Neuroscience Open House Slideshow

You can learn more about Neuroscience and how to begin selecting your first courses from our ​​Neuroscience Open House Slideshow​​.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete a major in neuroscience at Dartmouth College can:

  • Identify and explain core principles of nervous system structure and function
  • Apply neuroscience knowledge and methods to real world problems and understand the impacts of neuroscience on everyday life
  • Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary neuroscience research methods
  • Identify and pose questions that advance the field of neuroscience
  • Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate research findings
  • Present research findings in oral and written formats
  • Synthesize and integrate information across cellular, molecular, and systems-level neuroscience
  • Enter graduate or professional school well prepared for advanced study in neuroscience and/or biomedical-health professions
  • Connect their curricular experience to potential future careers
  • Design experiments and analyze neuroscientific data

Undergraduate

Research Fellowships & Prizes

Undergraduates have the opportunity to directly contribute to new discoveries in brain science by engaging in research under the guidance of a faculty mentor.