-6 credit hrs.
M Track: 10-14 credit hrs.
___ BIOL / BCHM 301 Molecular Genetics (4)
___ BIOL / BCHM 302 Biochemistry (4)
___ BIOL 311 Principles of Cell Biology (4)
___ BIOL 313 Cellular Neurobiology (4)
___ BIOL 314 General Microbiology (4)
___ BIOL 326 General Microbiology Lab (2) - &
___ BIOL 327 Developmental Biology (4) - &
___ BIOL 331 Animal Physiology (4)
___ BIOL 402 Immunology (4)
___ BIOL 405 Vertebrate Endocrinology (4)
___ BIOL / BCHM 425 Molecular Biol Lab (2) - &
___ BIOL / BCHM 426 Biochemistry Lab (2) - &
___ BIOL 427 Cell Biology Lab (2) - &
___ BIOL 428 Genomics & Proteomics (4) - &


___ BIOL 441 Molecular Ecology (2) - &
(alternatively this course could count as Biology Type B)



(DARS section G)

TYPE B BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
O Track: 6-10 credit hrs.
M Track: 2-6 credit hrs.
___ BIOL 251 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 (4) &
___ BIOL 252 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 (4) &
___ BIOL 324 Animal Histology (4) - &
___ BIOL 330 Genetics (4)
___ BIOL 351 Mechanisms in Evolution (4)
___ BIOL 352 Marine Biology (4)
___ BIOL 355 Ecology (without Lab) (4)
___ BIOL 356 Animal Behavior (without Lab)
___ BIOL 371 Zoology (4) - &
___ BIOL 373 Ecology Principles(with Lab) (4) &
___ BIOL 375* Animal Behavior (with Lab) - &
___ BIOL 450* Ecology, Evol & Animal Behavior (4)
___ BIOL 453* Sociobiology (4)
___ BIOL 454 Behav Ecology of Primates (4)
___ BIOL 456* Evol and Human Behavior (4)
___ BIOL 458 Biostatistics (4)
___ BIOL 471 Tropical Marine Biol (4) - &
___ BIOL 472 Tropical Ecology and Conserv (4) - &
___ BIOL 473 Southwest Ecology (4) - &
___ BIOL 475 Entomology - &
___ BIOL 476 Population Ecology (4) - &
___ BIOL 483V* Advanced Animal Behavior (4) - &

(DARS section H )

PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVES
O Track: 6-10 credit hrs.
M Track: 2-6 credit hrs.
___ PSYC 220 Developmental Psych (4) (S)
___ PSYC 223 Behavior Disorders (4) (S)
___ PSYC 327* Evolution and Behavior (4)
___ PSYC 330 Drugs and Behavior (4) (S)
___ PSYC 351 Perception (4)
___ PSYC 352 Perception Lab (2) (C) - &
___ PSYC 356 Learning (4)
___ PSYC 357 Learning Lab (2) (C) - &
___ PSYC 358 Cognition (4)
___ PSYC 359 Cognition Lab (2) (C) - &
___ PSYC 360 Psychotherapy: Models & Methods (4)
___ PSYC 385 Psychological Tests (4)
___ PSYC 386 Psychological Tests Lab (2) &
___ PSYC 406 Psycholinguistics (4) (N)
___ PSYC 473 Additional Approved Seminar (4)
___ PSYC 392/397/490 (Independent Study) (4)

(DARS section I )











THREE LABS

  • Indicated by the following symbol: &
  • Must be at or above the 200 level

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Note: 4 credits of research with Psychobiology Faculty can substitute for one of the three Lab Electives

20 credits of UPPER LEVEL ELECTIVES

  • Must be at or above the 300 level
  • Core courses don't count here
  • Course numbers in gray don't count here

 

 

Note: 8 credits of Research can count here.
(Psychobiology, Psychology, or Biology)
http://psychobiology.binghamton.edu/Research_for_Psychobiology_Major.pdf


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This page was last updated on 07/01/05.


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