Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Program

Neuroscience Graduate Program

Typical Course of Study in the Neuroscience

The curriculum has been developed to meet both faculty requirements and students' expectations for a broad-based background in neuroscience. The curriculum includes both graduate level basic courses as well as focused, upper-level courses over a wide spectrum of topics. A typical curriculum is outlined below:

FIRST YEAR PROGRAM

1st Semester
Neuroscience I (3 credits)
Introduction to Biomedical Sciences (5 credits)
Neuroscience Seminar Series (1 credit)
Reading Rotation (1 credit)

2nd Semester
Neuroscience II (3 credits)
Neuroscience Seminar Series (1 credit)
Elective (3 credit)
Research Rotation (3 credit)

Summer
Research Rotation (3 credits)
Research Rotation (3 credits)

SECOND YEAR PROGRAM

1st Semester
Neuroscience Seminar Series (1 credit)
Thesis Research (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Research Design and Statistics (3 credits)

2nd Semester
Professional Skills (2 credits)
Neuroscience Seminar Series (1 credit)
Thesis Research (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Comprehensive Exam

Summer
Thesis Research

Fall
Candidacy Exam

REQUIRED COURSES
* Research Rotations
* Neuroscience 1 & 2
* Introduction to Biomedical Sciences
* Research Design and Statistics
* Neuroscience Seminar Series
* Professional Skills

Electives
Faculty offer in-depth courses in their areas of expertise every other year. These courses change periodically. For a list of courses offered this year, see Course Descriptions. A minimum of two must be taken.

o Basal Forebrain
o Biophysical Approach to Cellular Neuropharmacology
o Brain-Hormone Interactions
o Cerebral Cortex
o Clinical Neuroscience
o Computational Neuroscience
o Cortical Structure and Function
o Demyelinating Diseases
o Development and Regeneration of the Nervous System
o Neurobiology of Emotions
o Human Neuroanatomy
o Introduction to Neuropsychology
o Learning and Memory
o Neural Basis of Cognitive Development
o Neural Substrates of Aggression
o Neurobiology of Disease
o Neuropharmacology
o Neurophysiology
o Neuroplasticity
o Quantitative Neuroscience
o Rat Neuroanatomy
o Regulation of Gene Expression
o Selected Topics in Neuroimmunology
o Statistics II
o Windows on the Brain (Visual Perception)