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.

Students studying Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology can be awarded a degree up to a Masters degree. On average, 100% percent of women and 0% percent of men make up the degrees awarded across all college campuses. Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology is has the largest number of granted degrees in Massachusetts. The Median Starting Salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology is $40,033.