PhD Neuroscience at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry. The objects of this inquiry, the brain and nervous system, are sufficiently complex and unique among biological systems to require experimental and analytical approaches that cross the traditional boundaries of molecular and cell biology, behavioral biology, biochemistry, genetics, pharmacology, physiology, and psychology.

Faculty: Medical School  |  Duration: 5.5 years / 24 major credits + 24 thesis credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States

What you will study

Required components: Required Courses, Electives, Thesis Credits. The neuroscience PhD curriculum begins in the summer session with the intensive laboratory course in cellular and molecular neurobiology (NSC 5551), held partially at the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories. While taking courses, students explore research opportunities in the faculty's laboratories and thereby select a thesis advisor.

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