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This program is open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Students enroll in one of two neuroscience courses and one Spanish class to earn 6 credits.

1. MEDS 5377: The Neurobiology of Hearing,(Oliver and Staff, 3 Credits) A graduate school course on the basis of sound processing. Become familiar with current research topics in Auditory Neuroscience, including synaptic physiology, neural circuitry, acoustics, physiology, and behavior. This course is taught by USA and Spanish faculty and will expose you to research in an international context. Undergraduate students should have completed an introductory neuroscience course (Biology of the Brain) or courses in physiology, anatomy, molecular and cell biology, or physiological psychology. Undergraduate students (Honors and non-Honors students) with a grade of B- or above receive Honors credit for MEDS5377. For more information see http://neurobiologyhearing.uchc.edu.

2. PNB 3251: Biology of the Brain. (LoTurco,Tzingounis, Moiseff, 3 credits) This course is for upper-level undergraduate physiology & neurobiology majors and is suitable for majors in the neurosciences, biological sciences, and other life sciences. Biology of the Brain presents provides students with a detailed foundation of cellular neuroscience that includes the ionic basis of resting and action potentials, synaptic transmission, sensory and motor systems neuroscience and plasticity. The required text for the course is Purves, et al, Neuroscience, 4th Edition. Undergraduates should have already completed course work in Basic Biology, Chemistry and an intermediate level course in Human or animal physiology, or Physiological Psychology.  Students will be assessed on their classroom participation and three examinations.

3. SPAN 1193: Beginning Spanish for Science and Pre-med Students (USAL staff, 3 Credits) You will be introduced to the Spanish language and elements of Spanish culture. Science and medical terminology will be emphasized in order to maximize language skills that might be useful in the context of medical practice or research. An advanced section will be available for students fluent in Spanish.