Courses
This page displays the schedule of Bryn Mawr courses in this department for this academic year. It also displays descriptions of courses offered by the department during the last four academic years.
For information about courses offered by other Bryn Mawr departments and programs or about courses offered by Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, please consult the Course Guides page.
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Students must choose a major subject and may choose a minor subject. Students may also select from one of seven concentrations, which are offered to enhance a student's work in the major or minor and to focus work on a specific area of interest.
Concentrations are an intentional cluster of courses already offered by various academic departments or through general programs. These courses may also be cross-listed in several academic departments. Therefore, when registering for a course that counts toward a concentration, a student should register for the course listed in her major or minor department. If the concentration course is not listed in her major or minor department, the student may enroll in any listing of that course.
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
| COURSE |
TITLE |
SCHEDULE/
UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS |
LOCATION |
INSTRUCTOR(S) |
| BIOL B110-001 |
Biological Exploration I: Biology of Cancer |
Semester / 1 |
LEC: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM MWF |
Park 20 |
Greif,K. |
| BIOL B110-002 |
Biological Exploration I: Genetic Control of Phenotype |
Semester / 1 |
LEC: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM MWF |
Park 20 |
Davis,T. |
| BIOL B110-003 |
Biological Exploration I: Genetically Modified Organisms |
Semester / 1 |
LEC: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM MWF |
Park 20 |
Shapiro,J. |
| BIOL B110-00A |
Biological Exploration I |
Semester / 1 |
LEC: 1:00 PM- 4:00 PM M |
Park 20 |
Skirkanich,J. |
| BIOL B110-00B |
Biological Exploration I |
Semester / 1 |
LEC: 1:30 PM- 4:30 PM T |
Park 20 |
Skirkanich,J. |
| BIOL B110-00C |
Biological Exploration I |
Semester / 1 |
LEC: 1:00 PM- 4:00 PM W |
Park 20 |
Skirkanich,J. |
| BIOL B110-00D |
Biological Exploration I |
Semester / 1 |
LEC: 1:00 PM- 4:00 PM F |
Park 20 |
Skirkanich,J. |
| BIOL B202-001 |
Introduction to Neuroscience |
Semester / 1 |
Lecture: 8:15 AM- 9:45 AM TTH |
Park 229 |
Greif,K. |
| BIOL B321-001 |
Neuroethology |
Semester / 1 |
Lecture: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM MWF |
Park 227 |
Brodfuehrer,P. |
| PSYC B212-001 |
Human Cognition |
Semester / 1 |
Lecture: 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM MW |
Bettws Y Coed 127 |
Thapar,A. |
| PSYC B218-001 |
Behavioral Neuroscience |
Semester / 1 |
Lecture: 2:15 PM- 3:45 PM TTH |
Bettws Y Coed 127 |
Thomas,E. |
Spring 2014
Courses at Haverford
Spring 2011
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TITLE |
SCHEDULE/UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS |
LOCATION |
INSTRUCTOR(S) |
Fall 2011
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INSTRUCTOR(S) |
2013-14 Catalog Data
BIOL
B110
Biological Exploration I
Section 001 (Fall 2013): Biology of Cancer
Section 002 (Fall 2013): Genetic Control of Phenotype
Section 003 (Fall 2013): Genetically Modified Organisms
Fall 2013
BIOL B110 is an introductory-level courses designed to encourage students to explore the field of biology at multiple levels of organization: molecular, cellular, organismal and ecological. Each course will explore these areas of biology through a unifying theme. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours a week. This is a topics course, course topic varies.
Current topic description: This year Biology B110-001 will explore areas of biology through a unifying theme. It will center on the reading of "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee and will examine the biology of Cancer from perspectives of biochemistry, cell biology, genetics and genomics and physiology.
Current topic description: This year Biology B110-002 will investigate the relationship between genotype and phenotype through analysis of inheritance patterns in families and populations and examination of the regulation and decoding of genetic information that ultimately produces whose structure/function dictates cellular activity.
Current topic description: This course will explore the ways that the genomes of various organisms have been altered by nature and by human interventions, focusing on the mechanisms and effects of those genetic modifications.
