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Neuroscience at Providence College
Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary study of the structure and function of the nervous system. As a neuroscience major at PC, students use multiple approaches and perspectives to think critically, creatively, and flexibly about the nature of intelligent life and definitions of the mind and brain.
Neuroscience majors enter careers in medicine, industry jobs (e.g. biomedical, pharmaceutical companies), physical therapy, occupational therapy, substance abuse and mental health counseling, and clinical psychology and neuropsychology. Others will go on to earn their master’s or Ph.D.s, where they can contribute to science that answer questions about the biological bases and treatments for neurological and psychiatric illnesses, such as traumatic brain injury, drug addiction, and dementia.
DEGREE PROGRAM
Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
The Neuroscience curriculum begins with foundational courses in biology and psychology. Additional core courses are designed to facilitate student development of neuroscience concepts during or after the foundational courses are completed. Students can focus their studies in specific areas (approaches), which include cell/molecular and behavioral, and gain an even more focused understanding of topical neuroscience areas (perspectives) by taking courses in areas that include biochemical and physical, computational, and philosophical and historical. Faculty advisors will guide students in course selection to ensure breadth and depth appropriate for student interests and future career goals.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Present a poster at the PC Annual Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity.
Conduct hands-on research in the Providence College Affective Neuroscience lab.
Apply for an undergraduate research grant of up to $2,500.
FACULTY
Stem cells and superstitions. Alzheimer’s and ant colonies. Traumatic brain injury and treatment of HIV. These are just a few of the many areas that Neuroscience faculty specialize in — exposing students to quality research opportunities as undergraduates.
IN THE NEWS
Resources for Students
AFTER PC
Laboratory alumni have gone on to some of the finest doctoral and medical school programs in the country, including Cornell University, UCLA, UCONN School of Medicine, and Brown University, and work at some of the most well-respected labs in the country at MIT, Harvard, and Women’s & Brigham Hospital, to name a few.
96%
of 2019-2023 neuroscience graduates are employed and/or attending graduate school
62%
are employed only
26%
are attending school only
9%
are employed and attending school
Due to rounding, some totals may not correspond with the sum of the separate figures.
Selected Places of Employment/Service
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Brown University
Butler Hospital
Cadent Therapeutics
Dr. Joan Monin
Dr. Shapur Ameri, Neurosurgery
EF Tours Educational Tours
Fellowship Health Resources
Generation Bio
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Lifespan
Little Sisters of the Poor
Marine Biological Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital
May Institute
McLean Hospital
Open Sky Community Services
Rhode Island Hospital
South Shore Health System
Temple University
Vinfen
Walden Behavioral Care
Selected Graduate Schools
Arcadia Unviersity
Boston University
Imperial College London
Johnston and Wales
Long Island University College of Veterinary Medicine
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
MGH Institute of Health Professions
New York University
Northeastern University
Providence College
Thomas Jefferson University
Tufts University
UMass Boston
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Connecticut
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine, Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan Kettering
William James College
ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Katie Weeks
Neuroscience Administrative Coordinator
Science Building 0105A
401.865.1989
neuroscience@providence.edu
