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MBB Secondary Fields        

Mind/Brain/Behavior Courses, 2007-2008

You must take two MBB elective courses, selected from the list below, as part of your secondary field requirements. The list includes relevant courses from fields that comprise the core disciplines in the undergraduate student of mind/brain/behavior. This list, which varies each year, has been updated for 2007-2008. Courses marked "not offered this year" are included because they will count toward the secondary field if you took them in previous years. If you take more than one course from the MBB interdisciplinary seminar list, you may count the additional one(s) toward this MBB elective requirement.

• Computer Science 181. Intelligent Machines: Perception, Learning, and Uncertainty
• Computer Science 182. Intelligent Machines: Reasoning, Actions, and Plans
• Computer Science 187. Computational Linguistics

• *History of Science 171. Narrative and Neurology -- not offered this year
• History of Science 176. Evolution and Human Nature: Conference Course -- not offered this year
• History of Science 177. Stories Under the Skin: The Mind-Body Connection in Modern Medicine -- not offered this year
• Historical Study A-87 (formerly History of Science 175). Madness and Medicine: Themes in the History of Psychiatry

• Human Evolutionary Biology 1310 (formerly Anthropology 1310). Hormones and Behavior
• Human Evolutionary Biology 1330 (formerly Anthropology 1330). Primate Social Behavior
• Human Evolutionary Biology 1350. Evolutionary Human Physiology -- not offered this year
• Human Evolutionary Biology 1360 (formerly Anthropology 1360). Human Evolution -- not offered this year
• Human Evolutionary Biology 1368. Evolution of Human Sex Differences -- not offered this year
• Human Evolutionary Biology 1380 (formerly Anthropology 1380). The Behavioral Biology of Women -- not offered this year
• Human Evolutionary Biology 1415 (formerly Anthropology 1415). Primate Evolutionary Ecology: Research Seminar
• *Human Evolutionary Biology 1418 (formerly *Anthropology 1418). Endocrinology and Behavior: Research Seminar
• Human Evolutionary Biology 1425 (formerly Anthropology 1425). Primate and Human Nutrition: Research Seminar -- not offered this year
• *Human Evolutionary Biology 1463 (formerly *Anthropology 1463). Molecular Evolution of the Primates
• Human Evolutionary Biology 1560r (formerly Anthropology 1560r). Biology of Aggression - not offered this year
• Human Evolutionary Biology 1565. Theories of Sexual Coercion

• Linguistics 81. Language and Gender -- not offered this year
• Linguistics 88. Language and Cognition -- not offered this year
• Linguistics 110. Introduction to Linguistics
• Linguistics 113. Acoustic and Articulatory Phonetics -- not offered this year
• Linguistics 114. Introduction to Morphology -- not offered this year
• Linguistics 115a (formerly Linguistics 115). Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
• Linguistics 116a (formerly Linguistics 116). Semantics
• Linguistics 116b. Intermediate Semantics -- not offered this year
• Linguistics 130. Psycholinguistics -- not offered this year
• Linguistics 142. Bilingual Grammar -- not offered this year
• Linguistics 188. Biolinguistics

• MCB 105. Systems Neuroscience
• MCB 115. Cellular Basis of Neuronal Function
• MCB 117. Experimental Neuroscience -- not offered this year
• *MCB 129. Molecular Genetics of Neural Development and Behavior
• MCB 131. Computational Neuroscience -- not offered this year
• MCB 141. Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology -- not offered this year
• MCB 186. Circadian Biology: From Cellular Oscillators to Sleep Regulation
• Neurobiology 101, Auditory Neurobiology of Language and Music
• Neurobiology 130, Interventions for the Brain: From Neurobiology to Ethics
• Neurobiology 135 (formerly Psychology 2350). Current Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience Research
• Life Sciences 60 (formerly MCB 60). Ethics, Biotechnology, and the Future of Human Nature

• OEB 53 (formerly Biological Sciences 53). Evolutionary Biology
• OEB 57 (formerly Biological Sciences 57). Animal Behavior
• OEB 125. Molecular Ecology and Evolution
• OEB 174r. Topics in Behavioral Ecology -- not offered this year

