i am planning to major in either, but i am lost when it comes to choosing which one to pick.
any replies as to which major you ppl think is more harder/interesting/rewarding will greatly help me.
<p>BUMP!</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>I am most likely going to major in Neuroscience. I think it is more useful overall, because it has more to do with life (i.e. thinking and learning in neurosci vs. the chemical processes of life in biochem). Neuroscience will be harder for such and most likely more interesting. As to which is more rewarding, it depends on what you future plans/interests are. </p>
<p>To give you an example, for a neuroscience major, I will have to take courses like psychology, thinking/reasoning, memory, vision/perception and learning. For biochem, you'd be looking at courses like chemistry (organic and inorganic), as well as cellular and molecular biology.</p>
<p>biochem is strictly chemistry with some biology, while neuroscience combines not only those sciences, but also some phsycology and computer science. I'm not really sure if you can say one is a better choice however</p>
<p>will medical schools look more towards either, or would admin. be indifferent between these two majors?</p>
<p>I guess it would depend on which has a higher work load (but I think neuroscience would be looked on as being more useful in medicine and thus looked upon more favorably since biochem is more of a lab approach).</p>
<p>I'm going to major in Neuroscience. To me, it's the best of all worlds. You get to study biology, chemistry, and physics, as well as psychology and related classes. I'm also premed.</p>
<p>I am interested in neurosci because it involves psychology and i'm really good at that. just wanted to know if it involves TOO much math/physics.
I've heard that majoring in biochem leads you to a BOOMING industry, because it's at the edge of all research. I am not sure tho what kind of jobs neuroscience leads to. It definitely sounds more interesting than biochem (in a way), but what's the scope of it?</p>
<p>u dont have to declare until end of sophmore year at most schools, why dont you try out both and then decide?</p>
<p>wait wait. neuroscience involves computer science? that's...awesome</p>
<p>isn't that more cognitive science?</p>
<p>what courses do u take/would help in HS if you want to major in neuroscience?</p>
<p>For what goes into a high quality neurobiology program, check out the undergraduate major at the University of Washington. It is one of the best I have seen: <a href="http://protist.biology.washington.edu/neurobiology/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://protist.biology.washington.edu/neurobiology/index.html</a></p>
<p>(I have no affiliation or relatives attending UW, just like the program)</p>
<p>Balonce_noles, how old are you? There's a competition known as the International Brain Bee. You should look it up. </p>
<p>Biology and chemistry would most definitely help you. Take as much science as you possibly can. </p>
<p>Check out MIT's OCW. And this website is very nice: <a href="http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html%5B/url%5D">http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html</a></p>
<p>I was going to take neuroscience, but someone told me that biochem is a much more marketable degree in comparison to neuroscience (it'd be easier to get a job if you don't end up going to med school). I'm actually torn between the two and BME.</p>
<p>I am going with biochem because neuroscience is too specific! and plus biochem=neuroscience-brainiology(lol don't know if it's a word) anyway...
you get biology, chemistry, physics, physiology and anatomy in biochem too... so...
i went with biochem :)</p>
<p>This seems like a Hopkins thread....I dunno...Personally, I think Biochem - its just more interesting to me...That being said, I havent actually taken a class in either (I am kinda deciding between these two majors as well...)</p>