Program Course Requirements
• Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Program in Biomathematics and Biostatistics
• Program in Cancer Biology
• Program in Cell and Regulatory Biology
• Program in Experimental Therapeutics
• Program in Genes and Development
• Program in Human and Molecular Genetics
• Program in Immunology
• Program in Medical Physics
• Program in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
• Program in Molecular Carcinogenesis
• Program in Molecular Pathology
• Program in Neuroscience
• Program in Virology and Gene Therapy
Program in Neuroscience Course Requirements
Underlined headings indicate courses that satisfy GSBS area requirements.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS (satisfactory completion or demonstrated proficiency)
Quantitative
Strongly recommended
- GS01 014 Biomedical Statistics, OR
- Rice Psychology 502 Advanced Psychological Statistics I, OR
- Rice Psychology 503 Advanced Psychological Statistics II
The other required Program courses (GS14 1063, GS14 1143, GS14 1024 and GS14 1012, listed below) all include significant quantitative content so that, in total, they satisfy the GSBS Quantitative area requirement.
Molecular
- GS14 1063 Molecular Neurobiology
Cellular
- GS14 1143 Cellular Neurophysiology
Systems
- GS14 1024 Systems Neuroscience
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES
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GS14 1012 Cognitive Neuroscience
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GS21 1051 The Ethical Dimensions of the Biomedical Sciences
Molecular Track
- GS14 1061 Seminar in Molecular Neuroscience
Systems/Cognitive Track
Two of the following courses:
- GS14 1023 Cognitive Neuroscience
- GS14 1113 Advanced Topics in Systems Neuroscience
- GS14 1043 Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- GS14 1053 Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- GS14 1014 Theory, Content and Execution in Cognitive Neuroscience
- GS14 1073 Visual Science I
- GS14 1017 Neuroscience
And two of the following courses:
- GS14 1021 Topics in the Neurobiology of Disease
- GS14 1031 Advanced Seminar in Learning and Memory
- GS14 1051 Seminar in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- GS14 1081 Seminar in Neural Coding and Behavior
- GS14 1101 Seminar in Human Neuroimaging
- GS14 1014 Theory, Content and Execution in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Rice Psychology 521 Perception
- Rice Psychology 524 Memory
- Rice Psychology 525 Psycholinguistics
- Rice Psychology 527 Thinking
- Rice Psychology 581 Vision Science
- Rice Physiology 665 Seminar in Genes and Cognition
Theoretical/Computational Track
- GS14 1153 Theoretical Neuroscience: Cells, Circuits and Systems
- GS14 1163 Theoretical Neuroscience: Learning, Perception and Cognition
- GS14 1111 Seminar in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
Vision Track
- GS14 1073 Visual Science I: Retinal Mechanisms
- GS01 1014 Biomedical Statistics, OR
- Rice Psychology 502 Advanced Psychological Statistics I, OR
- Rice Psychology 503 Advanced Psychological Statistics II
ADDITIONAL COURSES
- GS12 1055 Human Gross Anatomy
- GS12 1083 Reproductive Biology
- GS13 1024 Molecular Basis of Cell Signaling
- GS14 1021 Neurobiology of Disease
- GS14 1031 Advanced Seminar in Learning and Memory
- GS14 1043 Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- GS14 1073 Visual Science I
- GS14 1611 Current Topics in Neuroscience
- GS14 1123 Cellular Neurobiology: Biophysical
- GS14 1023 Cognitive Neuroscience
- GS14 1113 Advanced Topics in Systems Neuroscience
- GS14 1053 Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- GS14 1014 Theory, Content and Execution in Cognitive Neuroscience
- GS14 1021 Topics in the Neurobiology of Disease
- GS14 1081 Seminar in Neural Coding and Behavior
- GS14 1101 Seminar in Human Neuroimaging
- GS14 1153 Theoretical Neuroscience: Cells, Circuits and Systems
- GS14 1163 Theoretical Neuroscience: Learning, Perception and Cognition
- GS14 1111 Seminar in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
