Curriculum

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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS   

Common Core Coursework

BMS 693A - Professional Development for Scientists - 1 (1 hour)

BMS 693A - Professional Development for Scientists - 2 (1 hour)

BMS 700 - Scientific Integrity (2 hours) 

BMS 701 - Scientific Rigor and Ethics (1 hour)

BMS 702 - Biomedical Lab Experience (2 hours) 

BMS 707 - Experiential Learning for Biomedical Trainees (1 hour) 

BMS 720 - Scientific Writing (2 hours)

BMS 792 – Introductory Biostatistics for the Biomedical Sciences (1 hour)

BMS 793A - Introduction to Biomedical Sciences Disciplines (Modules) (1 hour)

BMS 793A - Introduction to Biomedical Sciences Disciplines (Modules) (1 hour)

BMS 793A - Introduction to Biomedical Sciences Disciplines (Modules) (1 hour)

BMS 793B - Critical Thinking and Experimental Design (CTED)(2 hours)

BMS 797 – Research (2 hours)

Neuroscience Coursework

NSCI 760 - Neuroscience Journal Club (1 hour)

NSCI 761 - Neuroscience Research Forum (1 hour)

NSCI 764 - Human Functional Neuroanatomy (3 hours) 

NSCI 770 - Fundamentals of Neuroscience (4 hours)

NSCI 797 - Research (1-15 hours) 

2 Electives (3 hours each) 

Written Rigor of Prior Research

F31+ Document and Oral Defense

Dissertation Defense

Total hours: 87

Neuroscience Graduate Catalog: http://catalog.wvu.edu/graduate/schoolofmedicine/neuroscience/#text 

*Note: Graduate students should refer to the handbook for the year they entered the program.

2022/2023 NGP Handbook

2020/2021 NGP Handbook

2019 NGP Handbook

2017/2018 NGP Handbook

Possible electives for the Neuroscience Graduate Program

BIOC 750 (4cr): Protein Chemistry/Enzymology - Spring semester
BIOC 751 (3cr): Advanced Molecular Biology - Spring semester
BIOC 791A (1-6cr): ADTP: Cell Biology - Spring semester
BIOL 493C (3cr): SPTP: Neurogenetics of Behavior - Fall semester
BIOS 601 (3cr): Applied Biostatistics 1 - Fall semester
BIOS 602 (1cr): Applied Biostatistics Lab - Fall semester
BIOS 603 (3cr): Applied Biostatistics 2 - Spring semester
BMEG 601 (3cr): Numerical and Statistical Methods for Biomedical Engineering - Fall semester
BMS 751 (3cr): Molecular Biology - Spring semester
BMS 793F (3cr): Bench to Bedside to Community - Spring semester
EXPH 693G (3cr): SPTP: Advanced Neuromechanics - Fall semester
JRL 593D (3cr): Health and Science Writing - Spring semester
PSYC 650 (3cr): Behavioral Neuroscience Methods - Spring semester, odd years
PSYC 722 (3cr): Biological Aspects of Behavior - Fall semester, odd yrs
PSYC 724 (4cr): Advanced Neuroscience - Spring semester, odd years
PSYC 728 (3cr): Hormones and Behavior - Spring semester, odd years
Neurobiology of Aging (no course number yet) - Summer semester

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