Music Education
Bachelor of Science
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Areas of Interest
- Law, Policy & Social Justice
- Mathematics, Statistics & Data Science
- Culture & Language
- Education & Human Development
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Biological & Biomedical Science
- Animal & Veterinary Sciences
- Psychology & Human Behavior
- Health, Nutrition & Fitness
Learn how a Thematic emphasis within the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science major allows you to focus on a specific topic of interest. Neuroscience and cognitive science are broad areas of scientific study. Students seeking the Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science with a Thematic emphasis can choose an in-depth topical focus that matches their future career, research or study goals. The Thematic emphasis is meant for students who have a clear and compelling interest in a particular topic area in neuroscience and cognitive science that falls outside the scope of the major's several other emphases. Students wishing to choose a Thematic focus will be required to explain to faculty what the topic area is and why it doesn't align with the current emphases, as well as support the objectives of their coursework. As with the other emphases, research and independent study can be used for up to six of the 15 credits required to complete an emphasis.
Learning Outcomes
Core knowledge-specific content; Students will develop a firm understanding of the theories, fundamental principles and concepts, and technologies of brain organization and function from both neuroscience and cognitive science perspectives. Scientific inquiry; Students will develop the capacity to think critically and with cognitive flexibility about complex problems involving the brain and mind, and will develop the capacity to skillfully communicate concepts and research results to professionals and to the public. Ethics and Professionalism; Students will apply ethical and professional standards to their evaluation of brain and mind-related research and technical development in the context of their own work and in the context of issues in the larger societal community.
Sample Courses
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- NROS 430: Neurogenetics
- FSHD 413: Issues in Aging
- NSCS 344: Modeling the Mind: Computational Models of Cognition
Career Fields
- Health care
- Medicine
- Education
- Government
- Research
- Nonprofit
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
YES
Sample Plans 2020 - Music Education
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
ENGL 101 First-Year Composition
3.00
Second Language
4.00
First-Semester Chemistry
4.00
Calculus I
3.00
2nd Semester
Credits
ENGL 102 First-Year Composition
3.00
Second Language
4.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Foundation Focus
3.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
MCB 181R Introductory Biology I
3.00
MCB 181L Introductory Biology Laboratory I
1.00
Statistics
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Foundation Focus
3.00
4th Semester
Credits
NSCS 200 Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
PHIL 241 Consciousness and Cognition
3.00
Foundation Focus
3.00
General Elective
3.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
NROS 307 Cellular Neurophysiology
3.00
NSCS 308 Methods in Neuroscience
1.00
NSCS 320 Issues and Themes in Cognitive Science
3.00
NSCS 321 Methods in Cognitive Science
1.00
NROS 311 Scientific Programming with MATLAB
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
6th Semester
Credits
Upper-Division Focus
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
General Elective
3.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
Introductory Physics
4.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
Upper-Division General Elective
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
Upper-Division Focus
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
Emphasis Elective
3.00
Upper-Division General Elective
3.00
Upper-Division General Elective
3.00