<p>Are the biology and psychology departments and/or the communication between them very strong at Clark? I know the psych major is one of the biggest and that Clark has its whole Freud visited thing going for it. I'd like to major in biology and minor in psychology, and I was just wondering if this would work well at Clark. I'm just worried that as Clark's psych department leads much more towards clinical and developmental psych that I wouldn't be able to do as much in neuropsych.</p>
<p>I'm down to my final few days to make my college decision, and I'm between Clark U and Washington College. One of the big benefits about Clark to me is the sort of laid back, vaguely hippie-ish vibe along with the lack of greek life and the minimal interests in sports. However, Washington has a Behavioral Neuroscience major, which is what I'm interested in, while Clark does not. </p>
<p>I guess for a more general question I would ask: which is more important in a college decision, the ideal social vibe or the ideal major and curriculum?</p>
<p>I have a friend who was interested in neuroscience. He was a bio and psych double major freshmen year, but ended up transferring to northeastern, where he is now doing neuroscience. He ended up transferring so he could live at home and commute. </p>
<p>The bio department is probably the biggest science department. They have their own building right next to admissions. </p>
<p>I don’t know how well the bio and psych departments communicate, but it shouldn’t be hard to do work between the two. There is a math professor who is involved in research in the psych department. I also know of some chemistry and physics professors working together. I also think there are some bio and cs professors working together. The school is small enough that it shouldn’t be too difficult to do. </p>
<p>You might also want to consider biochem and psych. Biochem is really popular. The chemistry department is also probably the second biggest science department on campus.</p>
<p>If you are really interested in the neuroscience, then I suggest stay away from Clark. I am currently a student there and there are only three classes that are neuroscience based. You will probably have more neuroscience classes going to a school that actually has a neuroscience major. </p>
<p>If you are really interested in Clark, you can get a neuroscience major here by doing a “Create your own major/minor” program that they offer. I do not recommend this, it is ok if you do it for a minor and not your major. It would look horrible on your resume. </p>
<p>If your interested in research, there is one person here who is conducting neuroscience studies. I have never heard of him (I’m guessing hes a new professor). It doesn’t seem like this bio professor or any other professor is working with the psychology department. However, I agree with the poster above, you could definitely do work in both departments if you really wanted to</p>
<p>I also agree with the poster above. Biochem seems like a more ideal major for a person with neuroscience interests (although you have until the end of sophomore to declare your major at clark, so no rush).</p>
<p>To answer your question about social vibe and major: I would choose the college with the better major. I believe that you will make many friends no matter which college you go to</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>