CognitiveNeuroscience--CombinedPh.D.TripleMajor:
Neuroscience+CognitiveScience+HomeDept.
ThisdocumentreflectsrequirementsfromtheNeuroscienceandCognitiveSciencePrograms
Totalnumberofunits=28-34
1. Core(11-14units):
• SurveyandIntegrationofNeuroscienceI(NRSC5100;2credithoursfor
advancedstudents;5credithoursforstudentswithoutadvanced
preparation)
• SurveyandIntegrationofNeuroscienceII(NRSC5110;3credithours)
• IssuesandMethods(listedinmultipledepartments;2credithours)
• CognitiveSciencePracticum(listedinmultipledepartments;2credit
hours—equivalentpracticuminhomedept.maysubstitute)
• CognitiveScienceTopics(2creditshours)(Thisclasscomesina1unit
version(attendInstitutetalks)ora2unitversion(AttendInstitutetalks
plusmeettodiscussthosepresentations).Thus,onemusteithertakeit
for1semesterfor2unitsor2semestersfor1unit.
2. DepthCourses(6-9units)
Pickfromtablebelow
3. RelatedDisciplineSpecialization(11+units)
Pickfromtablebelow(currentlymaynotbeacompletelist–checkwith
Advisor)
DepartmentofComputerScience,
CollegeofEngineering
NeuralNetworks/Machine
CSCI5622-3
Learning
CSCI5919-3
HCI:SurveyandSynthesis
CSCI6622-3
AdvancedNeuralNetworks
/MachineLearning
DepartmentofElectricaland
ComputerEngineering,Collegeof
EngineeringandAppliedScience
NeuralSignals
ECEN5811-3
Brains,MindsandComputers
ECEN5831-3
DepartmentofPsychology,College ofArtsandSciences
PSYC5032-3
PSYC5052-4
PSYC5072
PSYC5082(2or3unitsdepending
onthespecificoffering)
NRSC5082-3
PSYC5092-3
PSYC5102-3
NRSC5100-5
NRSC5110-3
PSYC5112-3
PSYC5132-3
PSYC5145-4
PSYC5162-3
PSYC5175-4
PSYC5212-3
PSYC5232-3
PSYC5262-3
PSYC5272-3
PSYC5385-3
PSYC5606-3
NeurobiologyofLearningand
Memory
BehavioralNeuroscience
(overlapswithNRSC5100,
dependingonInstructor)Clinical
Neuroscience
Seminar:SpecialTopicsin
Biopsychology;canbetaken
multipletimes
NeuralCircuitsofLearningand
DecisionMaking
HormonesandBehavior
AdvancedBehavioralGenetics
SurveyandIntegrationof
NeuroscienceI(NRSC5100;2
credithoursforadvanced
students;5credithoursfor
studentswithoutadvanced
preparation)
SurveyandIntegrationof
NeuroscienceII(NRSC5110;3
credithours)
Concepts-BehaviorGenetics
BehavioralNeuropharmacology
AdvancedCognitivePsychology
DevelopmentalBehavioral
Genetics
ComputationalCognitive
Neuroscience
Gerontology:AMultidisciplinary
Perspective
MolecularGenetics/Behavior
MammalianNeuroanatomy
NeuronalPlasticity
Ethology/Comparative
Psychology
Social/PersonalityPsychProsem
PSYC5665-2
PSYC5665-2
PSYC5685-2
PSYC5685-2
PSYC5741:
PSYC5815-2
PSYC5815-2
PSYC5825-2
NRSC6100-2
PSYC6911-1-3
PSYC7536-3
PSYC7536-3
DepartmentofSpeech,Language
andHearingSciences,Collegeof
ArtsandSciences
SLHS5252-3
SLHS5282-3
SLHS5292-3
SLHS5576-2
SLHS6006-3
SLHS6564-3
SLHS7100-3
SLHS7250-3
SLHS7540-3
SLHS8206-3
Prosem:Higher-levelperception&
attention
Prosem:Learningandmemory
Prosem:SensoryProcesses
Prosem:ResearchMethods
QuantitativeMethodsin
Neuroscience
Prosem:Language
Prosem:Higher-levelcognition
ExecutiveFunctionProseminar
AdvancesinNeuroscience
ResearchPracticum
TheoriesandResearchinEmotion
TheSocialBrain
AcquiredAdultLanguageDisorders
AcquiredCognitiveDisorders
MotorSpeechDisorders
CommunicationNeuroscience
AdvancedHearingScience
AuditoryProcesses:
Neurodiagnostics
CognitiveBasesofHuman
CommunicationanditsDisorders
ResearchMethodsinLanguage
Development(sameasLing7250)
AuditoryProcesses:Physiology,
Assessment,andManagementof
theVestibularSystem
ModelsofSpeechProductionand
Perception
CreditHourRequirements
Atotalof28-34hoursofgraduatelevelcoursesfromthelistofCore,Depth,and
Breadthcourses(seeabove)arerequiredfortheCombinedNeuroscienceCognitive
Science+CoreDisciplinePhD.Morecoursesmayberequiredifthestudentpursues
topicsoutsideofthecognitiveneurosciencetrack,takingothercourseslistedinthe
approvedcourselistingsfortheNeuroscience,CognitiveScience,orCoreDiscipline
degreesthatdonotappearabove.Ofthese28-34hours,11or14hoursconsistof
CorebreadthandintegrationcoursesforCognitiveNeuroscientists,6-9hours
consistofCognitiveNeurosciencedepthcourses,andtheremainderarederived
fromCognitiveNeuroscience-relateddisciplinespecializationcourses.
ComprehensiveExamination
Inaccordancewiththegraduateschoolrequirements,studentswillberequiredto
takeacomprehensiveexam,whichtheymustpassinordertoadvancetodoctoral
candidacystatus.Successfulcompletion(gradeofB-orbetter)oftheSurveyand
IntegrationofNeuroscienceIandIIcourseswillfulfilltheNeurosciencecomponent
ofthecomprehensiveexam.Inaddition,thestudentmustpassacomprehensive
examintheirareaofspecialization.Theformatofthisspecialtycomprehensive
examwillbedeterminedbythestudent'sadvisorandwillbeappropriateforthe
advisor'sdepartment/programofaffiliation,butmustalsobeinterdisciplinaryin
naturetofulfilltheCognitiveSciencecomponentofthecomprehensiveexam.
Thesis
AllCognitiveNeurosciencePhDstudentswillberequiredtocompleteadoctoral
thesiswithaprimaryCognitiveNeurosciencefocus.Thethesis/dissertationwill
representoriginalstate-of-theartresearchofqualitysuitableforpublicationina
reputablescientificjournal.Thestudent'sthesisadvisormustbeaparticipating
facultymemberoftheCognitiveNeurosciencefaculty.Inaddition,thestudent's
thesiscommitteemustincludeatleast1additionalNeurosciencefacultymember
andoneCognitiveSciencefacultymemberfromoutsidethestudent'sareaof
specialization.InaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheGraduateSchool,the
student'scommitteemustbecomprisedofaminimumof5facultymembersthat
havegraduatefacultyappointments.Thecommitteewillbeformedbythestudent's
advisor,uponapprovaloftheslateofmembersbytheAcademicDirectorsofthe
NeuroscienceandCognitiveSciencecombinedPhDPrograms.