MSc Translational Neuroscience at University of Würzburg

The MSc Translational Neuroscience is a research-oriented, interdisciplinary Elite Network of Bavaria master programme taught in English at the Faculty of Medicine. It trains students for patient-centred neuroscientific research at the interface of neurobiology, neurology, biopsychology and psychiatry, drawing on the Faculties of Medicine and Human Sciences.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine  |  Department: Elite Graduate Program Translational Neuroscience  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS  |  Intake: Winter semester only (October)  |  Study mode: full-time; international programme  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Semesters 1-2 cover the four obligatory subjects Neurobiology, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Biopsychology and Psychiatry, plus a mandatory Advanced Lab Rotation 1 and a recommended Biostatistics module. Students add at least three elective modules (e.g. Pain, Developmental Neuropsychiatry, Experimental Psychiatry, Functional Neuroimaging) and complete Advanced Lab Rotations 2 and 3, then write the master thesis with an oral colloquium in semester 4.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for research, health, education and training, and other fields in institutions and the private sector, in an international context.

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