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PhD Neuroscience at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States

Programme overview

The Neuroscience Graduate Program, constituted in 1971, is the longest-standing neuroscience PhD training programme in the United States, with an interdisciplinary curriculum and more than 160 affiliated faculty.

Faculty: Medical School  |  Department: Neuroscience Graduate Program  |  Duration: About 5.8 years usual time to degree  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

A year-long core course covers neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neural development, circuits and computational neuroscience, sensory systems, behavioural and cognitive neuroscience, and clinical and translational neuroscience, plus an intensive 2-week laboratory course before fall. Statistics and research ethics are required, and students take a preliminary examination and teach one course for one semester, usually in year 2.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is through two routes (Direct or the Program in Biomedical Sciences). Specific minimums not captured.

Intake: Fall

Duration: About 5.8 years usual time to degree

Apply through the official page: https://rackham.umich.edu/admissions/applying/

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