PhD in Neuroscience
Degree Requirements
The Graduate School requires a minimum of 72 credit hours for completion of the Doctoral degree. The Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program requires a certain number of these courses to be at the 8000 level or above (excluding research problems and thesis research).
| Required Core Courses | ||
| BIO_SC 8440 | Integrative Neuroscience I | 3 |
| BIO_SC 8442 | Integrative Neuroscience II | 3 |
| BIO_SC 8050 | Professional Survival Skills | 2 |
| Scientific Ethics (1 course, approved by thesis committee): | ||
Possibilities include but are not limited to: | ||
| Ethical Conduct of Research | ||
| Ethical Conduct of Research | ||
| Responsible Conduct of Research | ||
| Responsible Conduct of Research thru Engagement, Enactment and Empowerment NIH and other Federal Age | ||
| Introduction to Research Ethics | ||
| Topics in Graduate School | ||
| Cellular/Molecular Courses: select one | ||
| BIOL_EN 7070 | Bioelectricity | 3 |
| MPP 7424 | Medical Pharmacology | 4 |
| MPP 9426 | Transmembrane Signaling | 4 |
| System/Behavior Courses: select one | ||
| BIO_SC 7560 | Sensory Physiology and Behavior | 3 |
| BIO_SC 7590 | Computational Neuroscience | 4 |
| BIO_SC 7986 | Neurology of Motor Systems | 3 |
| PSYCH 8210 | Functional Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSYCH 9210 | Psychopharmacology | 3 |
| V_BSCI 9467 | Neural Cardiorespiratory Control | 3 |
| or MPP 9437 | Neural Cardiorespiratory Control | |
| Statistics course: select one | ||
Possibilities include but are not limited to: | ||
| STAT 7020 | Statistical Methods in the Health Sciences | 3 |
| STAT 7070 | Statistical Methods for Research | 3 |
| STAT 7410 | Biostatistics and Clinical Trials | 3 |
| STAT 7540 | Experimental Design | 3 |
| PSYCH 3010 | Research Methods in Psychology I | 3 |
| Seminars | ||
| Neuroscience Seminar Course | 2 | |
| Neuroscience Journal Club: examples include | 2 | |
| Seminar in Areas of Specialization | ||
| Neuroscience Journal Club | ||
| Seminar in Translational Neuroscience | ||
| Rotation and Thesis research | ||
| NEUROSCI 9090 | Thesis Research in Neuroscience (repeatable up to 28 hours) | 1-6 |
| NEUROSCI 8090 | Rotation Research in Neuroscience | |
Admission Criteria
Fall deadline: December 15
- Minimum TOEFL scores:
| Internet-based test (iBT) | Paper-based test (PBT) |
|---|---|
| 100 | 600 |
- Minimum GRE scores:
| When did you take the GRE? | Verbal + Quantitative | Analytical |
|---|---|---|
| Prior to August 1, 2011 | 1200 | |
| On or After August 1, 2011 | 308 |
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent
Neuroscience comprises a united field that integrates across many disciplines, and students from a variety of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply to the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program (INP). U.S. residents and international applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
Required Application Materials
To the Graduate School:
- All required Graduate School documents
To the INP Program:
- Departmental application
- 3 letters of recommendation
- GRE scores
- TOEFL (if applicable)