The minor offers students the opportunity to learn about how to apply scientific advances to the promotion of brain and behavioral health across the lifespan. The Brain and Behavioral Health minor is intended to supplement the education of undergraduate students enrolled in the Cognitive Science, Human Biology and Society, Neuroscience, Psychobiology, and Psychology majors. As a minor, the program is able to take advantage of the core knowledge gained by students from their majors and focus on how to use that knowledge to develop programs and policies focusing on brain and behavioral health. The program offers students depth in a topic (e.g., autism, dementia) that is required when trying to solve a pressing problem.

To enter the minor students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.7 or better, have completed Psychiatry 79, and submit an application demonstrating interest in the application of science to improving brain and behavioral health by the end of the fall quarter of the student’s third year.

Each course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor.
Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.

Required Lower-Division Courses (5 units): Psychiatry 79.
Required Upper-Division Courses (24 units): (1) Psychiatry 174 or 176; (2) three upper-division electives selected from Neuroscience CM123, C177, M187, 192CX, Physiological Sciences 140, Psychiatry 174 or 176 (whichever course was not applied above), 175, M182, Psychology M107, 127B, 129C, 152, 161, 164, Society and Genetics 102, 141, M144; (3) two capstone courses: Psychiatry 177A, 177B.

General Catalog

Brain and Behavioral Health Minor