Doctor of Philosophy in Psychological Sciences - Neuroscience

The goal of the graduate program in neuroscience is to form world-class scientists who have the broad conceptual knowledge to understand the important issues of the field, and the know-how and hands-on experience to resolve these issues. The program introduces students to current research strategies aimed at understanding how brain structure and function produces behavior and cognition.
Faculty in the neuroscience program are broadly concerned with the neural bases of perception, action, and cognition, as well as with the plasticity and evolution of the underlying brain systems. Faculty use neurophysiological, neuroanatomical, neurochemical, functional imaging, psychophysical, and computational methods. Particular areas of expertise include neural plasticity, sensory system organization with a special emphasis on vision and visual processing, object recognition, attention, and decision making.

Qualified applicants with bachelor's or comparable non-U.S. degrees are eligible for admission to the Graduate School. Applications from international students with three- year bachelor's degrees will also be considered.
Applicants must upload an unofficial copy of transcripts from prior undergraduate and graduate work as part of their online application for admission. Official transcripts are required only after an offer of admission is made and accepted.
The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL PBT (paper- based test) is 570, and for the TOEFL iBT (internet- based test), 88. Many programs, however, require a considerably higher level of proficiency.
IELTS, the minimum acceptable score will vary by program. In many cases, a score of at least 7.0 is desirable.