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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Neuroscience Program

Currently Offered Courses - Fall 2025

NEUR 313 - Drugs, Brain and Behavior

Same as PSYC 313. See PSYC 313.

NEUR 314 - Introduction to Neurobiology

Same as MCB 314. See MCB 314.

NEUR 403 - Memory and Amnesia

Same as PSYC 403. See PSYC 403.

NEUR 413 - Advanced Neuropsychopharmacology

Same as PSYC 413. See PSYC 413.

NEUR 417 - Neuroscience of Eating & Drinking

Same as FSHN 417, NUTR 417 and PSYC 417. See PSYC 417.

NEUR 421 - Principles of Psychophysiology

Same as PSYC 421. See PSYC 421.

NEUR 433 - Evolutionary Neuroscience

Same as IB 436, PHIL 433 and PSYC 433. See PSYC 433.

NEUR 453 - Cog Neuroscience of Vision

Same as PSYC 453. See PSYC 453.

NEUR 461 - Cell & Molecular Neuroscience

Same as MCB 461. See MCB 461.

NEUR 520 - Advanced Topics in Neuroscience

Survey of current research in modern neuroscience. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated.

NEUR 542 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Neuroscience I

The first course in a two-course series. An introduction for graduate students to the breadth and inter-disciplinary nature of neuroscience, focusing on fundamental papers in the field, as well as current research by faculty of the Neuroscience Program (NSP). Multiple NSP faculty participate. Topics include molecular and cellular neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, neurogenomics, and neuroimmunology. Emphasizes critical thinking, concepts, and methods rather than facts, and is discussion-based. The last two weeks comprise student research presentations. Same as MCB 542 and PSYC 542. 3 graduate hours. No professional credit.

NEUR 590 - Indiv Topics Neuroscience

Individual topics of research supervised by Neuroscience faculty. Usually taken in one of the eight Neuroscience concentration areas: 1) neuroanatomy, 2) neurophysiology, 3) cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, 4) neurochemistry, neuropharmacology and neurotoxicology, 5) neuroendocrinology and neuroimmunology, 6) developmental genetic and molecular neuroscience, 7) clinical and biomedical neuroscience, 8) computational neuroscience. Typically taken by students before they choose their thesis topic. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

NEUR 598 - Proseminar in Psychology

Same as PSYC 598. See PSYC 598.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Neuroscience Program

2355/57 Beckman Institute

405 North Mathews Avenue

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 300-7978

Email: nsp-admin@illinois.edu

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