• Philosophy 3. Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy
• Philosophy 8. Introduction to Early Modern Philosophy
• Philosophy 102. Aristotle -- not offered this year
• Philosophy 129. Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason -- not offered this year
• Philosophy 144. Logic and Philosophy -- not offered this year
• Philosophy 147. Philosophy of Language
• Philosophy 149z. Philosophy of Science -- not offered this year
• Philosophy 152. Philosophy of Biology -- not offered this year
• Philosophy 155. Carnap and Quine -- not offered this year
• Philosophy 156. Philosophy of Mind
• *Philosophy 158. History of Perceptual Theory: Proseminar -- not offered this year
• Philosophy 159. Epistemology -- not offered this year

• Psychology 1. Introduction to Psychology
• Psychology 13. Cognitive Psychology
• Psychology 15. Social Psychology
• Psychology 16. Developmental Psychology
• Psychology 18. Abnormal Psychology
• *Psychology 950. Psychology Live!
• Psychology 980h. Development of Social Cognition
• *Psychology 980ee. Psychology of Prejudice and Stereotyping -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 980ll. Developmental Psychopathology -- not offered this year
• Psychology 980mm. Creativity: Madmen, Geniuses, and Harvard Students
• *Psychology 980pp. Memory Across the Lifespan -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 980qq. Psychology of Race: Theories, Politics, and Controversy -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 980v. The Insanity Defense
• *Psychology 1002. Morality and Taboo -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1104. Psychology of Economic Decision Making -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1150. Perception
• *Psychology 1151. Cognitive Evolution: Theory and Practice
• *Psychology 1152r. Cognitive Evolution Lab
• Psychology 1201. Your Brain on Drugs: Psychopharmacology
• Psychology 1205. Brain, Drugs, and Society: From Neurobiology to Ethics -- no longer offered -> has changed to Neurobiology 130. Interventions for the Brain: From Neurobiology to Ethics
• Psychology 1301. Cognitive Neuroscience -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1302. Psychology of Language
• Psychology 1304. Cognitive Neuropsychology
• *Psychology 1306. Language and Thought -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1351. Animal Cognition
• *Psychology 1352. Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience Research
• *Psychology 1353. Avian Cognition -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1354. Classic Papers on Memory (and the Ones that Got Away)
• *Psychology 1356r. Laboratory in Language Research -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1359. Words, Actions, and Objects
• Psychology 1430. Human Memory and Amnesia
• *Psychology 1451. Laboratory in Visual Perception -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1471. Psychology of Music: Concentration Seminar -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1472. Perceiving People: Concentration Seminar -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1501. Social Psychology of Organizations
• Psychology 1505. Social Cognition
• Psychology 1506. Social Neuroscience -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1551. Mind Perception -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1553. Positive Intergroup Relations -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1557. Self and Identity: Seminar -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1565. Conscious Will -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1572. Stress and Health: Concentration Seminar -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1602. Developmental Disorders as a Window on Cognitive Development -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1603. Adolescent Development -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1606 (formerly Psychology 1671). Language Development
• Psychology 1607. Cognitive Development, Education, and the Brain
• *Psychology 1652r. Laboratory in Early Cognitive Development
• *Psychology 1655. Conceptual Development: Undergraduate Laboratory Course
• *Psychology 1659. Social and Emotional Development: Seminar -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1701. Personality Psychology -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1702. Emotion
• Psychology 1703. Human Sexuality -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1705. Psychology of Sex and Gender -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1706. Human Motivation -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1801. Anxiety Disorders -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1808. Neurobiological Aspects of Psychopathology -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1851. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
• *Psychology 1853. Self-Destructive Behaviors -- not offered this year
• Psychology 1854. Schizophrenia: Seminar -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1855. Mood Disorders -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1857 (formerly *Psychology 1803). Eating Disorders: Seminar -- not offered this year
• *Psychology 1861. Developmental Psychopathology: Seminar
• Science B-44, Vision and Brain
• Science B-60, Concepts of Knowledge
• Social Analysis 43, Psychological Trauma

Questions should be directed to MBB's Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Shawn Harriman.

News and Events

This Monday, May 5 at 7:30pm: Join the Harvard Society for Mind/Brain/Behavior for a launch party for their annual publication, The Harvard Brain. Special guest speaker, Randy Buckner! Click here for more info!