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THE MAJOR IN PNP

I. CORE REQUIREMENTS FOR PNP
(REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS, CN and LCC)

ENTRY SEQUENCE

Choose one of the following:

PNP Sequence (NS/SS)
PNP 200: Intro to the Cognitive Sciences (SS) and
PNP 201: Inquiry in the Cognitive Sciences (NS) OR Psych 301 (NS)

OR

Mind, Brain, Behavior Sequence (MBB) (NS/SS)
*MBB 120: Intro to Mind-Brain (NS)
*MBB 122: Intro to Mind-Brain II (SS) OR PNP 200 (SS)


CORE PHILOSOPHY REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisite: *One course at the 100 or 200 level. The best choices for PNP students are Phil 100: Logic & Critical Analysis; Phil 120: Problems in Philosophy (TH) or Phil 125: Great Philosophers (TH).

Upper division: Two courses at the 300 or 400 level.
*You must take either PNP/Phil 315: Philosophy of Mind; or PNP/Phil/Ling 306: Philosophy of Language; and another from the list below.


PNP/Phil 301G: Symbolic Logic (LA)
PNP/Phil 306G: Philosophy of Language (LA)
PNP/Phil 307: Metaphysics and Epistemology (TH)
PNP/Phil 315: Philosophy of Mind (TH)
PNP/Phil 316: Mind and Morals (TH)
PNP/Phil 321G: Philosophy of Science (TH)
PNP/Phil 349C: Descartes to Hume (TH)
PNP/AMCS 4023: Models of Social Science (SS)
Phil 403: Mathematical Logic I (TH)
Phil 404: Mathematical Logic II (TH)
PNP/Phil 405: Philosophical Logic (LA)
PNP/Phil 4051: Philosophy of Logic (TH)
Phil 4061: Topics in the Philosophy of Language (TH)
PNP/Phil 4065: Advanced Philosophy of Language (LA)
PNP 4101/Phil 410: Theories of Perception (TH)
PNP/Phil 4141: Advanced Epistemology (TH)
PNP/Phil 4142: Advanced Metaphysics (TH)
PNP/Phil 418: Current Controversies in Cog Science (TH)
PNP/Phil 419: Philosophy of Psychology (TH)
PNP/Phil 4212: Philosophy of Neuroscience (TH)
Phil 423: Philosophy of Biological Science (TH)
PNP/Phil 426: Theories of Concepts (TH)
PNP 4332: Cognition and Computation (SS)
PNP 495: PNP Seminar (SS)**(upon approval of subject matter)


CORE PSYCHOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisite: Psych 100B: Introduction to Psychology (SS)

Upper division: Two courses at the 300 or 400 level.
Unless you have completed MBB 120 with a grade of B- or higher, you must take PNP/Psych 360: Cognitive Psychology, or PNP/Ling 408/Psych 433: Psychology of Language.

Psych 301: Experimental Psychology (NS)
PNP 3151/Psych 315: Introduction to Social Psychology (SS)
PNP 3211/Psych 321: Developmental Psychology (SS)
PNP323/Educ xxx: Play and Development (SS)
Psych 326: Introduction to the Psychology of Aging (SS)
PNP/Psych 330: Sensation and Perception (NS)
PNP/Psych 3401 Biological Psychology (NS)
PNP 3451/Psych 345: Genes, Environment & Human Behavior (SS)
PNP 3531/Psych 353: Psychology of Personality (SS)
PNP 3541/Psych 354: Abnormal Psychology (SS)
Psych 357: Introduction to Clinical Psychology (SS)
PNP/Psych 358: Language Acquisition (SS)
PNP/Psych 360: Cognitive Psychology (NS)
PNP/Psych 361: Psychology of Learning (NS)
PNP 3661/Educ 366: Psychology of Creativity (SS)
Psych 374: Drugs, Brain and Behavior (NS)
PNP/Psych 380: Human Learning and Memory (NS)
PNP 408/Psych 433: Psychology of Language (SS)
Psych 4046: Developmental Neuropsychology (NS)
PNP/Psych 4047: History of Neuroscience (TH)
Psych 4182: Perception, Thought, & Action  (NS)
PNP/Psych 4301: Contemporary Topics in Cognitive Development (SS)
PNP/Psych 4302: Cognitive Psych Applied to Education (SS)
Psych 4625: Autobiographical Memory (SS)
PNP/Psych 4651: History and Modern Systems of Psychology (TH)
PNP 495: PNP Seminar (SS)**(upon approval of subject matter)


II. TRACK-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE CN TRACK

Prerequsite: * Bio 2960: Principles of Biology I (It is also recommended to take Bio 2970 & Bio 3058)** OR * Psych 3401: Biological Psych

Upper division: Two neuroscience courses at the 300 or 400 level:
You MUST take:

PNP/Biol/Psych 3411: Principles of the Nervous System and
Psych 3604 Cognitive Neuroscience   

[*Psych 3401: Biological Psychology CAN count towards the Depth Requirement in Neuroscience, if taken as a prerequisite] (**Please note: in FL07 Bio 3050 was discontinued as the prerequisite for Bio 3411.)  Credit will still be given for Bio 3050 as the prerequisite to Bio 3411 prior to FL07.
 

COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE LCC TRACK

Prerequsite: Ling/Anthro 170: Introduction to Linguistics (LA) AND EITHER Anthro/Ling 2151: Language, Culture, and Society (SS) OR Anthro 160B: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (SS)

Upper division: Two courses at the 300 or 400 level, chosen from those below.

PNP/Phil 301G: Symbolic Logic (LA)
PNP/Phil 306G: Philosophy of Language (LA)
PNP/Ling 309: Syntactic Analysis (LA)
PNP 3111/Ling 311: Introduction to Semantics (LA)
PNP/Ling 313: Phonological Analysis (LA)
PNP 3171/Ling 317:Introduction to Computational Linguistics (LA)
PNP/Ling 320: Historical and Comparative Linguistics (LA)
PNP/Anthro 3383: Cognition and Culture (SS)
PNP/Psych 358: Language Acquisition (SS)
PNP/Anthro 362: The Biological Basis of Human Behavior (NS)
PNP 3662/Anthro 3661: Primate Biology (NS)
AFAS 368: Language and Society in Africa (SS)
PNP/Anthro 3881: Disability and Culture (SS)
PNP/Ling 396: Linguistics Seminar (TH)
Ling 4012/Sphr 401: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing
PNP/Anthro 406: Primate Ecology & Social Structure (NS)
PNP/Phil 4065: Advanced Philosophy of Language (LA)
PNP 408/Psy 433: Psychology of Language (SS)
PNP/Anthro/Ling 4122: Language and Gender (SS)
Span 416/Ling 4161: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (LA)
PNP 4192/Anthro 4191: Primate Cognition (NS)
PNP/Educ 4315: Culture, Language, and the Education of Black Students (SS)
Ling 4341/Sphr 434: Normal Language Development
PNP/Ling/Span 466: Second Language Acquisition (LA)
PNP/Span 467: Grammer and Vocabulary Acquisition (LA)
PNP/Ling/Span 469: Reading and Writing in a Second Language (TH)

III. Depth requirement
Students on the CN track must complete at least 9 units, including at least 3 of those units credited from 400 or above, in one area of either philosophy, psychology, or neuroscience.

Students on the LCC track must complete at least 9 units, including at least 3 units credited from 400 or above, in one area of either philosophy, psychology, anthropology, or linguistics.

Note that courses from another major may count towards satisfying the depth requirement, provided that you have at least 18 stand-alone units in PNP at level 300 or above.

Three units of MBB 300 may be COUNTED TOWARDS THE depth requirement, in an area appropriate to the research undertaken (e.g. a psychology research project would count towards the psychology depth requirement). ALL 9 DEPTH REQUIREMENT UNITS MUST BE TAKEN IN A SINGLE AREA. You must contact the PNP secretary, via email, to submit your research project and area for credit.

