Tuition Fee
Start Date
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
48 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
PhD
Major
Neurology | Biomedical Sciences
Area of study
Health
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
The PhD program in Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge focuses on research in areas such as animal social behavior, learning and memory, and addiction. Required coursework includes Neuroscience Research Dialogues I-IV. The program culminates in a thesis and oral defense. Graduates may pursue careers in academia, research, or industry.
Program Outline
Outline:
The PhD program in Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge has a focus on research in the following areas:
- Animal social behavior
- Learning and memory
- Decision making
- Addiction
- Developmental plasticity (including the effects of brain injury, stress and drugs on brain development)
- Neural coding
- Motor control
- Comparative neuroanatomy
- Comparative behavioural analysis
- Attention
- Robotics The program requires completion of coursework, a comprehensive examination, a thesis, and a thesis oral defense. Required courses for the PhD program in Neuroscience include:
- Neuroscience 7901 - Neuroscience Research Dialogues I (0.75 credit hours)
- Neuroscience 7902 - Neuroscience Research Dialogues II (0.75 credit hours)
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