ChooseWhy Choose This Program?
Why Study Neuroscience at Goucher?
Neuroscience is a dynamic and rapidly evolving field that draws on multiple disciplines throughout the sciences. It is inherently innovative, with clear connections to human experience. The Neuroscience major at Goucher offers an interdisciplinary pathway with experiential learning opportunities for students who want to explore the nervous system and its application to human behavior across a wide range of contexts.
LearnWhat Will You Learn?
What Will You Learn?
Students will obtain a strong foundation in biology and psychology, integrated with courses in research methods and hands-on research opportunities throughout the major. The Neuroscience curriculum aligns with Goucher’s emphasis on experiential education, allowing students to extend their intellectual growth beyond traditional academic settings. Through the lens of mind-brain-behavior relationships, students will explore questions about human nature, fostering insights into consciousness, perception, and interaction with the world.
DoWhat Will You Do?
What Will You Do?
Neuroscience students will take classes across a variety of disciplines, and will have unique opportunities to engage in experiential learning. Through mentored research experiences, internships, and engagement with real-world issues, students will apply their classroom learning to practical situations and learn firsthand how neuroscience can be used as a tool for solving complex problems.
Neuroscience Program Course Curriculum
Faculty
Program Contact
Gillian Starkey, Associate Professor of Psychology: cognitive neuroscience and human EEG
Affiliate Faculty
Jay Garaycochea, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences: cellular, molecular, and anatomical neuroscience and animal electrophysiology
Study Abroad
Students completing the Neuroscience major are not required to take neuroscience courses while abroad, but many study abroad programs do offer relevant courses that students may choose.
Opportunities & Internships
For the Neuroscience major capstone, students will either join a lab, where they will be closely mentored by a faculty member in neuroscience research techniques, or they will work in collaboration with a faculty mentor to conduct an independent research project.
Students may also complete supervised internships at a variety of placements around the Baltimore area, including The John Hopkins University, Kennedy Krieger Institute, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and others.