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Twin Cities Campus
Neuroengineering MinorDepartment of Biomedical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Graduate Minor in Neuroengineering, 7-105 Nils Hasselmo Hall, 312 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-8396; fax 612-626-6583)
Email:
igert-ne@umn.edu
Website: http://neuroengineering.umn.edu/
The graduate minor in Neuroengineering (NE) is motivated by the notion that future breakthroughs in this rapidly-growing area of research will be made by engineers who understand the fundamental issues and principles of neuroscience that occur during neural interventions, and by neuroscientists who are truly competent in engineering concepts and tools. The minor trains doctoral students to develop the skills to revolutionize technologies for interfacing with the brain and to advance our understanding of the neuroscience processes that arise when we interface with and modulate the brain.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Enrollment in the Neuroengineering Minor is open to all currently enrolled Ph.D. students in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Neuroscience. Ph.D. students majoring in other programs may obtain approval from the Neuroengineering Director of Graduate Studies to participate in the minor program if they have the necessary science background to complete the coursework and are in good standing in their major program.
Students must officially declare the minor before taking the Oral Preliminary Examination (OPE).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Coursework for the minor must total at least 12 credits and must be approved by the Neuroengineering Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) - see http://neuroengineering.umn.edu/faculty.html.
For any course listed in multiple categories, students must choose which requirement that course will fulfill. A single course cannot be counted simultaneously toward multiple categories.
Students may not use any of their minor courses to satisfy the core course requirements for their major program (i.e., a Neuroscience student cannot count NSCI 5101 as both a Neuroengineering Minor course and a core Neuroscience course).
Neuroengineering Core Courses
Two courses designated as Neuroengineering Core must be completed. If NSC 8320 is used it must be Section 017 Neurostatistics; other sections of NSC 8320 do not satisfy this requirement. Only 3 credits of NSC 8320 may be applied to the minor.
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
·
BMEN 5412 - Neuromodulation
(3.0 cr)
·
BMEN 5413 - Neural Decoding and Interfacing
(3.0 cr)
·
BMEN 8335 - Neuroengineering Practicum
(3.0 cr)
·
NSC 8320 - Readings in Neurobiology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Elective Course
One additional course from either an engineering or neuroscience discipline is required. If NSC 8320 is used it must be Section 017 Neurostatistics; other sections of NSC 8320 do not satisfy this requirement. Only 3 credits of NSC 8320 may be applied to the minor. Additional courses may be approved as electives by the Neuroengineering DGS.
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
BMEN 5411 - Neural Engineering
(3.0 cr)
·
BMEN 5412 - Neuromodulation
(3.0 cr)
·
BMEN 5413 - Neural Decoding and Interfacing
(3.0 cr)
·
BMEN 8335 - Neuroengineering Practicum
(3.0 cr)
·
EE 5231 - Linear Systems and Control
(3.0 cr)
·
EE 5239 - Introduction to Nonlinear Optimization
(3.0 cr)
·
EE 5542 - Adaptive Digital Signal Processing
(3.0 cr)
·
ME 5281 - Feedback Control Systems
(4.0 cr)
·
ME 5286 - Robotics
(4.0 cr)
·
NSC 5202 - Theoretical Neuroscience: Systems and Information Processing
(3.0 cr)
·
NSC 8217 - Systems and Computational Neuroscience
(2.0 cr)
·
NSC 8320 - Readings in Neurobiology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Doctoral
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | NSc 5202/Phsl 5202 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |