Digital Neuroscience University of Fribourg

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Digital Neuroscience program from University of Fribourg emphasises learning about applied neuroscience topics and the acquisition of programming skills that will enable students to develop intelligent solutions in their future employment and/or develop a research career in digital neuroscience.

The offered classes fall broadly into three partially overlapping domains, namely computing, ergonomics and neuroscience. Courses start in the autumn semester with mandatory classes on Python programming on one hand and the fundamentals of neuroscience on the other hand, to bring students up to speed with the essential topics in these domains, which provide the foundation for successfully participating in the more advanced courses. During the 2nd semester in spring, students will acquire critical skills in basic machine learning and will advance their neuroscience education towards current topics in digital neuroscience. During the next autumn semester, students will participate in courses offered by the Department of Informatics on advanced machine learning. And in the following spring semester they will take a class in app development. During the 2nd semester of their studies, students will start on their master thesis project and will continuously attend a master colloquium on digital neuroscience. In addition to these compulsory courses, most of them dedicated towards digital neuroscience, students will have the opportunity to select additional optional courses from a wide variety of existing classes in order to advance their academic and professional profile in the areas of Neuroscience, Computing and Digitalisation as well as man-machine interactions.

We expect an already high and increasing demand of students of Digital Neuroscience in companies and start-ups related to digital mental and physical health applications and related fields, including man-machine applications. The master's degree also provides a solid foundation for doctoral studies, where students can capitalise upon the acquired knowledge and skills. A doctorate can then provide potential access to academic and management leadership positions within Switzerland or abroad.