Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Learn how a Thematic emphasis within the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science major allows a focus on a specific topic of interest. Neuroscience and cognitive science are broad areas of scientific study. Students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science with a Thematic emphasis can choose an in-depth topical focus that matches their future career, research, or study goals. The Thematic emphasis is meant for students who have a clear and compelling interest in a particular topic area in neuroscience and cognitive science that falls outside the scope of the major's several other emphases. Students wishing to choose a Thematic focus will be required to explain to faculty what the topic area is and why it doesn't align with the current emphases, as well as support the objectives of their coursework.