Programme of Neuroscience
The structure for the Master specialisation Neuroscience for the Master of Science in Medical Biology is:
24 EC mandatory courses:
- NWI-BM073 Trends in Stem Cell Biology (3 EC)
- NWI-BM044B Systems Neuroscience (3 EC)*
- NWI-BM053B Behavioural Neuroscience (3 EC)*
- NWI-BM001D Molecular and cellular Neurobiology (6 EC)
- NWI-NM103B Methods in Neuroscience (3 EC)*
- NWI-BM059 Systematic Reviews in Neuroscience (6 EC)
* these courses (15 EC in total) are the courses specifically belonging to this specialisation. You'll follow these courses together with students from other masterprogrammes such as Physics, Science and Molecular Life Sciences. The other courses are compulsory courses for Medical Biology students.
6 EC thesis
72 EC research internships (36 EC each)
15 EC free space for optional courses or extension of internships (6 EC max.)
Choose at least 3 EC from the following list:
- NWI-BM010C Advanced Adaptation Physiology (3 EC)
- NWI-BM032C Advanced Endocrinology (3 EC)
- NWI-BM004C Apoptosis (3 EC)
- NWI-BM016C Cellular Imaging in Four Dimensions (3 EC)
- NWI-BM066 Computation for Biologists (3 EC)
- NWI-BM062 Epigenomics in Health and Disease (3 EC)
- NWI-BM050B Human Fertility (3 EC)
- NWI-BM045B Human Genetics (3 EC)
- NWI-BM024D Laboratory Animal Science (3 EC)
- NWI-LM011 Metabolism, Transport and Motility (3 EC)
- NWI-LM012 Mol.Asp. Host Def., Tissue Destruction and Repair (3 EC)
- NWI-BM049B Molecular Mechanisms of Novel Therapeutics (3 EC)
- NWI-BM061 Neurogenomics of Speech, Language and Reading Disorders (3 EC)
- NWI-BM015C Oncology (3 EC)
- NWI-BM041B Principles of Systems Biology (3 EC)
- NWI-BM064 Proteïn Dynamics and Networks (3 EC)
- NWI-BM007C Working with Radionuclides Level 5B (2 EC)
Of the remaining 12 EC, 6 EC is completely free, the remaining 6 EC should have a natural scientific character. For students interested in the more technical aspects of neuroscience, the following courses might be relevant:
- NWI-NM080B Quantitative Brain Networks (6 EC)
- NWI-NM067B Data Analysis (3 EC)
- Other courses offered by Neurophysics
Courses offered in the Cognitive Neuroscience programme could also be of interest.
3 EC Philosophy course