Program Type: Undergraduate
Minor Requirements: View requirements
Department: Biological Sciences
Neuroscience represents an emerging integrative scientific discipline that seeks to: (1) better understand nervous system structure and function, and (2) use this knowledge to better understand mental processing and behavior. Students earning a Neuroscience minor will be introduced to a variety of perspectives on the field of neuroscience. These perspectives include neurobiology, evolution, theories of mind, behavioral neuroscience, psychopharmacology, computational neuroscience, animal behavior and perception.
The neuroscience minor may be an attractive addition to a major in natural science, computer science, social science, or humanities, and it should enable students to address issues and dilemmas in their major field from a neuroscience perspective. It will also better prepare students who are considering graduate study in fields impacted by neuroscience, such as the health professions, counseling, education, computer science, social work and the law.
Dr. Christine Curran
Neuroscience Program Director
(859) 572-6914
curranc1@nku.edu
Graduating Year: 2019
Education: Biological Sciences (Cellular, Molecular, Genetics track), Minor in Neuroscience
Career Path: After studying abroad and doing research at the University of Rennes in France, Katie worked for two years in the Brain Tumor Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital as a Research Assistant II. In 2021, she moved into clinical research as a Clinical Research Coordinator II and was promoted to a CRC III after one year working on a project to understand the health outcomes of environmental exposures. She is currently working on a master’s degree in Clinical and Translational Research from the University of Cincinnati with a focus on multi-disciplinary study design.
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