The Mind, Brain, and Behavior Program represents an interdisciplinary inquiry into the determinants of behavior. What are the core determinants of intelligent behavior? Once considered to be the province of experimental psychology, increasingly, investigators from neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, and computer science have collectively formed the COGNITIVE SCIENCES to formulate answers to this complex question. The program seeks to introduce students to this interdisciplinary undertaking by examining how sophisticated systems carry out functions such as vision, memory, and language. Focus is on understanding the determinants of behavior from multiple perspectives.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: A total of ten courses are required:
ELE 007 - Mind, Brain, and Behavior
5 courses in one of three specialty tracks in Biology, Philosophy, or Psychology
2 courses in each of the other two specialty tracks (4 courses total).
Students participating in this program must also complete a major from one of those offered by the College. For students majoring in Biology, Philosophy, or Psychology, the Program requires five courses beyond the major.
Students interested in the program should contact Dr. Wilson of the Psychology Department or other members of the department for more information.
| BIOLOGY | PHILOSOPHY | PSYCHOLOGY |
| BlO 101 General Biology BlO 102 General Biology BlO 206 Animal Behavior BlO 235 Animal Physiology BlO 435 Neurobiology |
PHL 123 Introduction to Logic PHL 125 Evaluating Scientific Reasoning PHL 220 Problems of Knowledge PHL 250 Philosophy of Mind PHL 450 Research Seminar in Philosophy |
PSY 101 PSY 102 PSY 215 PSY 225, 265, 285, or 311 PSY 405, 425, 475, or 485 (Adv. Lab.) |