The Neuroscience Program's stated learning goals for our students are to develop:
- A broad understanding
of
the development, organization, and function of the nervous system and the foundational assumptions of philosophy of mind and philosophy of science;
- knowledge of the techniques and methods of neuroscience research and how the scientific method is used to address questions relevant to neuroscience;
- an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of neuroscience that requires an integration of knowledge from
multiple disciplines and levels of analysis;
- critical
reading
and
thinking
skills that allow students to assess and contextualize neuroscience literature;
- an understanding
of
the ethical issues in the field of neuroscience and the approaches neuroscientists use to confront them; and
- oral
and
written scientific communication skills.