PSYC301

Biological Psychology

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Prerequisite: BSCI170 and BSCI171; or equivalent. Biological Psychology is the study of the physiological basis of behavior. In this course, we will first cover the basic principles of brain organization and neural transmission. We will then introduce traditional and modern research techniques in the field of behavioral neuroscience. The last portion of the course focuses on specific topics including psychopharmacology, learning and memory, emotion, stress, drug of abuse, neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease) and schizophrenia. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010/2001S) students only. Click here for course syllabus.

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David Yager

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Dirk Parham

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Anna Li

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.30 between 1,577 students*

PSYC301 Grade Distribution+-051015202530% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 9.38%
A: 7.61%
A+: 7.04%
B-: 8.81%
B: 12.37%
B+: 8.05%
C-: 5.9%
C: 7.8%
C+: 6.79%
D-: 1.84%
D: 2.35%
D+: 2.73%
F: 4.95%
W: 13.89%
other: 0.51%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.