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Interim Program Director: William Greenough
393 Morrill Hall
505 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-3166 | Fax: (217) 265-0927
E-mail:
jcornell@life.uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Program
The neuroscience program is an interdisciplinary and highly individualized
Ph.D. program. Students have varied backgrounds but typically have
undergraduate degrees in psychology, biology, electrical engineering,
or computer science. The neuroscience program guides students to become
productive, scholarly neuroscientists with the objective of preparing
for research and teaching positions at major universities and research
institutions. A joint M.D./Ph.D. program is available. The following
areas of concentration exemplify the breadth of the program: cognitive
and behavioral neuroscience, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry,
neuroendocrinology, developmental neuroscience, molecular neuroscience,
computational neuroscience, and biomedical neuroscience.
Admission
Applications are considered individually by the admissions committee,
usually for the fall semester. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores
are required. International applicants are required to have a minimum
paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of
570 (230 on the computer-based test). Admission and financial aid
are considered together.
Doctoral Degree Program
Because of the breadth of the fields in this program, the coursework
is tailored to the student’s fields of interest as declared
by a major and at least two minor areas of concentration from among
those listed above. A faculty committee of representatives from the
major and minor areas will then meet regularly with the student to
plan coursework and research experience. The goal of this plan is
to allow maximum flexibility while providing students with close guidance.
Courses and laboratory research experience are supplemented by weekly
seminars in neurobiology.
Financial Aid
The neurosicence program generally supports all students in good standing
with a stipend and tuition and partial fee waivers throughout their
tenure in the program. Support may come in the form of fellowships,
traineeships, research assistantships, or teaching assistantships
according to the student’s qualifications.
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