Through its links to CUNY Doctoral Programs in Biology and to the American Museum of Natural History it provides interdisciplinary training in Neuroscience and Animal Behavior, and resources for laboratory and field research with a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate species, including insects, reptiles, amphibia, fish, birds, small mammals, and humans. A series of laboratory rotations during the first two years facilitates selection of a Dissertation sponsor and interdisciplinary dissertations are encouraged. Faculty research interests include neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, conditioning and learning, visual processes, memory, psycholinguistics, neuroendocrine mechanisms in behavior, bird song, animal orientation and communication, neural control of eating and drinking, motor control mechanisms, and cellular and systems development in animal and humans.
Tuition is moderate and teaching assistantships and tuition waivers are available.
A brochure is available from the Biopsychology Program at the Hunter College address. The Office of Residence Life assists students with housing needs. The Graduate School maintains a residence for students at 120 West 44th Street, near the Avenue of the Americas, a two-minute walk to the Graduate Center. Known as West Hall, The Graduate School Residence provides 114 rooms, which are rented on a twelve month basis. A bulletin board on the second floor of the Graduate Center lists both available apartments and students' requests for particular housing arrangements.