<p>before, i wanted to go for a bs in biomedical science. however, i really am interested with the human mind and want to pursue a career researching the subconscious mind and the mind in general. What degree would be good for this? would a masters in psychology do the trick or is this more behavioral neuroscience or biopsychology? Help me out here</p>
<p>My guy is just starting this at U Rochester. They have three options - Brain and Cognitive Science (I think that’s what the letters stand for - BCS), Neuroscience, & Psychology.</p>
<p>What you are looking for sounds like the first. He partially picked URoc because they offer all three and he can see which nuance he wants to major in. Having just arrived there as a freshman, he loves it and told me it IS the place for him. I’ll see which one he ends up majoring in…</p>
<p>To work in the field (outside of just working in some sort of lab as staff) you’ll need a graduate degree.</p>
<p>What you’re looking for, as Creekland suggests, is probably something on the cognitive side of things. At some schools, this will be a separate department or sub-department, and at others the course work will be part of a biology, neuroscience, or psychology department, or some combination. Look with particular attention to schools that do have a cognitive science department or major, or have a brain science center or something similar. Don’t feel constrained by aggregation websites that try to tell you information about majors independent of the individual schools; instead, dive into the school websites, since cognitive science is treated quite differently at different schools.</p>
<p>If you end up wanting to do research in the field as your profession (i.e., become a professor), then the path would be to obtain a PhD.</p>
<p>Psychology is broad enough as a discipline to accommodate cognitive as well as neuroscience aspects. You also might want to consider some relevant coursework in philosophy to supplement studies in psychology.</p>