Behavioral Genetics Track for Neuroscience Ph.D.
Sample Curriculum for the Behavior Genetics track in the Neuroscience PhD Program
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| Year 1 Semester 1 | ||
| ARSC 5100 | Survey of Neuroscience | 2-5 |
| ARSC 6100 | Adv. Neuroscience Research Seminar | 2 |
| PSYCH 5102 | Behavioral Genetics* | 2 |
| EPOB 320X | Introductory Genetics (if not taken as undergraduate) or Genetics exam | (3) |
| Year 1 Semester 2 | ||
| ARSC 5110 | Survey of Neuroscience | 3 |
| IPHY 5102 | Behavioral Genetics* | 2 |
| ARSC 6100 | Adv. Neuroscience Research Seminar | 2 |
| PYSCH 5232 or PSYCH 5122 | Molecular Genetics and Behavior or Quantitative Genetics | 3 |
| PSYCH 5112 | Scientific Integrity and the Responsible Conduct of Research | 3 |
| Year 1 Total: 18-21 graduate credits | ||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | ||
| ARSC 6100 | Adv. Neuroscience Research Seminar | 2 |
| Various courses fulfill requirement | Statistics | 3-4 |
| PSYCH 5262 | Mammalian Neuroanatomy | 3 |
| Year 2 Semester 2 | ||
| PSYCH XXXX | Elective Neuroscience course (ex: Behavioral Neuropharmacology, Hormones and Behavior, Cognition or Learning courses etc.) | 3 |
| PSYCH 5122, PSYCH 5242, or PSYCH 5112 | Quantitative Genetics, Biometrical Methods in Behavioral Genetics, or Concepts in Behavior Genetics (topic course with varying topics including: Drug Abuse, Psychopathology, Aging, QTL analyses etc) | 3 |
| Year 2 Total: 14-15 graduate credits | ||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | ||
| PSYCH XXXX | Elective Neuroscience course (ex: Behavioral Neuropharmacology, Hormones and Behavior, Cognition or Learning courses etc.) | 3 |
| PSYCH 7012 | Research in Behavior Genetics | 3 |
| Year 3 Semester 2 | ||
| PSYCH 8990 | Doctoral Dissertation | 10 |
| Year 3 Total: 16 graduate credits | ||
| Year 4 Semester 1 & 2 | ||
| PSYCH 8990 | Doctoral Dissertation | 10 - 20 |
| Year 4 Total: 10-20 graduate credits | ||
| Year 5 | ||
| PSYCH 8990 | Doctoral Dissertation (if not completed) | (10) |
| Year 5 Total: (10) graduate credits | ||
| Total Hours (includes 30 dissertation): 68-70 graduate credits | ||