Post-Masters Sample Schedules

Post-Masters students must complete a minimum of 32 credits; however depending on course choices up to 35 credits may be necessary to meet all program requirements.  The sample course schedules for post-masters students included below differ primarily in the size of the first year course load. Plan A represents the preferred plan for most students. Plan B represents an alternative that may be appropriate for students that are performing a relatively large amount of research in their first year. A Certified Full-time Student Form must be completed for any semesters involving less than 12 credits.

Plan A

Semester 1 (Fall) – 15 credits

BI755, Cellular and Systems Neuroscience (4 credits; Required for all GPN)
MA681, Accelerated Intro to Statistical Methods (4 credits; Required for all computational neuroscience)
MA665 Modeling & Analysis in Neuroscience (2 credits; Basic computational neuroscience requirement)
MA666 Modeling & Analysis in Neuroscience (2 credits; Basic computational neuroscience requirement)
NE500, Frontiers in Neuroscience (2 credits; Required for all GPN)
NE800, Lab Rotation (1 credit; Required for all GPN)

Semester 2 (Spring) – 15 credits

BI756, Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience (4 credits; Required for all GPN)
PS530, Neural Models of Memory Function (4 credits; Quantitative systems neuroscience requirement)
CN540 Neural Models of Movement and Planning (4 credits; Neuroscience elective)
NE501, Frontiers in Neuroscience (2 credits; Required for all GPN)
NE801, Lab Rotation (1 credit; Required for all GPN)

Semester 3 (Fall) – 4 credits

CN720, Neural Models of Planning (4 credits; Advanced computational neuroscience requirement)

Plan B

Semester 1 (Fall) – 15 credits

BI755, Cellular and Systems Neuroscience (4 credits; Required for all GPN)
CN510, Cognitive and Neural Modeling I (4 credits; Basic computational neuroscience requirement)
MA665 Modeling & Analysis in Neuroscience (2 credits; Neuroscience elective)
MA666 Modeling & Analysis in Neuroscience (2 credits; Neuroscience elective)
NE500, Frontiers in Neuroscience (2 credits; Required for all GPN)
NE800, Lab Rotation (1 credit; Required for all GPN)

Semester 2 (Spring) – 7 credits

BI756, Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience (4 credits; Required for all GPN)
NE501, Frontiers in Neuroscience (2 credits; Required for all GPN)
NE800, Lab Rotation (1 credit; Required for all GPN)

Semester 3 (Fall) – 8 credits

CN720, Neural Models of Planning (4 credits; Advanced computational neuroscience requirement)
MA681, Accelerated Intro to Statistical Methods (4 credits; Required for all computational neuroscience)

Semester 4 (Spring) – 4 credits

PS530, Neural Models of Memory Function (4 credits; Quantitative systems neuroscience requirement)