Director: Professor Simon

Graduate Advisor: Professor J. R. Simon, Institute of Psychiatric Research 112, (317) 274-4730

Degrees Offered: Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy

Special Program Requirements
Master of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Courses

Special Program Requirements

(See also general University Graduate School requirements.)

Admission Requirements
Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biological sciences, physics, mathematics, or psychology, which includes courses in general chemistry (8 credit hours), organic chemistry (8 credit hours), physics (4 credit hours), biological sciences (8 credit hours), and mathematics through calculus. Promising students may be accepted even though certain undergraduate prerequisites may be lacking, but must remove deficiencies during the first year of graduate study. The Graduate Record Examination General Test results must be available before applicants are considered for admission.

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Master of Science

Course Requirements
At least 30 credit hours, including at least 17 credit hours of approved courses and at least 6 credit hours of research.

Thesis
Required.

Final Examination
Comprehensive oral examination.

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Doctor of Philosophy

Course Requirements
A total of 90 credit hours, including dissertation. A minimum of 45 credit hours must be in course work, the remainder in research. Core courses include B835, D527, F809, G532, N801, and P615 (see below). Additional appropriate courses in the Departments of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Medical Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology and Biophysics, and Psychology will be accepted for credit toward the major with prior approval of the student's advisor.

Minor
Must be taken in one of the basic medical sciences associated with the Medical Neurobiology Program: anatomy, biochemistry, medical genetics, microbiology and immunology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology and biophysics.

Final Examination
Oral defense of dissertation.

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Courses

N800 Research in Medical Neurobiology (cr. arr.) P: consent of instructor with whom research is being done. Supervised literature and laboratory research in selected area(s) of medical neurobiology.

N801 Seminar—Topics in Medical Neurobiology (1 cr.) Required of all graduate students in program. Recent topics in medical neurobiology covered by literature and research reports and discussions by faculty, graduate students, and invited guest lecturers.

N802 Techniques of Effective Grant Writing (3 cr.)

Anatomy

D527 Neuroanatomy (5 cr.)

D876 Neurotransmitter and Neuroendocrine Cytology and Anatomy (3 cr.)

Biochemistry

B500 Introductory Biochemistry (3 cr.)

B835 Neurochemisty (3 cr.)

B836 Advanced Topics in Neurochemistry (2 cr.)

Graduate

G532 Neural Substrates for Sensorimotor Control (3 cr.)

G865 Fundamental Molecular Biology (2-5 cr.) P: B800 or equivalent. Principles of molecular structure, function, and biosynthesis; core information regarding prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene continuity and metabolic coordination; introduction to multicellular systems and problems.

Pharmacology and Toxicology

F602 Pharmacology: Lecture (5 cr.)

F809 Neuropharmacology (3 cr.)

F810 Pharmacology of Autonomic Cardiovascular Control: Central and Peripheral Mechanisms (3 cr.)

Psychology

P615 Behavioral Neuroscience (3 cr.)

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