Program Requirements
- Total units required:* 29-32 for primary major, 24-26 for secondary major
- Courses must be passed with at least a C-
- Up to 6 units can be transferred from other institutions and/or study abroad
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 Language, Cognition and Culture Concentration
Prerequisites
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| Anthro 170D | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| Anthro 150A | Introduction to Human Evolution | 3 |
Upper Division Requirements
Majors must take two courses at the 300 or 400 level, chosen from the following list:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| Anthro 3383 | Cognition and Culture | 3 |
| Anthro 3386 | Language, Culture and Society | 3 |
| Anthro 3660 | Primate Ecology, Biology, and Behavior | 3 |
| Drama 4140 | Topics in Embodied Communication | 3 |
| Ling 312 | Phonetics | 3 |
| Ling 339 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| Ling 341 | Linguistic Diversity in the United States | 3 |
| PNP 301 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| PNP 306 | Philosophy of Language | 3 |
| PNP 309 | Syntactic Analysis | 3 |
| PNP 3111 | Introduction to Semantics | 3 |
| PNP 313 | Phonological Analysis | 3 |
| PNP 3171 | Introduction to Computational Linguistics | 3 |
| PNP 320 | Historical and Comparative Linguistics | 3 |
| PNP 362 | The Biological Basis of Human Behavior | 3 |
| PNP 3662 | Primate Biology | 3 |
| PNP 3701 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| PNP 396 | Linguistics Seminar: Pragmatics in Second Language Learning | 3 |
| PNP 406 | Primate Ecology and Social Structure | 3 |
| PNP 4065 | Advanced Philosophy of Language | 3 |
| PNP 408 | Psychology of Language | 3 |
| PNP 4192 | Primate Cognition | 3 |
| PNP 466 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| PNP 467 | Grammar and Vocabulary Acquisition | 3 |
| Psych 358 | Language Acquisition | 3 |
| Psych 4099 | Human Evolutionary Psychology | 3 |
| Psych 4631 | Introduction to Computational Cognitive Science | 3 |
| Span 3202 | Debating Cultures: How Spanish Works | 3 |
| Span 413 | Linguistics and Language Learning | 3 |
| Span 416 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| Span 469 | Reading and Writing in a Second Language | 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.