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NRSCPHD - Neuroscience

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Overview

Program Requirements

Completion requirement

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Completion requirement

A minimum of 36 units of graduate work must be taken in the major field (exclusive of dissertation research). Of the 36 units, at least half must be course work taken for letter grades. Six required courses normally account for >21 units:

  • NRSC 588, Principles of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 4 units

  • NRSC 560, Systems Neuroscience, 4 units

  • NRSC 700 - Research Rotations in the laboratories of three members of the Neuroscience GIDP, 9 units

  • PCHL 595B Science Writing Strategies, Skills & Ethics, or SLHS 649, Survival Skills and Ethics, or IMB 521 Scientific Grantsmanship, 3-6 units

  • one semester of Statistics

  • NRSC 695F, Neuroscience Colloquium, 2 units

    NRSC students are expected to maintain an overall grade-point average of at least 3.0 (B)

Completion requirement

Elective and required courses (Table 3) must add up to a minimum of 36 units (not including dissertation research and independent study). At least half of the 36 units must be taken for a letter grade (not pass/fail). Additional courses of interest that are not listed in Table 3 can be accepted after confirmation with the student's Advisory Committee or the Graduate Advisor.  (NRSC Course Guide, Table 3)

Completion requirement

  • Major 36 units of coursework, combining units from the core and elective curriculum (see below: typical curriculum).

  • Minor: At least 9 units are required for the minor (Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Pharmacology, Psychology, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Genetics, Physiological Sciences, Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, or other related area).

  • Dissertation Units: At least 18 units of dissertation credit are required after successful completion of the comprehensive examinations. Other units come from independent study and research credit.

  • Research Rotations: Students are required to complete three research rotations during their first year in the Program.

  • Teaching Requirement: Students are required to teach for one semester in a course that complements their interests. 3

  • Seminars: Through enrollment in Neuroscience (NRSC) 695F/G students are required to attend seminars and journal clubs.

Completion requirement

The Neuroscience Program encourages students from other disciplines to minor in Neuroscience. Nine credits in Neuroscience are required. This must include credits from either NRSC 560 or NRSC 588. The remainder of the units may be selected from Table 3 in the Neuroscience Coursework Guidelines.

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