PhD Neuroscience at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

Interdepartmental doctoral programme earned as a second major with a PhD in a participating department, with eight tracks including behavioral, clinical, cognitive and social neuroscience, integrative physiological neuroscience and molecular, cellular and developmental neuroscience.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Neuroscience (interdepartmental) | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Year-long core (NRSC 5100 and 5110), NRSC 6100 seminar (three semesters), at least three depth courses, and a specialization sequence. Comprehensive exam, dissertation research and public defense.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students apply for admission to one of the participating departments, which determines whether to admit the student to CU Boulder and provide financial support. Once in residence, students enter the neuroscience PhD program while still maintaining their "home" in the department to which they were admitted. They receive a PhD that lists both their home department and neuroscience. All students are admitted with the expectation that they will work toward the PhD degree. Many students receive a Master of Arts degree in the course of working toward the PhD. Students who receive the PhD degree must demonstrate that they are proficient in some broad subject of learning and that they can critically evaluate work in this field;

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are submitted online to the Graduate School; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $80 for international applicants. Deadlines are set per programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/admissions

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