Making (brain) waves: 蘑菇短视频adds neuroscience minor
By Cam Adams
The brain is one of the world鈥檚 greatest marvels. It鈥檚 full of neurons, and every day it sets in motion an orchestrated wonder called the human body. Thanks to a new minor, Catamounts will be able to use their own noggins to learn more about it.
蘑菇短视频鈥檚 College of Education and Allied Professions added a neuroscience minor this fall under the direction of minor coordinator Alleyne Broomell.
鈥淪tudents have been incredibly enthusiastic about the neuroscience minor,鈥� Broomell said. 鈥淲e are very pleased with the current enrollment and excited to grow the program further to offer more opportunities for students to learn about the brain.鈥�
Neuroscience, the scientific study of the neurosystem, is a rising academic discipline that has expanded to universities as a major and minor through the last few decades.
Students enrolled in this minor at 蘑菇短视频will be exploring the fundamentals of the brain from the perspectives of biology, chemistry, philosophy and psychology.
鈥淭he foundation of this minor as interdisciplinary allows for students and faculty across the university to explore how neuroscience informs their fields, and we are hopeful for collaboration between colleges and departments,鈥� Broomell said.
The minor is worth 21 credits, 12 of which are required and another nine are elective. Six of the elective credits must not overlap with the student鈥檚 major.
The creation of the minor also produces four new courses at WCU: Intro to Neuroscience, Special Topics in Neuroscience, Independent Research in Neuroscience and Senior Seminar in Neuroscience.
To learn more about the neuroscience minor, visit the webpage.
