
Biology Allied Field
Biology is the study of living organisms at molecular, cellular, systems, and community levels. Within the Neuroscience major, the Biology Allied Field includes courses that focus on the biological functions of the brain, as well as more general biological sciences courses. This option may be used toward admission requirements of most medical schools.
Electives in the Biology Allied Field (choose 4 units, 2 courses which must be 300-level or above).
For Neuroscience Majors who declared prior to August 2021, 6 units chosen from the list below.
Courses in the first group are listed separately because they are prerequisites for some of the additional electives in Biology.
The Biology introductory curriculum has changed. Bio 215-0 and Bio 219-0 have been offered for the last time. Instead, BIOL_SCI 202 (fall 2021) and 203 (winter 2022) may be used as electives in the Neuroscience major’s Biology Allied Field.
- CHEM 210-1 or CHEM 212-1 or CHEM 215-1 Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 210-2 or CHEM 212-2 or CHEM 215-2 Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 210-3 or CHEM 212-3 or CHEM 215-3 Organic Chemistry
- BIOL_SCI 215-0 Genetics and Molecular Biology
- BIOL_SCI 219-0 Cell Biology (formerly BIOL_SCI 216-0)
- BIOL_SCI 301-0 or BIOL_SCI 308-0 Biochemistry (formerly BIO_ SCI 218-0)
- CHEM 232-1 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (laboratory for CHEM 212-1, 0.34 units)
- CHEM 232-2 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (laboratory for CHEM 212-2, 0.34 units)
- CHEM 235-1 or CHEM 230-2 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (laboratory for CHEM 210-2 or CHEM 215-1, 0.34 units)
- CHEM 235-2 or CHEM 230-2 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (laboratory for CHEM 210-2 or CHEM 215-2, 0.34 units)
- CHEM 235-3 or CHEM 230-3 Advanced Chemistry Laboratory (laboratory for CHEM 210-3, or CHEM 215-3, 0.34 units)
- BIOL_SCI 220-0 or BIOL_SCI 232-0 Genetic and Molecular Processes Laboratory (0.34 units)
- BIO_ SCI 221-0 or BIOL_SCI 233-0 Cellular Processes Laboratory (0.34 units)
- BIOL_SCI 222-0 or BIOL_SCI 234-0 Investigative Laboratory (0.34 units)
Additional Electives in Biology
Neuroscience courses listed here may be taken as a Group B Neuroscience elective or an elective for the Allied Field in Biology, but each course may count either toward Group B or the Allied Field in Biology and not both.
- NEUROSCI 303-0 Molecular Mechanisms of Neuropsychopharmacology*
- NEUROSCI 304-0 Developmental Neurobiology*
- NEUROSCI 308-0 Genetics of Human Behavior*
- NEUROSCI 320-0 Animal Behavior*
- NEUROSCI 324-0 Neurobiology of Biological Clocks and Sleep*
- NEUROSCI 325-0 Neurobiology of Stress, Adversity, and Resilience*
- NEUROSCI 326-0 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory*
- NEUROSCI 350-0 Advanced Neurophysiology Laboratory*
- NEUROSCI 355-0 Neurogenetics of Behavior Laboratory*
- NEUROSCI 357-0 Neuroanatomy Laboratory*
- NEUROSCI 360-0 Neuroscience of Brain Disorders*
- NEUROSCI 365-0 Neurobiology of Prediction*
- NEUROSCI 370-0 Genetic and Circuit Analysis of Motivated Behavior*
- NEUROSCI 377-0 Neurobiology of Sensation and Perception*
- NEUROSCI 390-0 Topics in Neuroscience (with approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies)
- BIOL_SCI 303-0 Molecular Neurobiology
- BIOL_SCI 307-0 Brain Structure, Function, and Evolution
Projected Annual Course Plans: NEUROSCI
Biological Sciences courses listed here also may be counted toward the Allied Field in Biology.
- BIOL_SCI 303-0 Molecular Neurobiology (This course may count either toward Group B Neuroscience electives or the Allied Field in Biology, but not both.)
- BIOL_SCI 307-0 Brain Structure, Function, and Evolution (This course may count either toward Group B Neuroscience electives or the Allied Field in Biology, but not both.)
- BIOL_SCI 309-0 Concepts and Logic in Biochemistry
- BIOL_SCI 310-0 Human Physiology
- BIOL_SCI 315-0 Advanced Cell Biology
- BIOL_SCI 319-0 Biology of Animal Viruses
- BIOL_SCI 321-0 Physical Biochemistry
- BIOl-SCI 323-0 Bioinformatics: Sequence and Structure Analysis
- BIOL_SCI 325-0 Animal Physiology
- BIOL_SCI 327-0 Biology of Aging
- BIOL_SCI 328-0 Microbiology
- BIOL_SCI 341-0 Population Genetics
- BIOL_SCI 344-0 Anatomy of Vertebrates
- BIOL_SCI 353-0 Molecular Biology Laboratory
- BIOL_SCI 354-0 Quantitative Analysis of Biology
- BIOL_SCI 355-0 Immunobiology
- BIOL_SCI 356-0 Endocrinology
- BIOL_SCI 358-0 Advanced Physiology Laboratory
- BIOL_SCI 359-0 Quantitative Experimentation in Biology
- BIOL_SCI 360-0 Principles of Cell Signaling
- BIOL_SCI 361-0 Protein Structure and Function
- BIOL_SCI 378-0 Functional Genomics
- BIOL_SCI 380-0 Biology of Cancer
- BIOL_SCI 381-0 Stem Cells and Regeneration
- BIOL_SCI 390-0 Advanced Molecular Biology
- BIOL_SCI 391-0 Development and Evolution of Body Plans
- BIOL_SCI 393-0 Human Genomics
- BIOL_SCI 395-0 Molecular Genetics
Projected Annual Course Plans: BIOL SCI
* Indicates courses for which the Neuroscience major provides pre-registration privileges. Neuroscience may now be declared as a major. Requests for appointments may be made by emailing neuroscience@u.northwestern.edu. Please be sure to list when you are available to meet with Dr. Justin Brown or Dr. Valerie Kilman.