Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Curriculum of Study
Required Course Work    |    JCGS Guidelines    |    Recommended Electives

Required Course Work

   YEAR 1 : FALL
COURSE ID COURSE NAME CREDITS
GC550 Foundations in Biomedical Sciences 10
NS601 Profiles in Neuroscience Research 1
NS610 Research Rotation 3
NS616 Journal Club 1
NS710 Seminar Series 1
NS910 Research (VAR)
 
Taking elective courses in the Fall / Year 1 is not recommended
Students may begin taking elective courses in Fall, year 2
See Recommended Electives

   YEAR 1 : SPRING I
COURSE ID COURSE NAME CREDITS
NS700 Cellular Neurophysiology 3
BI525 Biochemistry 3
NS620 Research Rotation 3
NS626 Journal Club 1
NS720 Seminar Series 1
NS920 Research (VAR)
 

   YEAR 1 : SPRING II
COURSE ID COURSE NAME CREDITS
NS715 Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience 3
NS530 Neuroanatomy 3
NS630 Research Rotation 3
NS636 Journal Club 1
NS730 Seminar Series 1
NS920 Research (VAR)
 

   YEAR 1 : SUMMER
COURSE ID COURSE NAME CREDITS
NS930 Research (VAR)
 

   YEAR 2 : FALL
COURSE ID COURSE NAME CREDITS
NS725 Topics in Translational Neuroscience 2
NS616 Journal Club 1
NS710 Seminar Series 1
NS910 Research (VAR)
(VAR) Elective (VAR)
 

   YEAR 2 : SPRING I
COURSE ID COURSE NAME CREDITS
GC640 Research Ethics 1
NS626 Journal Club 1
NS720 Seminar Series 1
NS920 Research (VAR)
(VAR) Elective (VAR)
 

   YEAR 2 : SPRING II
COURSE ID COURSE NAME CREDITS
NS740 Applied Statistics in Neuroscience 3
NS636 Journal Club 1
NS730 Seminar Series 1
NS920 Research (VAR)
(VAR) Elective (VAR)
 

   YEAR 2 : SUMMER
COURSE ID COURSE NAME CREDITS
NS930 Research (VAR)
(VAR) Elective (VAR)
 

At least 30 percent of the credits (a minimum of 54) must be obtained from formal course work, of which one third (a minimum of 18) must be in disciplines other than that of major concentration

Upon completion of the Year 2 / Spring II semester, students must complete the Comprehensive Exam requirement (see Comprehensive Exam Guidelines)


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