Neuroscience (Neurasmus)

The Neuroscience (Neurasmus) program from University of Bordeauxoffers you the opportunity to learn about neuroscience in some of Europe’s most prestigious universities, to learn research through lab rotations and internships with access to hundreds of state-of-the-art laboratories, to develop a wide professional network and to benefit from workshops on various trans-disciplinary themes.

The Neuroscience (Neurasmus) program from University of Bordeaux offers a diversity of expertise that covers all fields of modern neuroscience: from neurogenetics and neurogenomics, cellular and molecular neurobiology, neurophysiology, neurophotonics, physiology and pathophysiology of neural plasticity, to medical neurosciences. All partners are sites of excellence in neuroscience and have a proven track record of close collaboration.

Key Facts

Depending on the track chosen, students spend their first and second semesters in Amsterdam/ Berlin/Bordeaux/ Göttingen . The Board of Education agrees on the first, second or third wish according to the selection ranking and intake capacity of partner institutions.At the end of the first semester, students choose a subspecialty which defines the partner university(ies) for the 2nd year. It is part of the student’s Personal Training Plan (PTP). Students have up to the end of first year / start of third semester to choose the subject of their Master Thesis. Students then spend their third and fourth semesters in one or two locations: Amsterdam / Berlin / Bordeaux / Göttingen /Laval.

Semester 1 and 2: Core curriculum

• Students will study different domains ofNeuroscience and provided with the basic knowledge theyneed through a commonly agreed core curriculum (corecourses).In addition, every student conducts research projects(laboratory rotations) in different participating departments.Research projects involve experimental work, data analysisand a written laboratory report.

Semester 3: Advanced courses

• The choice of the advanced courses (30 ECTS), in association with the initial track, will define the subspeciality training obtained by the student.

Semester 4: Master thesis

• Students complete a six month research project or industrial placement leading to a Master Thesis (30 ECTS). It takes place in a location defined according to the Personal Training Plan. This location must be chosen in collaboration with the affiliated partner university.