Behavioral Neuroscience Concentration in Psychological Sciences
As a major within the psychology department, behavioral neuroscience offers a broad-based overview of many sub-fields. Behavioral Neuroscience dedicates some of the student’s free electives to additional science-related courses. Courses focus on: clinical psychology (mental illness and behavioral problems); cognitive psychology (thinking and reasoning); developmental psychology (human growth and aging); industrial/organizational psychology (how people work together); learning, memory, and motivation; psychobiology (biological bases of behavior); statistics and mathematical models of behavior; thoughts and behavior in social situations.
Students begin in pre-psychology and after successfully completing three required pre-psychology courses, with a GPA of 2.5 or higher, may proceed to the upper-level psychology/behavioral neuroscience courses.
Points of Pride
- The Purdue Department of Psychological Sciences was placed among the top 25 percent of psychology departments in the nation’s major colleges and universities by the National Research Council.
- Students can take advantage of an undergraduate internship program.
- Students can enroll in a course enabling them to become involved in psychological research on a wide range of topics.
- The Honors Program in Psychology, developed by Professor James Nairne, emphasizes independent study research opportunities for the department’s strongest students.
- Purdue has a Psychology Club and Psi Chi (the National Honor Society in Psychology).
- Psychology hosts an Annual Undergraduate Research Conference.
*Select psychology on the undergraduate admission application.
Careers
- Advertising, marketing, and public relations
- Child care and gerontology
- College administration
- Criminal justice
- Graduate or professional school
- Human resources
- Human services and health care
- Management and sales
- Medical school
- Psychological counseling
- Recreation
- Research
- Government