The graduate program in neuroscience leads to a Ph.D. degree in biomedical sciences and, by special arrangement, may be combined with an M.D. degree program. All are faculty members of the Graduate School. These faculty members represent the major areas of neuroscience research and training at the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center. Emphasis is placed on the Doctor of Philosophy degree, although a Master of Science degree may be obtained. Tutorials and individual research projects are an integral part of this area of study.
Advanced seminars are available on a variety of neuroscience topics.
The assistantships require no service other than degree-related academic activities. They also provide all or the majority of the students' medical and dental insurance. After the first year, students are supported by traineeships, research assistantships, a variety of special fellowships, and training grants from the National Institutes of Health. Students who are employed on at least a half-time basis by the University as graduate research assistants or who hold certain competitive fellowships are considered state residents for the purpose of tuition assessment. For additional information on Neuroscience Graduate Training, visit the website of the Program in Neuroscience of the University of Texas-Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.