Courses
Students are required to complete 34 credits of coursework, including 23.5 credits of required courses and 10.5 credits of elective courses. Most of the required courses are taken in the 1st year and the electives and statistics requirement are taken the 2nd year.
- Summer Required Courses
- Fall Required Courses
- Spring Required Courses
- Recommended Electives
- Statistics Electives
- Tutorials
Summer Required Courses
Fall Required Courses
Spring Required Courses
Recommended Electives
NSCI 502: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience / In-Depth
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Wang & Yasuda
NSCI 504: Systems & Cognitive Neuroscience / In-Depth
1 to 4 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Vicini
NSCI 521: Functional MRI: Theory and Practice
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Van Meter
NSCI 524: Neuroscience of Language I
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Turkeltaub
NSCI 525: Neuroscience of Language II
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Turkeltaub
NSCI 526: Computational Neuroscience
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Riesenhuber
INNS 531: Neurobiology of Drug Addiction
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Mocchetti
NSCI 558: Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Rebeck
NSCI 559: Topics in Neuroinflammation
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Maguire-Zeiss
NSCI 601: Topics in Synaptic Transmission
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Yasuda and Wang
NSCI 920: Teaching Practicum
1 to 3 credits | Fall & Spring Semesters
Course Instructors: Forcelli
BCHB 501: Biochemistry & Cellular Sciences
4 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Jones
BIOL 359: Dynamical Processes in Biological Physics
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Dzakpasu
ICOS 710: Cognitive Science Core Course
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Newport and Marsh
ICOS 710: Cognitive Science Seminar
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Newport and Getz
MICB 606: Public Policy for Scientists
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Fischer and Winkleman
PHAR 584: Introduction to Pharmacology
1 credit | Fall Semester
Course Instructors:
PHAR 604: Medicinal Plants and Pharmacognosy
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Fugh-Berman
PHAR 611: Pharmacology I – Basic Principles
4 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Pak & Wroblewski
PBIO 534: Cellular and Molecular Physiology
4 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Sherman
PBIO 547: Molecular Neurophysiology
2 credits | Given on Request
Course Instructors: Vicini
PSYC 501: Lifespan Development: Brain and Cognition
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Barr
PSYC 512: Cognitive Neuroscience
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Green
TBIO 588: Preparing a Scientific Paper
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Wellstein
TBIO 595: Tumor Endocrinology
2 credits | Spring Alternate Years
Course Instructors: Clarke
Statistics and Experimental Design Electives
IPN students are expected to have mastery of statistics and experimental design. This is most often accomplished by taking a graduate-level statistics course.
BIST 502: Applied Biostatistics
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Korostyshevskiy
NSCI 599: Practical Data Analysis and Experimental Design
1.5 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Forcelli
BIST 501: Introductory Biostatistics: Experimental Design & Analysis
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Gana
PSYC 522: Advanced Topics in Regression Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Ryan
PSYC 523: Continuation of PSYC-522
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors:
Tutorials
Individualized instruction on advanced topics in Neuroscience by faculty in the IPN program. Students need to set up tutorials by contacting the faculty member they want to serve as their tutor, outlining the plan of study, and filling out the appropriate form to register the tutorial with approval from the IPN Curriculum Chair.
NSCI 901: NSCI Tutorial
1 to 4 credits | Fall Semester
Use course code if you’re taking only 1 tutorial in the Fall Semester