Neuroscience and Education
专业详情
This document provides an outline of the Program Plan for the Masters in Neuroscience and Education. Each student will take a slightly different path through the program, under the supervision of your advisor. This document explains the basic requirements, and shows some of the possibilities for different pathways to the M.Sc. in Neuroscience and Education.
The Masters Program in Neuroscience and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University was the first graduate program in the country to focus on the educational and clinical implications of recent advances in understanding brain-behavior relationships.
We aim to prepare a new kind of specialist: professionals with dual preparation able to bridge the gap between research underlying brain, cognition and behavior, and the problems encountered in schools and other applied settings. We do so by providing rigorous training and relevant experiences that allow students to further their knowledge and make links between neuroscience, cognition, education, and clinical practice. Some graduates from the program continue in their respective areas of professional specialization, while others develop careers in research settings or apply to doctoral programs for further study.
The core competencies addressed in the program are as follows:
- Foundational knowledge of neuroscience at several different levels of analysis: cellular and molecular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, and cognitive / psychological neuroscience.
- Training in the scientific method, and an understanding of the scientific foundations that underpin educational applications of neuroscience research. You will become familiar with the critical evaluation of the primary literature in neuroscience and will develop the skills to understand and critically evaluate experimental research.
- Professional development, and what it means to be a responsible steward of science and a member of the field. You will receive instruction and training in the ways in which scientific research is disseminated in different arenas of engagement, from journal articles to conference presentations and outreach activities.
- Applications of neuroscientific research in different professional domains. As multidisciplinary practitioners, our students come from a variety of different backgrounds and move into a wide range of fields. The program offers individualized approaches to tailor your training to your goals, through electives and breadth courses as well as through the Thesis experience.
