Programme of Neurobiology
The Master's specialisation Neurobiology consists of:
- 18 EC mandatory courses:
- 6 EC Research Proposal (NWI-BM-RESPROP)
- 6 EC Systematic Review in Neuroscience (NWI-BM059)*
*within Neurobiology the Review Article (NWI-BM-REVIEWART) is replaced by NWI-BM059
2 internships, 72 EC in total:
- NWI-BM-STAGE1 (1x 36EC)
- NWI-BM-STAGE2 (1x 36EC)
- 12 EC Limited choice electives
- 9 EC natural science courses or extension of one internship (6 EC max.)
Choose at least one course from the EER (https://www.ru.nl/courseguides/science/rules-requests/education-regulations/). The remaining EC should be filled with academic courses within the field of natural sciences. If you want more information on a course, check out the course description via the course finder. - 3 EC Philosophy course, see the EER (https://www.ru.nl/courseguides/science/rules-requests/education-regulations/), under Limited Choice Electives.
- 9 EC natural science courses or extension of one internship (6 EC max.)
- 6 EC Free electives e.g. NWI-FNWI002 Scientific English
- 0 EC NWI-BM054B Master Portfolio Biosciences
For a visual overview of the Master's programme click here
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To guide and structure the selection of courses, 4 non-mandatory topic-based trajectories, associated with specific courses, are offered.
1. Behavourial Neuroscience
- NWI-BM010C - Adaptation Physiology of Animals
- NWI-BM024D - Course on Laboratory Animal Science (LAS)
- NWI-BM082 - Food & Brain Health
- NWI-BM088 - Sharpen your Scientific Skills
Examples of labs (but not limited to these):
Lisa Genzel, Freyja Ólafsdóttir, Francesco Battaglia, Martin Vinck, Bernhard Englitz, Richard van Wezel, John van Opstal, Esther Aarts
Learning goals before start internship:
2. Molecular neuroscience
(mainly first quarter courses)
- NWI-BM041B - Principles of Systems Biology
- NWI-BM061 - Neurogenomics of Speech, Language and Reading Disorders
- NWI-BM066A - Computation for Biologists
- NWI-BM072 - Translational Genomics
- NWI-BM078 - Molecular Therapy
- NWI-BM080 - Molecular Parasitology
- NWI-BM084 - Integrative Omics in Health and Disease
- NWI-BM088 - Sharpen your Scientific Skills
Examples of labs (but not limited to these):
Erik Storkebaum, Sharon Kolk, Marijn Kuijpers, Anne-Sophie Hafner, Corette Wierenga
Learning goals before start internship:
- Basic knowledge on cell biology and intracellular signaling pathways
- Basic Quantitative Analysis skills, e.g. EXCEL, statistics and basic programming
- Ideally: LAS Course (Animal experimentation)
3. Cellular neuroscience
(mainly third and fourth quarter courses)
- NWI-BM004C - Apoptosis
- NWI-BM016C - Cellular Imaging in Four Dimensions
- NWI-BM041B - Principles of Systems Biology
- NWI-BM080 - Molecular Parasitology
- NWI-BM087 - How imaging gave birth to modern cell biology
- NWI-BM088 - Sharpen your Scientific Skills
Examples of labs (but not limited to these):
Corette Wierenga, Richard van Wezel, Bernhard Englitz, Sharon Kolk, Lisa Genzel
Learning goals before start internship:
- Basic knowledge about synaptic transmission and cellular signaling
- Basic Quantitative Analysis skills, e.g. EXCEL, statistics and basic programming
- Ideally: LAS Course (Animal experimentation)
4. Systems and computational neuroscience
- NWI-BM066A - Computation for Biologists
- NWI-BM083 - Data Visualisation for the Life Sciences
- NWI-MM002A - Environmental and Ecological Modelling (pending a medical biology modelling course)
- NWI-NM080B - Quantitative Brain Networks
- NWI-NM102 - The Auditory System
Examples of labs (but not limited to these):
Bernhard Englitz, Martin Vinck, John van Opstal, Fleur Zeldenrust, Paul Tiesinga, Richard van Wezel, Lisa Genzel, Marc van Wanrooij
Learning goals before start internship:
- Basic programming skills (Python or Matlab)
- Basic mathematical background (linear algebra, statistical analysis, differential equations)
- NB BSc course NWI-BB021B - Neurobiophysics (6 EC) is recommended