Master's Program Curriculum
MASTER'S REQUIREMENTS
Year 1
Fall
Biol 548 - Intro to Cellular & Mol Neuroscience (3 hours)
NSCI 793A- Proseminar (4 hours)
NSCI 760 - Neuroscience Journal Club (1 hour)
BMS 700 - Scientific Integrity (2 hours)
BMS 701 - Scientific Rigor and Ethics (1 hour)
NSCI 761 - Attend Neuroscience Research Forum (1 hour)
Spring
Functional Neuroanatomy (3 hours)
PSYCH 650- Behavioral Neuroscience Methods (3 hours-offered every other year)
NSCI 760 - Neuroscience Journal Club (1 hour)
NSCI 761 - Attend Neuroscience Research Forum (1 hour)
NSCI 797 - Research Experience (3 5 week rotations)(4 hours)
Year 2
Fall
NSCI 760 - Neuroscience Journal Club (1 hour)
NSCI 761 - Attend Neuroscience Research Forum (1 hour)
NSCI 797 – Research Experience (4 hours)
Electives - 6 hours
Spring
NSCI 774 - Fundamentals of Neuroscience (4 hours)
NSCI 761 - Attend Neuroscience Research Forum (1 hour)
NSCI 797 – Research Experience (4 hours)
NSCI 760 - Neuroscience Journal Club (1 hour)
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