University of California, Los Angeles College of Letters and Science 109 courses
The Psychobiology major is designed for students who plan to go on to postgraduate work in physiological psychology, neuroscience, behavioral aspects of biology, or the health sciences. Psychobiology is the study of behavior from a biological perspective. It includes neural, experimental psychological, natural history, genetic, comparative/evolutionary, and developmental approaches to understanding human and animal behavior. The requirements described below include sufficient preparation if students plan to pursue graduate work in any of the above fields; however, they may want to include additional advanced courses in psychology and related sciences as well as other types of research and fieldwork experiences.
Preparation for the Major
Complete three required psychology courses and the Life Sciences Core Curriculum.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH 10 | Introductory Psychology | 4 |
| PSYCH 100A | Psychological Statistics | 4 |
| PSYCH 100B | Research Methods in Psychology | 5 |
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Chemistry
Select one series from:
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Chemistry: Chemistry 14 series
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Chemistry: Chemistry 20 and 30 series
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Life Sciences
Complete the following four courses:
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Mathematics
Select one series from:
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Mathematics: Life Sciences 30 series
Students may select Life Sciences 40 or Statistics 13.
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Mathematics: Mathematics 3 series
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Mathematics: Mathematics 31 series
Students may select Mathematics 31A or 31AL.
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Physics
Select one series from:
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Physics: Physics 1 series
Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences Core Curriculum: Physics: Physics 5 series
The Major: Required Courses
Complete five courses as follows:
The Major: Required Courses: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology or Psychology
Select one course from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EE BIOL 100 | Introduction to Ecology and Behavior | 4 |
| EE BIOL 129 | Animal Behavior | 4 |
| PSYCH 118 | Comparative Psychobiology | 4 |
The Major: Required Courses: Psychology 110
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH 110 | Fundamentals of Learning | 4 |
The Major: Required Courses: Psychology 115
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH 115 | Principles of Behavioral Neuroscience | 4 |
The Major: Required Courses: Psychology 115: Substitution for Psychology 115
Psychology 115 may be substituted with Psychology M117A, M117B, M117C. Students who complete Psychology M117A, M117B, M117C receive equivalent credit for course 115 and 10 units of upper-division psychobiology electives. All three courses must be completed to receive psychobiology elective credit.
The Major: Required Courses: Psychology M116A or 116B or Neuroscience 101L
Select one course from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH M116A | Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory | 4 |
| PSYCH 116B | Human Neuropsychology Laboratory | 4 |
| NEUROSC 101L | Neuroscience Laboratory | 4 |
The Major: Required Courses: Psychology 120A or 120B
Select one course from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH 120A | Cognitive Psychology | 4 |
| PSYCH 120B | Sensation and Perception | 4 |
The Major: Additional Psychology Course
Select one course from the following list or range:
The Major: Additional Psychology Course: Courses
The Major: Electives
Select 16 units of graded elective courses from the following list or ranges:
The Major: Electives: Courses
Only one course from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 112, 113A, or 114A may be applied. Only 4 units of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 124A may be applied toward the major. Psychology 191CH may only be applied if content is approved by the undergraduate vice chair.
Honors Program
Students work for one year (fall through spring quarters) with a Psychology Department faculty sponsor on a research project that is the basis of a formal honors thesis. During that year they also participate in a weekly seminar (Psychology 191AH, 191BH, 191CH) in which thesis projects are presented and discussed and other topics of interest are explored with invited faculty members and other guests. Other requirements may apply.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH 191AH | Departmental Honors Research Seminars | 2 |
| PSYCH 191BH | Departmental Honors Research Seminars | 2 |
| PSYCH 191CH | Departmental Honors Research Seminars | 2 |
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