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Degree Types: PhD
Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (NUIN) is a highly interactive and collaborative program, with faculty distributed across more than 20 departments on the Chicago and Evanston campuses. Our program encourages interdisciplinary neuroscience research among six NU-affiliated centers, including in the Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM), Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, and Lurie Children’s Hospital on NU’s Chicago campus, and the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (WCAS), McCormick School of Engineering, and the School of Communication on the Evanston campus. NUIN faculty pursue a broad range of research interests including molecular and developmental neuroscience, cellular physiology, cognition and systems neuroscience, and medical or 'translational' research. Training in research is supplemented with core and elective coursework, mentorship, teaching and other professional development opportunities.
This program attracts applicants from a broad array of academic backgrounds, including neuroscience, biology, computer science, chemistry, engineering, physics, and psychology. Our curriculum is designed to embrace this diversity while also providing intensive training in fundamental principles of neuroscience.
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The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Total Units Required: 9
Course | Title |
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Required Courses | |
Core Courses (3 units) | |
NUIN 401-1 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience |
NUIN 401-2 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience |
NUIN 401-3 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience |
Required First Year Course (0 units) | |
NUIN 407-0 | NUIN Graduate Foundations |
Biostatistics Elective (1 unit). Contact NUIN to confirm if classes not listed here count towards biostatistics requirement | |
NUIN 408-0 | Quantitative Methods and Experimental Design |
PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
PUB_HLTH 421-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
BIOSTAT 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
BIOSTAT 402-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
DGP 484-0 | Quantitative Biology: Statistics and Data Analysis for Life Scientists |
IBIS 432-0 | Statistics for Life Sciences |
PSYCH 380-0 | Advanced Statistics & Experimental Design |
PSYCH 450-0 | Fundamentals of Statistics |
Additional Electives (5 units) | |
Noncredit Courses | |
NUIN 490-0 | Responsible Conduct in Neuroscience Research |
NUIN 590-0 | Research |
TGS 500-0 | Funded Doctoral Study |