Certificate in Neurosciences & Behavior

Our students become well-rounded interdisciplinarians who can apply knowledge about neuroscience and behavior broadly and enjoy a wide range of careers in research, medicine and academe.

Certificate in Neurosciences & Behavior

The undergraduate certificate in neurosciences and behavior allows students interested in how the brain controls behavior to take courses in the basic sciences while providing the means to specialize in neuroscience. The certificate is interdiscipilnary by nature and spans a number of departments at the university, including integrative physiology, psychology and neuroscience, and molecular, cellular and developmental biology.

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听Understand the functioning behind human behavior, sensation, memory and thought
听Complement your undergraduate studies with a certificate

Study in a top neuroscience department with high scholarly productivity

Learn from baby直播app with joint affiliations with institutes and centers such as the Institute for Behavioral Genetics, the Center for Neuroscience, the Institute of Behavioral Science and the Institute of Cognitive Science

Explore research programs that produce scientific, evidence-based results on topics such as learning and memory, addiction, mental illness听and stress

Be successful.

This certificate allows you enter the workforce with an interdisciplinary understanding of the brain.
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Broaden your employment possibilities in combination with the skills you learn in your major area of study

Biotechnology, biomedical research, health and medicine as a biological scientist, speech-language pathologist, clinical lab technician, physician and researcher are common opportunities to apply this certificate

Jobs for medical scientists with a doctoral or professional degree are expected to grow 14% from 2016 to 2026, significantly higher than the average for all jobs

(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Academic Plan & Requirements

The certificate is open to all students at CU Boulder, besides those majoring in neuroscience and behavior. Students must complete 51 credit hours to obtain the certificate.

Course topics include:

Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Genetics
Statistics

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