Physiology and Neuroscience Major
This major provides a program for studying the bodily and neural functions of complex organisms. A student may concentrate upon a more specialized areas of study, such as neurobiology, animal physiology, or endocrinology.
This major is designed to provide students with the fundemental courses required for entry into medical school, graduate school in biological or neural sciences, or entry into other health related professions such as nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, physical education agriculture and wildlife management.
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Animal Physiology and Neuroscience Major Requirements
Lower-Division Requirements
BILD 1 & 3 (Note:
BILD 2 is strongly recommended)
Mathematics 10A, B, 11/10C or 20A, B, C
Chemistry 6A, B, C, and 6BL
Physics 1A+1AL, 1B+1BL, 1C+1CL or 2A, B, C, and lab (2BL, 2CL or
2DL)
Upper-Division Requirements
1. Organic Chemistry
(Chemistry 140A, 140B, and 143A)
2. Metabolic Biochemistry (BIBC 102)
3. Genetics (BICD 100)
4. Molecular Biology (BIMM 100)
5. Four from the following eight courses (APN Core):
a. Mammalian Physiology I (BIPN 100)
b. Mammalian Physiology II (BIPN 102)
c. Comparative Physiology (BIPN 106)
d. Cellular Neurobiology (BIPN 140)
e. Systems Neurobiology (BIPN 142)
f. Developmental Neurobiology (BIPN 144)
g. Computational Neurobiology (BIPN 146)h. Cellular Basis of Learning and Memory (BIPN 148)
6. One of four AP&N Laboratories:
a. Embryology Lab (BICD 131)
b. Developmental Biology Lab (BICD 133)
c. Animal Physiology Lab (BIPN 105)
d. Neurobiology Lab (BIPN 145)
7. One upper-division lab to be chosen
from the following: BIBC 103, 105, BICD 101, 111, 123, 131, 133,
145, BIEB 121, 131, 165, 167, 179, BIMM 101, 103, 121, 127, BIPN
105, 145.
8. Three additional upper-division courses (each course must be
at least four units) taken through the UCSD Division of Biological
Sciences are required. These may include courses from requirements
#5, 6, 7 that have not already been taken. These may include
no more than one quarter of BISP 195 and one quarter of either BISP
196, 197 or 199. Subsequent quarters of 195, 196, 197 or 199 may
be applied toward college and university requirements.
* For more information on BISP 196 (Honors Thesis) or 199 (Independent Research) click here
* For more information on BISP 197 (Biotechnology Internship) click here
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