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 Science of Living Systems 20/Psychology Science (offered both semesters).
- Begin exploring MBB-related concentration options (concentrations with tracks) through course work, advising events, and concentration websites.
- Check out program information on this website.
- 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 Harvard 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, declare a participating concentration (Computer Science, History of Science, Human Evolutionary Biology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology) (deadline Thursday, November 8th, 2018).
- To pursue the MBB secondary field, register on your my.harvard.edu page.
- 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 Tuesday, March 26th, 2019). All track students and those secondary students considering writing MBB-related theses are eligible.
- Attend the junior symposium (Friday, March 1st, 2019; 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 (linked from bottom of track page) (deadline Friday, April 5th, 2019).
- Come to MBB and HSMBB events!
- Celebrate completing your MBB program at our senior recognition ceremony (Wednesday, May 29th, 2019).
Senior Year, Secondary Field Students
- Complete secondary field course requirements.
- If you have not already, declare your secondary field on your my.harvard.edu page (deadline Monday, April 1st, 2019)).
- Complete your secondary field information form (linked from bottom of secondary field page) (deadline Friday, April 5th, 2019).
- Come to MBB and HSMBB events!
- Celebrate completing your MBB program at our senior recognition ceremony (Wednesday, May 29th, 2019).