Master of Neuroscience (MSc)

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Master of Neuroscience (MSc)

"The Master of Neuroscience teaches graduate students the molecular, cellular and network underpinnings of behavior, cognition, perception, movement, and neuroendocrine function. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of new strategies for the treatment of diseases or establish novel understanding of brain processes"

Study how the brain works and prepare for a career in medicine

Delve into how the brain and central nervous system develop, function and repair themselves. Discover the biological mechanisms underlying both normal brain functions such as learning and diseases of the central nervous system such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, mental health disorders and stroke. Graduates move on to careers in industry or government research, policy, higher education, medicine or other health-related professions.

Gain immersive laboratory research experience

The Master of Neuroscience is unique in its focus on research and one-year duration, while offering a solid theoretical foundation. Sharpen your critical thinking skills over an eight-month immersive laboratory experience with the Faculty of Medicine or one of its partner research institutes. Develop a research proposal, conduct experiments and collect data using cutting-edge methodologies such as human brain imaging, cellular and in vivo electrophysiology and imaging, animal behaviour studies, computational and AI approaches, advanced molecular techniques such as CRSPR and next generation sequencing.

Be part of a network of research excellence.

Regularly ranked in the top three for research intensity in Canada by Maclean’s magazine, the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine receives approximately $140 million in research funding annually and is home to 120 research chairs.

Investigators in the Neuroscience program are part of several research centres and institutes, such as the internationally renowned Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI), the Centre for Neural Dynamics and the Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, which, combined, offer a rich, diverse and inspiring research training environment. Professors in the Neuroscience program are affiliated with research centres including the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (CHEORI) and the Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) at Ottawa’s the Royal hospital.

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