Upon successful completion of the BS in Neuroscience, UT Dallas students will have a firm grasp of the fundamentals of the nervous system, including its cellular physiology, chemical communication mechanisms and functional anatomy.

• Students will understand the principles of the nervous system and be able to apply this knowledge in medical training or other professional training programs where advanced knowledge of the nervous system is required.
• Students will have training in scientific writing and scientific presentation skills, as well as a working knowledge of evaluation of the primary scientific literature.
• Students will understand how nervous system dysfunction relates to disease. This basic knowledge will help them in professional medical training, working in industry solving medical problems and/or in pursuit of a research career.