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CNS Typical Course Schedule
CNS Typical Course Schedule
Typical Undergraduate Course Schedule
| First Year | Course | Units - 1st Term | Units - 2nd Term | Units - 3rd Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS 1 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 9 | – | – |
| CS 2 | Introduction to Programming Methods | – | 9 | – |
| Freshman Humanties | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Freshman Core | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 36 |
| Second Year | Course | Units - 1st Term | Units - 2nd Term | Units - 3rd Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph 2 ac | Waves, Statistical Mechanics | 9 | – | 9 |
| Ma 2 | Sophomore Mathematics | 9 | – | – |
| Ma 3 | Sophomore Mathematics | – | 9 | – |
| ACM 95 ab | Intro. Methods of Applied Math | – | 12 | 12 |
| EE 111 | Signals and Systems | 9 | – | – |
| Bi 8, 9 | Molecular, Cell Biology | – | 9 | 9 |
| NB 150 | Introduction to Neuroscience | – | – | 10 |
| HSS Electives | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Electives | 9 | 9 | – | |
| Total | 45 | 48 | 49 |
| Third Year | Course | Units - 1st Term | Units - 2nd Term | Units - 3rd Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE 103 | Data Analysis in Biological Sciences | 12 | – | – |
| Bi 164 | Tools in Neurobiology | 9 | – | – |
| CS 156 a | Learning Systems | 9 | – | – |
| Bi 162 | Cellular and Systems Neuroscience Lab | – | 12 | – |
| BE/CS 191 a | Comparative Nervous Systems | – | 9 | – |
| Engineering Lab | – | – | 9 | |
| HSS Electives | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Electives | 9 | 18 | 18 | |
| Total | 48 | 48 | 36 |
| Fourth Year | Course | Units - 1st Term | Units - 2nd Term | Units - 3rd Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNS 187 | Neural Computation | 9 | – | – |
| CNS 186 | Vision: From Computational Theory to Neuronal Mechanisms | – | 12 | – |
| CS 159 | Advanced Topic in Machine Learning | – | – | 9 |
| SEC 10, SEC 11-13 | Scientific Communication | 3 | – | 3 |
| HSS Electives | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Electives | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Total | 39 | 39 | 39 |