Overview

About the Program

NSB brings together faculty members from various departments to provide exciting, cutting-edge research training. The Neuroscience and Behavior program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst spans several areas of research including: Neuroendocrinology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Animal Behavior and Learning, Neural and Behavioral Development, and Sensorimotor, Cognitive, and Computational Neuroscience.

Neuroscience is arguably the most challenging and exciting of all scientific frontiers. All voluntary and involuntary actions, perceptions, feelings, and thoughts are controlled by the brain and nervous system, yet the most fundamental questions about how these events are accomplished remain the most complex puzzle imaginable for us to solve.

Neuroscientists study questions of how the nervous system works, how it interacts with the other systems of the body, and how the outside world influences the nervous system. Neuroscience and Behavior continues to attract researchers from virtually every other scientific field, ranging from physics, chemistry, engineering, and molecular biology to cognitive and social psychology and psychiatry. The ongoing development of innovative techniques at the molecular and organismic levels continues to drive an explosive growth in knowledge and interdisciplinary collaborations that provide myriad opportunities for unraveling the complexities of behavior and mental processes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

Research methodology

Responsible Conduct of Research, Ethics in Life Sciences

Primate Behavior

Nature and Methods of Inquiry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amherst Center, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Applicants should demonstrate substantial undergraduate training in the biological and physical sciences

Successful applicants normally have their undergraduate degree in a biological/life science discipline or in experimental psychology

Undergraduate coursework of all applicants should include several semesters of biological science, organic chemistry and/or biochemistry, two semesters of mathematics (through calculus), one semester of statistics and at least two courses in neurobiology or physiological psychology

B average or above in undergraduate and/or graduate-level coursework

At least two strong letters of recommendation

GRE scores

Tuition Fees

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37269 USD / year

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37269 USD / year

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17969 USD / year

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Additional Details

Regional: $32,772

Living costs

Amherst Center

United States

1228 - 2543 USD / month

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