Contact:
Pam Komarek,
M.Ed.
University of Maryland
2131 Bio-Psych Bldg. #144
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: (301) 405-8910
FAX: (301) 314-9358
E-mail: sandyd@umd.edu
WWW: http://www.nacs.umd.edu
Year Established: 1996
Total Number of Faculty: 111
Total Number of Full-time Enrolled Students: 38
US Citizens: 66%
Female: 50%
Under-represented Minorities: 10%
Native Americans: 2%
African American/Black (not of Hispanic Origin): 8
Total Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
16
Number of Faculty Who Have Supervised Graduate Student Thesis Projects in the
Last Five Years: 31
Average Number of Years to Complete Program: 55-7
Program Description: Our NACS Graduate Program offers world-class interdisciplinary training in several broad areas: Systems neuroscience, molecular and cellular neuroscience, computational and cognitive neuroscience, and cognitive science. Within and across these areas, we have faculty with internationally renowned research programs in vision, audition, sensorimotor integration, synaptic plasticity, language and communication, learning, memory and decision making, and neuromorphic engineering. These research programs are housed in over 14 different departments, which participate in the NACS Graduate Program in College Park. Through our partnerships with the National Institutes of Health and Children's National Medical Center, NACS graduate students may also receive research training in laboratories of adjunct faculty at neighboring institutions.
Admission Requirements:
Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university
3.0 overall GPA
General GRE
Undergraduate coursework appropriate to the proposed field of graduate study
Most successful applicants will have some research experience (not required)
How or Where to Apply: http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/gss/admission.htm
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: http://www.testudo.umd.edu
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: varies
Day-Care Facilities Available and Costs Per Month: none
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: Teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships available
How, if necessary, to Apply: Not necessary to apply
Last revised February 2007
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