ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Associate Professor of Exercise Science Matt Wittstein was recently interviewed by The Times News about the university's new neuroscience major.
Matt Wittstein, associate professor of exercise science and coordinator of the neuroscience minor, in Burlington, North Carolina about ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s new neuroscience major, launching in fall 2025.
The new program will include a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in neuroscience, building off the success of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s neuroscience minor and aligning with the Boldly ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ strategic plan commitment to STEM education.
In the interview, Wittstein emphasized how the new program fits in with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s identity as a liberal arts institution.
“Students have to take courses in science and civilization and society and in [human] expression. They have to get some advanced studies. They have to take a global perspectives first-year seminar and a core capstone, which is the one I coordinate,” Wittstein said. “Those courses are really meant to anchor ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s education with the strength of a liberal arts program where [students] are getting breadth and depth, they’re developing skills that are more around critical thinking and problem solving and communicating to lots of different audiences with different backgrounds and being able to inquire deeply about general questions or specific questions.”
More information about the new program will be available in summer 2025.