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The Committee on
Computational Neuroscience sponsors programs for undergraduates from
both the University
of Chicago and
from other institutions.
Minor
in
Computational Neuroscience
The minor
in
Computational Neuroscience is offered by the Division of Biological
Sciences
and is available to University
of Chicago
students. This
minor is a good option for Biological Sciences majors interested in
mathematical approaches to biology, or for students majoring in
Computer
Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology or Statistics who are
interested in
neuroscience. Students electing this
minor must have completed, or placed out of, the equivalent of a year
of
collegiate level calculus and completed the biological sciences general
education requirement. The minor requires
completion of two, course sequences, Bios 24221, 24222, 24223
(Computational
Neuroscience I, II and III) and Bios 29405, 29406 and 29407
(Mathematical and
Statistical Methods for Neuroscience I, II, and complete a one-quarter
elective
course in a quantitative science relevant to neuroscience.
Students who
elect the minor program are required to meet with the chair of the
Committee on
Computational Neuroscience by the end of Spring Quarter of their third
year. Students must obtain formal
approval from the chair to complete the minor program on a form
obtained from
their College adviser and returned to the adviser by the deadline above. No courses in the minor can be double counted
with the student’s major(s) or with other minors; nor can they be
counted
toward general education requirements. Students must earn a B- average
in
courses counted toward the minor.
NIH
Fellowship
Program in Computational Neuroscience
This program
provides a two-year fellowship for students who are doing the
computational
neuroscience minor and working on a project in a faculty laboratory. It is open only to University of Chicago
students.
NIH
Summer
Program in Neuroscience and Neuroengineering
This program
provides a stipend for students working in a neuroscience laboratory
during the
summer quarter. In addition to working
on a research project, students attend lectures three times a week that
expose
them to a wide range of topics in neuroscience.
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