PSYC406

Neuroethology

Prerequisite: PSYC301, PSYC202 or NEUR200. Restriction: Must be in Psychology program. A merger between the disciplines of neuroscience and ethology (animal behavior) studies the behavioral functions of nervous systems using a comparative and evolutionary approach. Students will learn how the nervous system controls behavioral patterns in a variety of different organisms ranging from insects to mammals. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010/2001S) students only.

Spring 2026

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Average rating: 3.50

Spring 2025

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Average rating: 3.50

Past Semesters

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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 2.99 between 366 students*

PSYC406 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 19.95%
A: 12.84%
A+: 1.64%
B-: 11.48%
B: 15.3%
B+: 18.31%
C-: 4.1%
C: 4.37%
C+: 5.46%
D: 0.27%
D+: 0.55%
F: 0.82%
W: 4.64%
other: 0.27%
* "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.