The Neuroscience minor is designed to allow students in other majors an opportunity to explore the interdisciplinary field of neuroscience in a structured and rigorous way, while pursuing a major field of study in another discipline at the same time.
Preparation Coursework for the Minor
To declare the Neuroscience minor, students must have an overall 2.0 GPA or better and a minimum 2.5 GPA in the prerequisite courses to Neuroscience M101A and M101B.
Upper Division Minor Requirements
Core Courses (3 courses)
- Neuroscience M101A – Fall Quarter Only
- Prerequisite: CHEM 14C/30A, LIFESCI 7C, PHYSICS 5C/1B
- Neuroscience M101B – Winter Quarter Only
- Prerequisite: NEUROSC M101A with a grade of C- or better
- Neuroscience M101C – Spring Quarter Only
- Prerequisite: NEUROSC M101A with a grade of C- or better
Electives (4 courses)
Choose any four electives from the following list:
- Disability Studies M139
- Music Industry M103
- Neurobiology M169
- Neuroscience 101L, 102, M116A, M119L, M119N, CM123, M135, 140, 142, M145, 150, C151, M161, M170, C172, M176, C177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 186, M187, 191A, 191B, 191C, 199A/B
- Physics C186
- Physiological Science M106, 121, CM123, C126, C127, C130, M135, 138, C144, M145, 146, 147, 173, 174, 175, M176, 177, M181
- Psychology 110, 112A, 112B, 112C, 112E, M116A, 116B, 118, 119A, 119B, 119C, 119D, 119E, 119F, 119I, 119J, M119L, 119M, M119N, M119O, 119Q, 119R, 119S, 119U, M119X, 120A, 120B, 124A, 124B, 124C, 124D (Consciousness: Current Debates), 124K, 127B, 137A (previously PSYCH 188B: Neuroscience of Social Perception), M139, 161, 162, 164, M166
- Psychiatry 174, 176, M182
Important Notes for the Minor:
- All minor requirements must be taken for a letter grade, and a minimum overall 2.0 GPA or better in the minor must be maintained. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.
- There is a maximum 2-course overlap permissible between the student’s major and the Neuroscience minor. A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor’s requirements.
- Please refer to the Class Notes when enrolling in any elective, as they will often include important information regarding enrollment. Typically, non-departmental major electives are restricted to those departments’ majors on the priority and first passes, and will open to Neuroscience minors on the second pass.
- For Psychology electives, Neuroscience majors/minors are not held to completing prerequisites such as PSYCH 10, 100A, or 115.
- Non life-science majors wishing to pursue the Neuroscience minor should be aware that the minor preparation courses are required to declare the minor and serve as prerequisites to the upper division core requirements.
- Students may apply Neuroscience 199A/B toward the minor as one of the four elective requirements. These 199 contracts, however, may not overlap with the students’ major.
- If any of the electives listed above are not correctly populating on your DARS, please email neurosci@ucla.edu so that the course can be manually substituted.