Division II with Lab
Quantitative Readiness Required (QR)
Scientific Investigation (SI)
Counts toward Neuroscience
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BIOL
B111
Biological Exploration II
Section 001 (Spring 2014): Biological Invasions
Section 002 (Spring 2014): Behavior and Physiology
Section 003 (Spring 2014): Development and Evolution
Spring 2014
BIOL B111 is an introductory-level course designed to encourage students to explore the field of biology at multiple levels of organization: molecular, cellular, organismal and ecological. Each course will explore these areas of biology through a unifying theme. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours a week. This is a topics course, course topic varies.
Current topic description: Taking an ecological approach, we will use invasive species as our central theme in order to predict how organisms can affect multiple levels for biological organization from the organismal to the ecosystem level.
Current topic description: This course will examine the underlying physiology associated with specific animal behaviors such as bat echolocation, and thermoregulation and bee foraging.
Current topic description: This course will introduce the basic principles underlying the development of organisms and how development evolves to meet various environmental challenges.
Division II with Lab
Quantitative Readiness Required (QR)
Scientific Investigation (SI)
Counts toward Neuroscience
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BIOL
B202
Introduction to Neuroscience
Fall 2013
An introduction to the nervous system and its broad contributions to function. The class will explore fundamentals of neural anatomy and signaling, sensory and motor processing and control, nervous system development and examples of complex brain functions. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisites: One semester of Bio 110-111 or permission of instructor.
Division II: Natural Science
Scientific Investigation (SI)
Counts toward Neuroscience
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BIOL
B244
Behavioral Endocrinology
Not offered 2013-14
An interdisciplinary-based analysis of the nature of hormones, how hormones affect cells and systems, and how these effects alter the behavior of animals. Topics will be covered from a research perspective using a combination of lectures, discussions and student presentations. Prerequisites: two quarters of BIOL 110-111 or one of the following courses: B202, PSYC B218 or PSYC H217.
Division II: Natural Science
Scientific Investigation (SI)
Counts toward Neuroscience
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BIOL
B321
Neuroethology
Fall 2013
This course provides an opportunity for students to understand the neuronal basis of behavior through the examination of how particular animals have evolved neural solutions to specific problems posed to them by their environments. The topics will be covered from a research perspective using a combination of lectures, discussions and student presentations. Prerequisite: BIOL 202, PSYC 218 or PSYC 217 at Haverford.
Counts toward Neuroscience
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BIOL
B326
From Channels to Behavior
Not offered 2013-14
Introduces the principles, research approaches, and methodologies of cellular and behavioral neuroscience. The first half of the course will cover the cellular properties of neurons using current and voltage clamp techniques along with neuron simulations. The second half of the course will introduce students to state-of-the-art techniques for acquiring and analyzing data in a variety of rodent models linking brain and behavior. Prerequisites: one semester of BIOL 110-111 and one of the following: PSYC 218, PSYC 217 at Haverford, or BIOL 202.
Cross-listed as PSYC B326
Counts toward Neuroscience
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BIOL
B364
Developmental Neurobiology
Not offered 2013-14
A lecture/discussion course on major topics in the development of the nervous system. Some of the topics to be addressed are cell generation, cell migration, cell survival and growth, axon guidance and target specificity, synapse formation and behavioral development. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisite: BIOL 201 or 271, BIOL 202 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Counts toward Neuroscience
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BIOL
B396
Topics in Neuroscience
Not offered 2013-14
A seminar course dealing with current issues in neuroscience. It provides advanced students minoring in neuroscience with an opportunity to read and discuss in depth seminal papers that represent emerging thought in the field. In addition, students are expected to make presentations of their own research.
