Wake Forest University

Program Information

Degree Offered

PhD

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Neurosciences PhD track hosts a graduate program that includes more than 90 participating faculty members across 16 departments who study how the nervous system works, how it develops, and how it can be affected by disease and damage. A distinctive feature of our neuroscience community is that state-of-the-art research is carried out within an environment of remarkable openness and collegiality, which provides not only a foundation for numerous collaborations within and across departments, but also unlimited opportunities for training, mastering new techniques, and learning about the wide range of professional opportunities available to young neuroscientists. The research of our graduate students spans virtually the whole realm of modern neuroscience, including molecular, developmental and behavioral neurobiology, as well as cognitive and computational neuroscience. Students in the Neurosciences track also engage with the community through a sustained outreach program that includes involvement with the Brain Awareness Council and the local chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, which was named Chapter of the Year in 2009.

Accreditation:

Wake Forest University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Midsize City

Size & Settings: 5,000 - 9,999