BA Neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley

Neuroscience is the study of the biological mechanisms that underlie behavior and cognition. In this major, students learn how the brain works at the molecular, biochemical, and cellular levels; how it processes information; and how it generates sensation, action, emotion, and high-level cognition. Students learn about the nature of neural computation in the brain, the causes of neurological and neuropsychiatric disease, and how emerging neurotechnologies are uniting brain science and engineering.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science  |  Department: Neuroscience  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Major requirements are organised as: Preparatory Subject Matter (Chemistry, Biology, Math, Part 1, Math, Part 2, Physics, Part 1, Physics, Part 2); Advanced Subject Matter (Core Neuroscience Sequence, Scientific Communication, Neuroscience Lab); Major Electives (Neuroscience Electives, Outside Perspectives).

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Health & Medicine, Sciences - Biological & Physical.

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