Cross-listed as PSYC B396
Counts toward Neuroscience
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BIOL
B401
Supervised Research in Neuroscience
Laboratory or library research under the supervision of a member of the Neuroscience committee. Required for those with the concentration. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Counts toward Neuroscience
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BIOL
B401
Supervised Research in Neuroscience
Laboratory or library research under the supervision of a member of the Neuroscience committee. Required for those with the concentration. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Counts toward Neuroscience
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PSYC
B201
Learning/Behavior Analysis
Not offered 2013-14
This course covers the basic principles of behavior, and their application to the understanding of the human condition. Topics include the distinction between closed-loop (selection by consequences) and open-loop (elicitation and adjunctive behavior) relations, the distinction between contingency-shaped behavior and behavior under instructional control, discrimination and concept formation, choice, functional analysis of verbal behavior and awareness and problem solving. Behavior Analysis is presented as a distinct research methodology with a distinct language, as well as a distinct theoretical approach within psychology.
Division II: Natural Science
Scientific Investigation (SI)
Counts toward Neuroscience
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PSYC
B209
Abnormal Psychology
Spring 2014
This course will cover the main psychological disorders manifested by individuals as they develop across the life span. The semester will begin with an historical overview of how psychopathology has been conceptualized and treated across many centuries of Western history. The course will then review the assumptions of the major models which have been formulated to explain psychopathology: the biological, the psychodynamic, the behavioral, and the cognitive. We will begin with childhood and adolescent disorders and then cover the main disorders of adults. Among the disorders covered will be: attention deficit disorder, anorexia/bulimia, conduct disorder/antisocial personality, borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorders, psychophysiological disorders, substance abuse, depression, and schizophrenia. For each disorder, we will explore issues of classification, theories of etiology, risk and prevention factors, research on prognosis, and studies of treatment. Prerequisite: Introductory Psychology (PSYC 105).
Division I: Social Science
Counts toward Child and Family Studies
Counts toward Neuroscience
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PSYC
B212
Human Cognition
Fall 2013
This course deals with the scientific study of human cognition. Topics include perception, pattern recognition, attention, memory, visual imagery, language, reasoning, decision making, and problem solving. Historical as well as contemporary perspectives will be discussed, and data from cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and computational modeling will be reviewed. The laboratory consists of experiments related to these topics. Lecture three hours, laboratory 90 minutes a week. Prerequisite: Introductory Psychology (PSYC 105)
Division II with Lab
Scientific Investigation (SI)
Counts toward Neuroscience
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PSYC
B218
Behavioral Neuroscience
Fall 2013
An interdisciplinary course on the neurobiological bases of experience and behavior, emphasizing the contribution of the various neurosciences to the understanding of basic problems of psychology. An introduction to the fundamentals of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neurochemistry with an emphasis upon synaptic transmission; followed by the application of these principles to an analysis of sensory processes and perception, emotion, motivation, learning, and cognition. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisite: Introductory Psychology (PSYC 105).
Division II: Natural Science
Counts toward Neuroscience
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PSYC
B323
Advanced Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
Not offered 2013-14
A seminar course dealing with state-of-the-art developments in the cognitive neuroscience of human memory. We will cover topics related to the cognitive and neural architecture of working memory, episodic memory, semantic memory, false memory, and various forms of non-declarative memory. A strong emphasis will be placed on studies utilizing functional neuroimaging, neuropsychological investigations, and animal models. This is a topics course. Course content will vary. Prerequisite: a course in cognition (PSYC B212, PSYC H213, PSYC H260) or behavioral neuroscience (either PSYC B218 or PSYC H217).
Counts toward Neuroscience
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PSYC
B326
From Channels to Behavior
Not offered 2013-14
Introduces the principles, research approaches, and methodologies of cellular and behavioral neuroscience. The first half of the course will cover the cellular properties of neurons using current and voltage clamp techniques along with neuron simulations. The second half of the course will introduce students to state-of-the-art techniques for acquiring and analyzing data in a variety of rodent models linking brain and behavior. Prerequisites: one semester of BIOL 110-111 and one of the following: PSYC 218, PSYC 217 at Haverford, or BIOL 202.
Division II: Natural Science
Cross-listed as BIOL B326
Counts toward Neuroscience
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PSYC
B396
Topics in Neuroscience
Not offered 2013-14
A seminar course dealing with current issues in neuroscience. It provides advanced students minoring in neuroscience with an opportunity to read and discuss in depth seminal papers that represent emerging thought in the field. In addition, students are expected to make presentations of their own research.
Cross-listed as BIOL B396
Counts toward Neuroscience
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