Neuroscience Graduate Program Mission & Expectations

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of your studies, MS or PhD graduates will have competently acquired, mastered, and demonstrated:

• A broad, comprehensive understanding of the entire field of neuroscience, including neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, molecular neurobiology, neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, and brain-behavior relations
• A detailed, in-depth knowledge of their own particular subspecialty of neuroscience that will provide a solid theoretical and practical base for their thesis/dissertation research
• A critical understanding, evaluation, and application of the scientific literature
• Fundamental skills of hypothesis-driven specific aims tested experimental research
• Experience with the design and implementation of their own original thesis/dissertation research project
• Analytical skills appropriate for data analyses  
• Interpersonal skills required for written and oral communication of scientific research findings
• A critical understanding of the importance of ethical behavior in science