Neuroscience (PhD)

Program Description

The PhD Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN) at Jefferson provides high-level, scholarly, scientific training to qualified individuals interested in pursuing diverse careers to research, foster, disseminate and facilitate an in-depth understanding of the nervous system under normal and pathological conditions. Sidney Kimmel Medical College faculty from the Department of Neuroscience and other basic science and clinical departments train students in a breadth of topical areas in basic and translational neuroscience.

The curriculum of study includes neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology and requires completion of a research thesis under the tutelage of internationally recognized GPN faculty. A flexible program and multidisciplinary faculty prepare students to pursue professions in diverse fields, including education, research in academia and industry and consulting.

Curriculum 5.5 years, 180 credits

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Credits
GC 550	Found in Biomedical Sciences	10
GC 570	Profiles in Research	2
GC 640	Research Ethics	1
GC 760	PhD Laborator Rotation II	3
NS 616	Neuroscience Journal Club I	1
NS 710	Seminar-NS	1
NS 910	Research-NS	V
	Credits	18
Spring
GC 770	PhD Laboratory Rotation	3
NS 626	Neuroscience Journal Club II	1
NS 690	Neuropharmacology	2
NS 700	Intro to Neuroscience	2
NS 715	MolecularCellular Neuroscience	2
NS 720	Seminar-NS	1
NS 745	AdvTop NeurodegenerativeDiseas	2
NS 920	Research-NS	V
	Credits	13
Summer
GC 750	PhD Laboratory Rotation I	3
NS 636	Neuroscience Journal Club III	1
NS 730	Seminar-NS	1
NS 930	Research-NS	V
	Credits	5
Second Year
Fall
NS 530	Neuroanatomy	4
NS 616	Neuroscience Journal Club I	1
NS 710	Seminar-NS	1
NS 910	Research-NS	V
#GENELECT	General Elective	V
	Credits	6
Spring
GC 742 APPLIED STATISTICS	Applied Statistics	2
GC 730	Planning&Writing ResearchGrant	1
NS 626	Neuroscience Journal Club II	1
NS 720	Seminar-NS	1
NS 920	Research-NS	V
#GENELECT	General Elective	V
	Credits	5
Summer
NS 636	Neuroscience Journal Club III	1
NS 730	Seminar-NS	1
NS 930	Research-NS	V
#GENELECT	General Elective	V
	Credits	2
	Total Credits	49