Program Description
The Neuroscience Program at Carthage College offers students training in an
interdisciplinary science that reflects connections between the natural
sciences and the behavioral sciences. The aim of most neuroscience research endeavors
is to develop an integrated understanding of how the physical, electrical, chemical, and
genetic properties of the central nervous system interact with the behaviors expressed by a
particular organism.
Consequently, students who major in the program are required to take relevant courses
across biology, psychology, chemistry, and neuroscience, along with developing their skills
in statistical applications and research methodology. Students select elective classes within
the natural and behavioral sciences that reiterate their research interests.
Additionally, each student is required to complete an independent research project under
the supervision of one of the neuroscience faculty. Students have access to research equipment
in the biology, chemistry, and psychology departments, and the rodent colony in the
neuroscience laboratory.
