Greenville, USA
DEGREE TYPE
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 36,364 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* additional fees apply for international students: services fee $1000 | medical insurance $1600
Key Summary
Introduction
Neuroscience is the newest of the sciences—barely a century old. Thiel College’s multi-disciplinary program brings together faculty members from across the college so that you can set your studies to fit your interests from analyzing molecules to exploring societal interaction.
Our adherence to a liberal arts curriculum allows you to connect what you’re learning about the brain to art, literature, and history and fits with your ultimate career goals.
Major Features
- Develop an interdisciplinary knowledge base in neuroscience and actively contribute to your own professional development.
- Refine your communication skills.
- Work in small classes that provide plenty of personal attention.
- Receive the opportunity to study abroad in places such as England and Germany.
- Participate in internships or research programs across the country.
Program Outcome
The goals of this interdisciplinary program are:
- To provide students with a rigorous didactic and experiential program in the context of a liberal arts perspective, in order to develop an interdisciplinary knowledge base in neuroscience;
- To prepare students for vocations within the field of neuroscience;
- To provide students with excellent preparation for graduate and/or professional school.
A student who graduates from Thiel College with a major in neuroscience will:
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of the molecular, cellular, anatomical, and physiological mechanisms underlying sensory perception, movement, behavior, and disease,
- Understand the techniques and methods used in neuroscience research,
- Understand how to design, execute and interpret experiments,
- Demonstrate clear communications skills, in both written and oral form, and
- Actively contribute to their own professional development.
Curriculum
Major Requirements – Bachelor of Arts Degree
Core Courses
- NSCI 101 Brain and Behavior
- NSCI 202 Introduction to Neuroscience
- NSCI 303 Techniques in Neuroscience
- NSCI 313 Junior Seminar in Neuroscience
- NSCI 404 Advanced Neuroscience
- NSCI 414 Senior Seminar in Neuroscience
- NSCI 489 Internship in Neuroscience
- NSCI 499 Independent Research in Neuroscience
Related Courses
- PSY 150 General Psychology
- PSY 233 Statistics for the Social Sciences
Choose TWO of the following:
- PSY 223 Social Psychology
- PSY 241 Abnormal Behavior
- PSY 255 Lifespan Development
- PSY 262 Child Development
- PSY 272 Adulthood and Aging
- PSY 342 Cognitive Psychology
- PSY 352 Sensation and Perception
- PSY 450 Topics in Psychology
Choose ONE of the following:
- PHIL 267 Ethics
- PHIL 387 Medical Ethics
- REL 200 Contemporary Ethical Issues
Elective Courses – Choose TWO, from TWO different departments
Note: elective courses may have prerequisites not listed here
- BIO 272 Animal Behavior
- BIO 284 Human Anatomy
- BIO 290 Cell Biology
- BIO 294 Human Physiology
- BIO 322 Genetics
- BIO 343 Developmental Biology
- BIO 399 Molecular Biology
- CSD 213 Nature and Development of Language
- CSD 214 Speech and Hearing Science
- CSD 215 A&P of the Vocal Mechanism
- CSD 500 Neurology of Communication Disorders
- CHEM 345 Biochemistry I
- CHEM 348 Biochemistry II
- CHEM 440 Advanced Topics Biochemistry
- ENGL 317 Linguistics
- NSCI 320 Neuropharmacology
- NSCI 330 Neuroanatomy
- NSCI 340 Neuroendocrinology
- NSCI 350 Neuroscience Diseases and Disorders
- NSCI 390 Special Topics in Neuroscience
- PHIL 347 Philosophy of Mind
- PHYS 164 OR PHYS 184 Introduction to Physics II
- REL 250 Psychology of Religion
- SOC 281 Sociology of Aging
- SOC 391 Medical Sociology
Career Opportunities
What do you do with a degree in neuroscience? Just about anything you want to do!
Thiel College neuroscience majors go on to become physicians, chiropractors, pharmacists, physical therapists, teachers, lab technicians, and more. The median salary for a neuroscientist is $73,590*.
*Job and salary information from payscale
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarship Opportunities
Thiel College offers scholarships to students for reasons such as academic success, community service or involvement, exemplary leadership, and more! The scholarships available to neuroscience majors are:
- Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship at Thiel College
- The Dr. Judith A Crissman '64 Endowed Scholarship Fund
- The Maenpa Family Biotechnology Endowed Scholarship Fund at Thiel College
- Elizabeth McElhaney Scholarship
- J. Scott Morrison Endowment for Science and Religion
- Arthur E. Smith Scholarship Fund
- TWC Amelia Earhart Scholarship
- Irene Wintersteen Memorial Science Scholarship
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