A Neuroscience Degree to Demystify the Brain and Behavior

Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field of study, which examines the nervous system and advances the understanding of human and animal thought, emotion, and behavior. Objectives of neuroscientists include: describing the human and animal brains and their typical function, determining how the nervous system develops, matures, and maintains itself throughout the lifespan, and finding ways to prevent, cure or treat symptoms of many debilitating neurological, psychiatric, and developmental disorders.

The Neuroscience Program at Elon is built upon a belief that interdisciplinary agility developed with breadth and depth across multiple disciplines will enable our graduates and future leaders to solve complex scientific problems. Students will develop foundational and applied knowledge, practice scientific inquiry and experimentation, consider how neuroscience can impact societal and global issues, effectively communicate scientific ideas for a range of audience, and cultivate an awareness of and preparation for success in their career pathways.

As a neuroscience student, you will explore broadly the theories and practices of multiple scientific fields, integrate disciplines in unique Neuroscience seminar style coursework, and develop depth in elective areas that best sate your intellectual curiosity while preparing you for graduate study or careers. Our curriculum includes:

• Neuroscience A.B.
• Neuroscience B.S.
• Neuroscience B.S. – Exercise Neuroscience
• Neuroscience Minor

This program will provide students with the fundamental knowledge and training needed to pursue careers and post-graduate studies in fields related to cognitive science, behavioral medicine, human development and aging, health and disease, rehabilitation, biomedical research, animal behavior, human-machine interactions and many other emerging disciplines.

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