<p>I'm interested in majoring in (the newly approved) Neuroscience. If any of you have, or know anyone who has, taken on Neuroscience as a major or certificate, what are your thoughts on Neuroscience at Duke?</p>
<p>Uh, it was JUST approved 5 days ago for the Class of 2013 (i.e. those who aren’t on Duke’s campus yet). So nobody could possibly have majored in it or taken courses in the “major.” However, I know of people who majored in psych with a neuroscience concentration and found the courses interesting and all had good research experience through the psych dept/medical center. It seemed like an obvious decision to create its own major - I’m surprised it took this long actually.</p>
<p>Whoops, sorry–I mistyped. I meant to say “taken Neuroscience as a minor or certificate,” not major.</p>
<p>^lol that is a big difference</p>
<p>Is this a certainty for class of 2013? There is no mention of it on the Duke web site</p>
<p>Yes, this is a certainty for the class of 2013. Information meetings for current students are being held on campus next week I think.</p>
<p>Here’s the new website for the Neuroscience major and minor with information on requirements and curriculum:</p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Neuroscience | Duke Institute for Brain Sciences | Brain Research](<a href=“http://dibs.duke.edu/education/undergraduate-neuroscience]Undergraduate”>http://dibs.duke.edu/education/undergraduate-neuroscience)</p>
<p>The information sessions on the new Neuroscience major are tomorrow and Wednesday.</p>
<p>From the website:
* Tuesday, April 21st, 4pm, West Campus, Love Auditorium (B101 LSRC)
* Wednesday, April 22nd, 4pm, East Campus, East Duke Bldg., Pink Parlor (Rm. 119)</p>
<p>dunno if this is too late, but yea, the program is up and running and it’s pretty intense. 18 credits and a bit bio based. and it’s actually possible for the class of 2010 and later to graduate with the major, as long as you meet all the requirements. I got all the requirements except for one semester of physics, as well as a new class they’re offering this upcoming spring (my senior year) that’s bio 195S, neural mechanisms or something like that. so I don’t know if you’re already at Duke or if you’re class of 2013, but it’s definitely a good major!</p>
<p>Ha, one of the reasons I didn’t choose duke was because it didn’t have major nueroscience program.</p>
<p>Though I’m still happy with my choice.
Just Ironic.</p>
<p>^i was worried about that when i applied, but i loved everything else enough to try and give it a shot.</p>
<p>seems like things worked out for the best for me :)</p>
<p>btw forgot to include this in my other post, but though it’s a new major, it’s REALLLLY broad. there’s a capstone course, which I think was functional neuroimaging, and a few prereqs that you have to take (bio bases of behavior, fundamentals of neuroscience, this new higher-level seminar). but besides that, there’s just a bunch of electives and then the requirements for the BS in psychology (six credits in natural sciences, at least 3 above 100 level, spread out across at least 3 different subjects. I used an AP credit in physics, bio 25, chem 23, chem 151 (orgo/death semester 1), forensics science, fundamentals of neuroscience for the six credits. it’s not hard at all to get it, especially if you are/were premed). basically, any class that has ANYTHING to do with neuroscience, be it cognitive, developmental, or biologicacl based, counts as an elective. so if it sounds like a class has to do with the brain or perception, it probably could help count towards the 10 elective requirement.</p>
<p>also, if anyone wants to ask me anything about psych/neuroscience/anything related to Duke who is currently at or looking to go to Duke, feel free to email me</p>
<p><a href=“mailto:david.munoz@duke.edu”>david.munoz@duke.edu</a></p>