Neuroscience as a discipline is at a vital juncture. Groundbreaking advances such as mapping of the human genome, development of advanced molecular, genetic, and imaging technologies, and novel integrative approaches have expanded knowledge about the workings of the brain as never before. With this increased understanding, neuroscientists now envision significant treatments for numerous diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, psychiatric illnesses, and developmental and emotional disorders. The doctoral minor in neuroscience is both interdepartmental and interdisciplinary. The course curriculum draws on expertise from faculty who are spread across over 22 departments on campus.
A doctoral minor in neuroscience will be of interest to doctoral students who are interested in augmenting the discipline to their research. The minor emphasizes the core sequence of cell and molecular neuroscience and systems neuroscience as well as a midlevel graduate course in one of the two areas: cell/molecular/developmental or systems/behavior.
Admissions
All Graduate School students must utilize the Graduate Student Portal in MyUW to add, change, or discontinue any doctoral minor. To apply to this minor, log in to MyUW, click on Graduate Student Portal, and then click on Add/Change Programs. Select the information for the doctoral minor for which you are applying.
Once the requirements are complete, please return the completed PhD Minor in Neuroscience Form to the Neuroscience Training Program office for signature by the program director.
Requirements
Students must earn a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) for all required courses to earn the doctoral minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete the following courses. | ||
| NTP/NEURODPT 610 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 4 |
| NTP/NEURODPT/PSYCH 611 | Systems Neuroscience | 4 |
| Electives | 1-3 | |
| Students must select a mid-level course from the lists below. | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Electives
Cellular/Molecular/Developmental Approved Mid-level Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| B M E/MED PHYS/PHMCOL-M/PHYSICS/RADIOL 619 | Microscopy of Life | 3 |
| NTP/NEURODPT 629 | Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory | 3 |
| NTP 670 | ||
| NTP 675 | Special Topics (Molecular Mechanisms of Brain Damage) | 2 |
| NTP 675 | Special Topics (Reproductive Neuroendocrinology) | 1-3 |
| NTP 735 | Neurobiology of Disease | 2 |
| NTP/NEURODPT/ZOOLOGY 765 | Developmental Neuroscience | 3 |
| ZOOLOGY 604 | Computer-based Gene and Disease/Disorder Research Lab | 2 |
Systems/Behavioral/Computational Approved Mid-level Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| B M E 601 | Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (Problem-Based Learning in Clinical Neuroengineering Seminar) | 2 |
| CS&D 850 | Hearing Science I: Basic Acoustics and Psychoacoustics | 3 |
| COMP SCI/B M I/PSYCH 841 | Computational Cognitive Science | 3 |
| KINES 713 | Neural Basis of Normal and Pathological Movement | 3 |
| KINES 721 | Neural Basis for Movement | 3 |
| KINES 861 | Principles of Motor Control and Learning | 3 |
| NTP 677 | Basic Sleep Mechanisms and Sleep Disorders: from Neurobiology to Sleep Medicine | 3 |
| NTP 675 | Special Topics (Neuroethology) | 2 |
| NTP 675 | Special Topics (Brain Mapping in Health and Disease: Applications) | 3 |
| NTP/MED PHYS 651 | Methods for Neuroimaging Research | 3 |
| PSYCH 720 | Essentials of Cognitive Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSYCH 711 | Current Topics in Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention and Memory) | 2-3 |
| PSYCH 711 | Current Topics in Psychology (Introduction to Neural Network Modeling of Cognition) | 2-3 |
| PSYCH 733 | Perceptual and Cognitive Sciences (Perceptual Systems Analysis) 1 | 2 |
| PSYCH 733 | Perceptual and Cognitive Sciences (Cognitive Neuroscience of Reading and Dyslexia) 1 | 2 |
| PSYCH 733 | Perceptual and Cognitive Sciences (Knotty Problems in Psycholinguistics) 1 | 2 |
| PSYCH 918 | Seminar-General Psychology (Visual Perception) | 1-3 |
| PSYCH 954 | Seminar-Physiological Psychology (Neuropharmacology) | 3 |
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Two PSYCH 733 courses (8 weeks each) must be taken to meet the midlevel systems requirement.
People
Faculty: Professor Ari Rosenberg (director). For a comprehensive faculty list, visit the program website.