Program Requirements
- Total units required:* 29-32 for primary major, 24-26 for secondary major
Required Courses
Core Undergraduate Requirements for Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology
All PNP majors, regardless of concentration, complete an entry sequence and core requirements:
a. Entry Sequence
Students choose one of the following two sequences:
PNP Sequence
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| PNP 200 | Introduction Cognitive Science | 3 |
| PNP 201 | Inquiry in the Cognitive Sciences | 3-4 |
| or Psych 301 | Experimental Psychology |
Mind, Brain, Behavior Sequence (MBB) Sequence
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| FYP 120A | Amp: Intro to Study of the Mind-Brain: Psychological, Biological, & Philosophical Perspectives | 3 |
| FYP 122 | Ampersand: Pathfinder - A Sense of Place: Discovering the Environment of St. Louis | 3 |
| or PNP 200 | Introduction Cognitive Science |
b. Core Philosophy Requirements
Prerequisite:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| Phil 100G | Logic and Critical Analysis | 3 |
| or Phil 102 | Introduction to Scientific Reasoning |
| or Phil 120F | Problems in Philosophy |
| or Phil 125C | Great Philosophers |
Upper Division Requirements:
Majors must take two courses at the 300 or 400 level:
- One course must be either PNP 306 Philosophy of Language or PNP 315 Philosophy of Mind.
- One course must be chosen from the following list:
c. Core Psychological & Brain Sciences Requirements
Prerequisite:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| Psych 100B | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
Upper Division Requirements:
Majors must take two courses at the 300 or 400 level:
- Unless the student has completed FYP 120A with a grade of B- or higher, they must take PNP 360 Cognitive Psychology or PNP 408 Psychology of Language
- One course must be chosen from the following list:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| PNP 3151 | Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 |
| PNP 3211 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PNP 330 | Sensation and Perception | 3 |
| PNP 3401 | Biological Psychology | 3 |
| PNP 3451 | Genes, Environment, and Human Behavior | 3 |
| PNP 3531 | Psychology of Personality | 3 |
| PNP 3541 | Psychopathology and Mental Health | 3 |
| PNP 360 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PNP 361 | Psychology of Learning | 3 |
| PNP 362 | The Biological Basis of Human Behavior | 3 |
| PNP 380 | Human Learning and Memory | 3 |
| PNP 408 | Psychology of Language | 3 |
| PNP 4302 | Cognitive Psychology Applied to Education | 3 |
| PNP 495 | PNP Seminar | 3 |
| Psych 300 | Introduction to Psychological Statistics | 3 |
| Psych 301 | Experimental Psychology | 4 |
| Psych 326 | Introduction to the Psychology of Aging | 3 |
| Psych 357 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| Psych 358 | Language Acquisition | 3 |
| Psych 396 | Psychological Dynamics of Empathy | 3 |
| Psych 4182 | Perception, Thought, and Action | 3 |
| Psych 4301 | Contemporary Topics in Cognitive Development | 3 |
| Psych 4631 | Introduction to Computational Cognitive Science | 3 |
| Psych 4651 | History and Modern Systems of Psychology | 3 |
Courses Required for the Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration
Prerequisites:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| Biol 2960 | Principles of Biology I * | 3-4 |
| or Psych 3401 | Biological Psychology |
Upper Division Requirements:
Students must take the following two courses:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| Biol 3411 | Principles of the Nervous System | 3 |
| Psych 3604 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3 |
Capstone
The capstone is required for honors students and first majors; it is recommended for second majors. It consists of one of the following:
- A PNP honors project (PNP 499, 6 units; requires PNP honors form to be filled out and approved by honors coordinator)
- The 2-unit PNP 390 PNP Reading Class plus PNP 495 or PNP 496
- The 2-unit PNP 390 PNP Reading Class plus 3 advanced units of independent study (PNP 500 Independent Work). The independent study details are available on the PNP website.