Physics, Computational Neuroscience Concentration, B.S.

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Credit Hours: 58+

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

Notes:

*Credit will not be awarded for both PHYS 420 and PHYS 499 .

Select 15 credit hours from the following electives with department approval

Please note a maximum of 6 credit hours are allowed from PHYS 381 , PHYS 390 and PHYS 399 .

Mathematics Requirement:

Computational Neuroscience Concentration (18+ credit hours)

Required Courses:

Complete a minimum of 7 credit hours from the following electives:

Each elective must be from a different group.

Group I

Group II

Group III

Note:

*Must be computational neuroscience related and conducted under the mentorship of a neuroscience faculty member from CofC or co-mentorship with MUSC faculty. Prior written approval must be obtained from the coordinator of the Computational Neuroscience concentration. Credit will not be awarded for both Senior Research (PHYS 420 ) and a Bachelor’s Essay(PHYS 499 or BIOL 448 or PSYC 448 ).

Notes:

With department approval, completion with grades of at least “B” in PHYS 101 /PHYS 101L and PHYS 102 /PHYS 102L , together with MATH 120 and MATH 220 may be substituted for PHYS 111 /PHYS 111L and PHYS 112 /PHYS 112L .
Suggested programs of study leading to graduate school in physics, astronomy, astrophysics, meteorology and engineering are available from the department.