  • Philosophy
    • PNP/Phil 301G: Symbolic Logic (LA)
    • PNP/Phil 306G: Philosophy of Language (LA)
    • PNP/Phil 307: Metaphysics and Epistemology (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 315: Philosophy of Mind (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 316: Mind and Morals (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 321G: Philosophy of Science (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 349C: Descartes to Hume (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 366: Art and the Mind-Brain (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 4023: Models of Social Science (SS)
    • Phil 403: Mathematical Logic I (TH)
    • Phil 404: Mathematical Logic II (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 405: Philosophical Logic (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 4051: Philosophy of Logic (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 4061: Topics in Philosophy of Language (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 4065: Advanced Philosophy of Language (LA)
    • PNP 4101/Phil 410: Theories of Perception (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 4141: Advanced Epistemology (TH)
    • PNP/PHIL 4142: Advanced Metaphysics (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 418: Current Controversies in Cognitive Science (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 419: Philosophy of Psychology (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 4212: Philosophy of Neuroscience (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 423: Philosophy of Biological Science (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 426: Theories of Concepts (TH)
    • PNP/Phil 4332: Cognition & Computation (SS)
    • PNP 495: PNP Seminar (SS) **(upon approval of subject matter)
  • Psychology
    • Psych 301: Experimental Psychology (NS)
    • PNP 3151/Psych 315: Introduction to Social Psychology (SS)
    • PNP 3211/Psych 321: Developmental Psychology (SS)
    • PNP323/Educ xxx: Play and Development (SS)
    • Psych 326: Introduction to the Psychology of Aging (SS)
    • PNP/Psych 330: Sensation and Perception (NS)
    • PNP/Psych 3401: Biological Psychology (NS)
    • PNP 3451/Psych 345: Genes, Environment & Human Behavior (SS)
    • PNP 3531/Psych 353: Psychology of Personality (SS)
    • PNP 3541/Psych 354: Abnormal Psychology (SS)
    • PNP/Psych 358: Language Acquisition (SS)
    • PNP/Psych 360: Cognitive Psychology (NS)
    • PNP/Psych 361: Psychology of Learning (NS)
    • Psych 326: Introduction to the Psychology of Aging (SS)
    • PNP 3661/Educ 366: Psychology of Creativity (SS)
    • Psych 374: Drugs, Brain and Behavior (NS)
    • PNP/Psych 380: Human Learning and Memory (NS)
    • PNP/Psych 4047: History of Neuroscience (TH)
    • Psych 4182: Perception, Thought, & Action  (NS)
    • PNP 408/Psych 433: Psychology of Language (SS)
    • PNP/Psych 4301: Contemporary Topics in Cognitive Development (SS)
    • PNP/Psych 4302: Cognitive Psych Applied to Education (SS)
    • PNP/Psych 4450: Functional Neuroimaging Methods (SS)
    • PNP/Psych 4625: Autobiographical Memory (SS)
    • PNP/Psych 4651: History and Modern Systems of Psychology (TH)
    • PNP 495: PNP Seminar (SS) **(upon approval of subject matter)
  • Neuroscience
    • Bio 3058: Physiological Control Systems *(only 2 units)
    • PNP/Physics 350: Physics of the Brain (NS)
    • PNP/Physics 355: Physics of Vision (NS)
    • Bio360/Physics360 Biophysics LaboratoryBio360/Physics360 Biophysics Laboratory
    • PNP/Psych 4001: Introduction to Neuropsychology (NS)
    • PNP/Biol 404: Laboratory of Neurophysiology (NS)
    • PNP/Psych 4047: History of Neuroscience (TH)
    • PNP 4450/Psych 4450: Functional Neuroimaging Methods (SS)
    • PNP 4488/Psych 488: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Film (NS)
    • PNP 495: PNP Seminar (SS) **(upon approval of subject matter)
  • Anthropology
    • PNP/Anthro 3383: Cognition and Culture (SS)
    • PNP/Anthro 362: The Biological Basis of Human Behavior (NS)
    • PNP 3662/Anthro 3661: Primate Biology (NS)
    • PNP/Anthro 406: Primate Ecology & Social Structure (NS)
    • PNP/Anthro/Ling 4122: Language and Gender (SS)
    • PNP 4190/Anthro 419: Primate Behavior (NS)
    • PNP 4192/Anthro 4191 Primate Cognition (NS)
    • PNP 495: PNP Seminar (SS) **(upon approval of subject matter)
  • Linguistics
    • PNP/Phil 301G: Symbolic Logic (LA)
    • PNP/Phil 306G: Philosophy of Language (LA)
    • PNP/Ling 309: Syntactic Analysis (LA)
    • PNP 3111/Ling 311: Introduction to Semantics (LA)
    • PNP/Ling 313: Phonological Analysis (LA)
    • PNP 3171/Ling 317:Introduction to Computational Linguistics (LA)
    • PNP/Ling 320: Historical and Comparative Linguistics (LA)
    • PNP/Ling/Psych 358: Language Acquisition (SS)
    • AFAS 368: Language and Society in Africa (SS)
    • PNP/Ling 396: Linguistics Seminar (LA)
    • PNP 4060/Ling 4060: Semantics (discontinued FL05)
    • PNP/Phil 4065: Advanced Philosophy of Language (LA)
    • PNP/Ling/408 Psych 433: Psychology of Language (SS)
    • PNP/Anthro/Ling 4122: Language and Gender (SS)
    • PNP 4161/Span 416/Ling 4161: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (LA)
    • PNP 4192/Anthro 4191: Primate Cognition (NS)
    • PNP/Educ/Ling 4315: Culture, Language, and the Education of Black Students (SS)
    • Ling 4341/Sphr 434: Normal Language Development
    • PNP/Ling/Span 466: Second Language Acquisition (LA)
    • PNP/Spanish 467: Grammar and Vocabulary Acquisition (LA)
    • PNP/Ling/Span 469: Reading and Writing in a Second Language (TH)
    • PNP 495: PNP Seminar (SS) **(upon approval of subject matter)


    IV. CAPSTONE

    The Capstone is required for honors students and first majors; recommended for second majors. It consists of one of the following:

    • A PNP Honors project (PNP 499, 6 units; requires PNP Honors form to be filled out and approved by director),
    • The 1-unit PNP Book Club plus the PNP Seminar 495 (formerly PNP 395)
    • The PNP Book Club plus 3-6 advanced units of independent study in an affiliated discipline (Psychology 500, Anthropology 500, etc.). The independent study should be on a topic relevant to the student's chosen track.
        Approval is required from the Director for credit. Send relevant information (topic of study, correspondence, etc., including professor’s name) to PNP administrative assistant to request approval for PNP credit.

    Units from a capstone experience can count towards the depth requirement in either the CN or LCC tracks.

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