MS Neuroscience at Brandeis University

Programme overview

The MS in Neuroscience equips students with advanced knowledge and training to conduct interdisciplinary research, drawing on over 20 faculty from Biology, Biochemistry, Psychology, Chemistry and Computer Science.

Faculty: School of Science, Engineering and Technology | Department: Neuroscience Program | Duration: 1 year residency, with optional extension to complete a master's thesis | Intake: Rolling admission | Study mode: full-time | Location: Waltham, MA, United States

What you will study

The program spans behavioral neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and computational and integrative neuroscience. Students typically take graduate courses and do independent laboratory research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate (School of Science, Engineering and Technology) admission: bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. or international institution, transcripts, two letters of recommendation, résumé, statement of purpose; GRE optional (strongly encouraged for Chemistry, Computational Linguistics and Computer Science master's applicants whose transcripts do not show a collegiate math course with at least a B+).

Master's admission for spring 2027 or fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for the MBA, Business Analytics, Finance, Global Sustainability Policy and Management, Public Policy, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Molecular and Cell Biology, Mathematics Postbaccalaureate and Studio Art Postbaccalaureate.

Spring admission: priority deadline October 15, final deadline November 15 (Studio Art Postbaccalaureate December 1). Fall admission: School of Business and Economics priority deadline November 1; Heller programmes priority deadline December 15; Rounds January 15, March 1 and April 15. Online application fee $75 unless waived.

Apply through the official page: https://www.brandeis.edu/graduate-admissions/apply/masters.html

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