In the Neuroscience focus,
students are expected to become proficient in many of the traditional
topics associated with the basic neurosciences, such as neuropharmacology,
neurobiology, neuropsychology, behavior genetics and neurochemistry.
Within each of these general areas, students are able to focus further
on topics of interest via specialized seminars and classes and in-depth
laboratory research.
Students pursuing a topic
in any area need to take any 6 of the core
courses to
enhance their fundamental background knowledge. Note that other courses
(either at AU or any of the consortium schools) may be substituted for
one or more of these core courses, but only with the approval of the
academic advisor. In addition, we highly encourage students to follow
up these core courses with even more specialized seminars for depth
and more integrative courses for a broader perspective.
We also place a special emphasis
on research at all stages of graduate training. Students are expected
to be an integral part of a laboratory
and to augment their course
learning through apprenticeship in research. Laboratory rotations ensure
that different research skills are learned along with more content.
