Program Overview
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences offers a comprehensive undergraduate program in Neuroscience, providing students with a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the nervous system.
Neuroscience (BS)
The Neuroscience program is designed to prepare students for admission to medical, dental, or allied-health graduate schools, research-based doctoral training programs, or careers in biomedical science, industry, and allied health fields. The program offers three tracks: Medical Neuroscience, Research Neuroscience, and Industrial Neuroscience.
Program Description
Neuroscience is the multidisciplinary study of nervous system function, drawing on recent advances in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, computer, behavioral, and cognitive sciences. The field examines the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system's global and nanoscale biochemistry, its complex and extensively networked morphology, and its remarkably adaptive physiology.
Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience requires 120 semester credit hours, including:
- 42 semester credit hours of Core Curriculum Requirements
- 27 semester credit hours of Major Requirements
- 51 semester credit hours of Track-specific courses
Core Curriculum Requirements
The Core Curriculum Requirements include:
- Communication: 6 semester credit hours
- Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
- Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
- Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
- Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
- American History: 6 semester credit hours
- Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
- Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
- Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
Major Requirements
The Major Requirements include:
- Major Preparatory Courses: 25 semester credit hours
- Major Core Courses: 21 semester credit hours
Tracks
The program offers three tracks:
- Medical Neuroscience Track
- Research Neuroscience Track
- Industrial Neuroscience Track
Medical Neuroscience Track
The Medical Neuroscience Track requires:
- 12 semester credit hours of track-specific courses
- 28 semester credit hours of pre-medical courses
- 11 semester credit hours of free electives
Research Neuroscience Track
The Research Neuroscience Track requires:
- 12 semester credit hours of track-specific courses
- 28 semester credit hours of pre-graduate courses
- 11 semester credit hours of free electives
Industrial Neuroscience Track
The Industrial Neuroscience Track requires:
- 22 semester credit hours of track-specific courses
- 29 semester credit hours of free electives
Fast Track Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees
UT Dallas undergraduate students with strong academic records may consider an accelerated undergraduate-graduate plan of study, allowing them to take up to 15 semester credit hours of graduate courses that may be used to complete the baccalaureate degree and also satisfy requirements for the master's degree.
Minors
Students who are not majoring in Neuroscience may minor in Neuroscience, requiring 18 semester credit hours, including 9 semester credit hours of foundation coursework and 9 semester credit hours of guided electives.