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Although the major itself is new, undergraduate neuroscience at Duke is not. Previously there were 3 ways to study neuroscience there – biology with a concentration in neuroscience, psychology with a concentration in neuroscience, and neuroscience as a certificate (halfway between a major and minor). All were pretty popular. </p>
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Although it is true that they do not offer a free-standing major in neuroscience, all of them at least offer a neuroscience/neurobiology concentration within the undergraduate biology program (with dedicated neuroscience faculty). As with most subjects, I don’t think any of the three would be a horrible choice. Course offerings would be limited relative to MIT, perhaps, but the number of courses any undergraduate is able/willing to take in the major is limited anyway.</p>
<p>[Harvard:</a> Life Sciences](<a href=“http://isites.harvard.edu:80/icb/icb.do?keyword=k5526&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup13170]Harvard:”>http://isites.harvard.edu:80/icb/icb.do?keyword=k5526&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup13170)</p>
<p>[Yale</a> > Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology > Undergraduate Programs](<a href=“http://www.biology.yale.edu/undergrad/index.html]Yale”>http://www.biology.yale.edu/undergrad/index.html)
[Yale</a> > Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology > Faculty](<a href=“http://www.biology.yale.edu/research/index.html#neuro]Yale”>http://www.biology.yale.edu/research/index.html#neuro)</p>
<p>[Stanford</a> Neurobiology Requirements](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/biology/student_resources/neurobio_FOS.pdf]Stanford”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/biology/student_resources/neurobio_FOS.pdf)</p>