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Major Overview for Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology

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Overview for Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology

A program that focuses on the scientific course study of the biological bases of psychological functioning, and their application to experimental and therapeutic research problems. Includes instruction in functional neuroanatomy, neural system development, biochemical neural regulatory mechanisms, neurological biophysics, memory storage and retrieval, physiology of cognition and perception, physiological bases of psychopathology and behavioral disorders, psychopharmacology, comparative psychobiology, and specialized experimental design and research methods.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology

Top 22 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
249
(3.6%)
Most Selective$21,100
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
84
(1.7%)
Moderately Selective$21,354
University of Colorado at Denver
Denver, CO
24
(1.5%)
Moderately Selective$16,412
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
24
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$12,052
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
22
(3.0%)
Most Selective$48,141
University of St Thomas
Houston, TX
18
(6.0%)
Minimally Selective$27,400
University of New England
Biddeford, ME
17
(8.4%)
Minimally Selective$36,465
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO
16
(1.9%)
Minimally Selective$11,919
Wheaton College
Norton, MA
15
(4.1%)
Highly Selective$46,270
Centre College
Danville, KY
10
(4.3%)
Moderately Selective$36,000
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.