Program Learning Objectives
The learning goals for our program include:
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of scholarly literature in Neuroscience.
- Form testable hypotheses and articulate research objectives that, when met, will lead to significant contributions to Neuroscience.
- Conduct qualitative and/or quantitative research via appropriate acquisition, analysis, and reporting of data.
- Interpret research results appropriately, integrating them into the existing knowledge in Neuroscience.
- Clearly and accurately communicate research findings orally and in writing, and often through the use images (tables, figures, and other forms of imagery) and electronic or other forms of media.
- Articulate how the graduate program, including coursework and creative scholarship, fits into life and career goals.
- Conduct scholarship, in teams or with independence, in ways that consistently demonstrate ethical practice and professionalism.
Funding and Assistantships
Graduate assistantships are offered to all of our incoming PhD students for the first semester. First year PhD students will receive a monthly stipend for 4.5 months and a 100% tuition scholarship. During the first semester, the PhD student must identify a major professor. After the first semester, it is up to the major professor and graduate student to work together to find sources of funding for the student for the remaining time in the PhD program.
For co-majors and MS students, a major professor must be identified upon entry to the program and it is up to the major professor and graduate student to work together to find sources of funding for the student for the remaining time in the program.
PhD Curriculum
Student must complete 72 credits hours. The following courses are the core curriculum. In addition, students are required to take a minimum of six credits of elective courses and an ethics course.
NEURO 5570
| Rotations in Neuroscience *Co-majors take Neuro 5900 | 2 credits | |
| NEURO 5560 | Cellular, Molecular, & Developmental Neuroscience | 3 credits | |
| KIN 5720 | Neural Basis of Human Movement | 3 credits | |
| PSYCH 5190 | Cognitive Neuropsychology | 3 credits | |
| BMS 5370 | Neuroanatomy | 3 credits | |
| NEURO 6960 | Neuroscience Seminar To be taken every Fall & Spring | 1 credit | |
| NEURO 6610 | Advanced Topics in Neuroscience | 2 credits | |
| STAT 5870 | Statistical Methods for Research Workers | 4 credits | |
| NEURO 6990 | Research with Primary Mentor | Variable |
MS Curriculum
Student must complete 30 credits hours. The following courses are the core curriculum. In addition, students are required to take a minimum of six credits of elective courses and an ethics course.
| NEURO 5560 | Cellular, Molecular, & Developmental Neuroscience | 3 credits |
| KIN 5720 | Neural Basis of Human Movement | 3 credits |
| PSYCH 5190 | Cognitive Neuropsychology | 3 credits |
| BMS 5370 | Neuroanatomy | 3 credits |
| NEURO 6960 | Neuroscience Seminar To be taken every Fall & Spring | 1 credit |
| STAT 5870 | Statistical Methods for Research Workers | 4 credits |
| NEURO 6990 | Research with Primary Mentor | Variable |
Minor
Students must complete 12 credits from any of the following.
| NEURO 5560 | Cellular, Molecular, & Developmental Neuroscience | 3 credits |
| KIN 5720 | Neural Basis of Human Movement | 3 credits |
| PSYCH 5190 | Cognitive Neuropsychology | 3 credits |
| BMS 5370 | Neuroanatomy | 3 credits |
| NEURO 6960 | Neuroscience Seminar No more than 3 credits | 1 credits |