USC Coursework

BS Computational Neuroscience

• General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology

• General Chemistry 1 & 2

• Physics 1: Mechanics

• Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism

• Calculus 1 & 2

• Statistical Methods

• Introduction to Psychology

• Neurobiology

• Systems Neuroscience: From Synapses to Perception

• Cognitive Neuroscience—evolutionary visual preferences, cognitive methods and preferences

• Neuroeconomics—human choice tendencies and decision making patterns, cognitive biases

• Programming in Python

• Human Language as Computation: Neural Networks

• Neural Network Models of Social and Cognitive Processes

• Breaking Brains: The Pharmacology of Addiction

• Neuropharmacology of Health and Disease

Entrepreneurship Minor

• Feasibility Analysis—primary focus on customer discovery research and testing

• Management of Small Business—emphasis in deep space technology

• Venture Initiation: Launching and Scaling your Startup

• Digital Playbook for Entrepreneurs

• Taking the Leap

Product Design Minor

• Rapid Visualization

• Digital Toolbox: Modeling Products 1 & 2 — CAD

• Materials: Denim to Nanotubes

• Product Design 1

• Product Design 2

• The Practice of Design: Ideation to Innovation

General Education Requirements

• Sociology of Wall Street

• Advanced Business Writing

• Writing and Critical Reasoning: Healthcare Industries

• Introduction to Cinema

• Seminar in the Arts: Popular Music and Culture

• Introduction to Islam

• Mind, Self, and Consciousness

• Race and Class in Los Angeles

Other Electives

• Full Stack Web Development

• User Experience Design, Figma

• Surfing

• Drumming Proficiency for the Popular Musician

• Songwriting