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Major Neuroscience

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Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Dierk Reiff

The "Neuroscience" major provides intensive basic training and offers a variety of opportunities for further development and specialization, corresponding to the multidisciplinary expertise of our faculty. In the first year, two comprehensive modules cover important substance and methods of modern neuroscience. Building on this knowledge, for the second year we offer the possibility of specialization in Systemic Neurophysiology, Developmental Neurobiology, Computational Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience or Applied Neuroscience. The study program is concluded with a master thesis in the chosen field of specialization.

This can be done in the faculty of biology, in institutes of the medical faculty oriented toward neuroscience research, across-faculty research facilities of the university of Freiburg such as the Bernstein Center Freiburg and the cluster of excellence BrainLinks-BrainTools. We welcome highly qualified applicants to join us in the quest for better understanding brain function and brain disorders.

Content and structure of the M.Sc. Biology - Major Neuroscience

  First Semester
mandatory.png Experimental Design and Statistics 3 ECTS ECTS_en.png
Orientation module “Neuroscience - The Basics” (OM-05)
  • Hands-on training in experimental neurophysiology, extra- and intracellular recording of neuronal activity
  • Functional neuroanatomy and histology, various staining techniques
 9 ECTS
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  • Translational Biologie (OM-01), or
  • Genetics & Developmental Biology (OM-02), or
  • Immunobiology (OM-03), or
  • Biochemistry & Microbiology (OM-04), or
  • Plant sciences (OM-06), or
  • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (OM-07)
 9 ECTS
Orientation module offered by other Majors
  • Translational Biologie (OM-01), or
  • Genetics & Developmental Biology (OM-02), or
  • Immunobiology (OM-03), or
  • Biochemistry & Microbiology (OM-04), or
  • Plant sciences (OM-06), or
  • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (OM-07)
 9 ECTS

 

⇒ Module guide "Orientation Modules"

mandatory.png Neurobiology (SP1-05)
  • Basic mathematics, programming in PYTHON
  • Methods for data analysis and modeling
  • Neuron models, network models
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 		 Neurobiology in genetic model organisms
  • Behavior in wild type and transgenic worms and flies
  • Links between neuronal function and the execution of behavior
 9 ECTS
Optophysiology
  • Analysis and description of neuronal signals and structure
 9 ECTS
Bioinformatics
  • Practical experience into applied bioinformatics, focus on sequence analysis
 9 ECTS
Developmental Neuroscience
  • Designing, conducting and analyzing neurodevelopmental experiments
 9 ECTS
Cognitive Neuroscience
  • interdisciplinary; concepts and methods of cognitive neurosciences
 9 ECTS
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  • Another of the above listed elective modules A, oder
  • One of the elective modules offered by other Majors, oder
  • Laboratory internship, oder
  • Business internship (company, industry), oder
  • Modules offered by other faculties, oder
  • Modules offered by other universities (abroad)
 9 ECTS

 

⇒ Module guide "Major modules I"

⇒ Module guide "Elective modules"

elective.png Computational Neuroscience
  • Scientific Programming in PYTHON
  • Programming and simulating
  • Models of neurons and networks
  • Systems' Neurophysiology
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Neurodevelopment
  • Scientific Programming in PYTHON
  • Molecular Mechanisms of nervous system development
  • Relevance to human disease
 21 ECTS
Neurophysiology
  • Scientific Programming in PYTHON
  • Advanced electrophysiology
  • Recording from acute slices
  • Systems' Neurophysiology
 21 ECTS
Neurogenetics
  • Scientific Programming in PYTHON
 21 ECTS
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  • Preparation for the Master thesis
 9 ECTS

 

⇒ Module guide "Major modules II"

Master_en.png Master thesis
  • 6 months research project in one of the groups participating in the Major Neuroscience
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Master thesis seminar
  • oral presentation of the results of the master thesis
 6 ECTS

 

reiff.jpg Prof. Dierk F. Reiff (Animal Physiology, Neurobiology and Behavior)
aertsen.jpg Prof. Ad Aertsen (Neurobiology and Biophysics)
baumeister.jpg Prof. Ralf Baumeister (Neurogenetics)
reiff.jpg Prof. Johann Bollmann (Neural circuits and behavior)
diester.jpg Prof. Ilka Diester (Optophysiology)
driever.jpg Prof. Wolfgang Driever (Developmental Neuroscience)
leibold.jpg Prof. Christian Leibold (Theoretical Systems Neuroscience)
mehring.jpg Prof. Carsten Mehring (Neurobiology and Neurotechnology)
rotter.jpg Prof. Stefan Rotter (Computational Neuroscience)
straw.jpg Prof. Andrew Straw (Animal Physiology, Neurobiology and Behavior)

 

 

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Master of Science in Neuroscience

The Faculty of Biology together with the Technical Faculty and the Faculty of Economics and Behavioural Sciences also offers an M.Sc. Neuroscience. The international and interdisciplinary M.Sc. Neuroscience provides combined experimental and theoretical training in both the foundations of neuroscience and the latest research in the field. Click here for further information (http://www.mscneuro.uni-freiburg.de)
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