TO-DO CHECKLIST BY YEAR
If you are in or considering being in an MBB academic program (a track or the secondary field), these are the basics you should attend to by year.
First Year
- Take Psychology 1/Introduction to Psychological Science (offered both semesters).
- Begin exploring MBB-related concentration options (concentrations with tracks) through course work, advising, and concentration websites.
- Check out program information on our website here.
- Sign up for both our mailing lists, track/secondary program announcements and general and event announcements.
- Consider becoming involved in the MBB-affiliated student organization the Society for Mind, Brain, and Behavior (HSMBB).
- Come to MBB and HSMBB events!
Sophomore Year
- Take Neuroscience 80/Neurobiology of Behavior (aka MCB 80).
- To pursue an MBB track, choose a participating concentration (Computer Science, History of Science, Human Evolutionary Biology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology) (deadline Thursday, November 14th, 2019).
- To pursue the MBB secondary field, register on my.harvard.edu (instructions here) once you have declared a concentration.
- Come to MBB and HSMBB events!
Junior Year
- Take an MBB interdisciplinary seminar.
- Consider applying for a Mary Gordon Roberts Thesis Fellowship for the summer (deadline Wednesday, March 25th, 2020). All track students and those secondary students considering writing MBB-related theses are eligible.
- Attend the junior symposium (required for track students, recommended for secondary students).
- Come to MBB and HSMBB events!
Senior Year, Track Students
- Write an MBB-related thesis approved by your concentration.
- Complete track/concentration course requirements.
- Attend MBB senior workshops.
- Complete certificate application (deadline Friday, April 3rd, 2020).
- Come to MBB and HSMBB events!
- Celebrate completing your MBB program at our senior recognition ceremony (Wednesday, May 27th, 2020).
Senior Year, Secondary Field Students
- Complete secondary field course requirements.
- If you have not already done so, declare your secondary field in my.harvard.edu (deadline Wednesday, April 1st, 2020; instructions here).
- Complete your secondary field information form (deadline Friday, April 3rd, 2020).
- Come to MBB and HSMBB events!
- Celebrate completing your MBB program at our senior recognition ceremony (Wednesday, May 27th, 2020).