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Twin Cities Campus
Neuroscience M.S.Neuroscience
Medical School
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Neuroscience, 6-145 Jackson Hall, 321 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-6474; fax: 612-626-6460)
Email:
neurosci@umn.edu
Website: http://www.neuroscience.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Note: Neuroscience does not admit students directly to the MS program.
Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry. The objects of this inquiry, the brain, and nervous system, are sufficiently complex and unique among biological systems to require experimental and analytical approaches that cross the traditional boundaries of molecular and cell biology, behavioral biology, biochemistry, genetics, pharmacology, physiology, and psychology. In some instances, neuroscientific inquiry may also encompass computer science, information processing, engineering, physics, and mathematics.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Neuroscience does not admit students directly to the MS program.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan A: Plan A requires
22
major credits,
up to
credits outside the major,
and
10
thesis credits.
The final exam is oral.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 2 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
Summer - First Year (4 credits)
Take the following course or, with advisor approval, a substitute course:
NSC 5551 - Itasca Cell and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
(4.0 cr)
Fall - First Year (8.5 Credits)
Take the following courses or, with advisor approval, substitute courses. Take 1-2 credit of NSC 8334.
NSC 5461 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
(3.0 cr)
NSC 5561 - Systems Neuroscience
(4.0 cr)
NSC 8321 - Career Skills and Understanding Responsibilities as a Neuroscientist
(0.5 cr)
NSC 8334 - Laboratory Neuroscience
(1.0-3.0 cr)
Spring - First Year (9.5 Credits)
Take the following courses or, with advisor approval, substitute courses. Take 2-3 credit of NSC 8334.
NSC 5661 - Behavioral Neuroscience
(2.0 cr)
NSC 8111 - Quantitative Neuroscience
(3.0 cr)
NSC 8211 - Developmental Neurobiology
(2.0-4.0 cr)
NSC 8321 - Career Skills and Understanding Responsibilities as a Neuroscientist
(0.5 cr)
NSC 8334 - Laboratory Neuroscience
(1.0-3.0 cr)
Spring - Second Year (0.5 credits)
Take the following course or, with advisor approbal, substitute course.
NSC 8321 - Career Skills and Understanding Responsibilities as a Neuroscientist
(0.5 cr)
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Credits: | 0.5 [max 2.0] |
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Credits: | 1.0 -18.0 [max 50.0] |
Grading Basis: | No Grade |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |