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
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NSCI 504: Systems & Cognitive Neuroscience / In-Depth
1 to 4 credits | Spring Semester
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NSCI 521: Functional MRI: Theory and Practice
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Van Meter
NSCI 523: Brain and Language
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Friedman, Ullman, and Turkeltaub
NSCI 526: Computational Neuroscience
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Riesenhuber
NSCI 527: Brain Networks and Cognition
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Medvedev
INNS 531: Neurobiology of Drug Addiction
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Italo Mocchetti
NSCI 558: Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Rebeck
NSCI 559: Topics in Neuroinflammation
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Maguire-Zeiss
NSCI 601: Topics in Synaptic Transmission
2 credits | Spring Semester
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NSCI 920: Teaching Practicum
1 to 3 credits | Fall & Spring Semesters
Course Instructors: Contact Student Directors
BCHB 501: Graduate Biochemistry
4 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Jones
BIOL 359: Dynamical Processes in Biological Physics
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Dzakpasu
MICB 606: Public Policy for Scientists
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Calderone
PHAR 510: Neuropsychopharmacology
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Kellar
PHAR 528: Modern Methods in Molecular Biology
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Martin
PHAR 584: Introduction to Pharmacology
1 credit | Fall Semester
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PHAR 604: Medicinal Plants and Pharmacognosy
3 credits | Fall 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: Lamiell
PSYC 511: Cognition
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Green
PSYC 512: Cognitive Neuroscience
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Vaidya
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
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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