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Program Overview

The Neuroscience major at 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø meets the stringent requirements for graduate schools and medical school, while providing more opportunities to women in STEM than most other Neuroscience programs.

The course work in Neuroscience at 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø prepares and equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary to attain a scientific job after graduation or apply to graduate school or medical school.

The neuroscience program offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the nervous system with the goal of understanding the biological basis of behavior. Neuroscience includes a wide range of approaches from the molecular biology of nerve cells to neural circuit analysis to the biological basis of complex phenomena such as disordered behavior and cognition. The academic program in neuroscience provides a foundation for understanding the biological, chemical, and psychological principles underlying this field.

What You'll Learn

Specific courses in the major provide knowledge of the methods and practice of science and fundamental concepts in neuroscience. Flexibility in choice of upper-level electives allows a student to design their major depending upon their goals and interests. A final capstone experience in neuroscience provides an opportunity to engage in research projects on contemporary problems within the field. You'll learn:

• A basic understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system at various levels of the organization
• Research design, data analysis and critical thinking of an inquiry-based research question
• An understanding of the ethical issues surrounding neuro-scientific research on human and animal models