Program Overview

Program Overview

The Neural and Behavioural Sciences Master's program is offered by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tübingen. This program focuses on systems, behavioural, and cognitive neuroscience, as well as brain imaging techniques.

Key Data on Study Program

• Faculty: Medicine
• Academic Degree: Master
• Restricted Admission: Yes, in the first semester
• Regular Duration of Studies: 4 semesters
• Combination Subject Required: No
• Application Deadline for 1st Semester:
  • For Germans and EU citizens: Winter semester, 31st March
  • For non-EU citizens: Winter semester, 31st March
• Program Start: Winter semester
• Language of Instruction: English
• Costs: Tuition and other fees

Requirements and Application

Selection Criteria

Applicants are selected based on qualification and experience. The selection procedure includes:

1. Checking complete applications for background, academic records, and grades, resulting in an initial shortlist of eligible applicants.
2. Shortlisted applicants are invited to take an online subject test.
3. Based on the test results, shortlisted candidates are invited for online interviews.

Requirements for Studies

• Applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree (GPA 2.5 or higher) or an equivalent qualification from a recognized university or accredited academic institution.
• Applicants from China (except Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao), India, or Vietnam need to obtain the APS certificate in addition.
• Target audience: Applicants with a first degree in biology, biomedical science, cognitive science or psychology, computer science or engineering, physics, pharmacology, or a related field. Priority is given to students with excellent grades and previous work experience in the field.

Language Requirements

• All applicants whose native language is not English must show proof of English proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS, or CAE).
• Exempted from this proof are students who graduated from a college/university where the medium of instruction was English or German students who had English as a foreign language at a German Gymnasium for at least 8 years.

Program Details

Topics Dealt With in the Program

The program focuses on systems, behavioural, and cognitive neuroscience, as well as brain imaging techniques, including their physiological and technological basis and their application in neurology, psychiatry, and neurocognition.

Teaching Program – Curricular Focus

• Functional neuroanatomy
• Essential maths, statistics, and programming, and basics in computational neuroscience
• Physical and physiological basis of brain imaging and recording
• Motor and sensory systems neuroscience
• Cognitive neuroscience and psychophysics
• Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
• Mechanisms of learning and memory

Program Structure

• Semesters 1 + 2: Theoretical parts of the master's training, including exams at the end of each semester.
• Semester 3: Two 10-week long laboratory rotations where students work on small research projects in laboratories of their choice.
• Semester 4: A six-month period where students conclude their studies with an experimental master's thesis.

Optional Time Abroad

Students may choose to spend some time abroad as part of any study program.

Career Prospects

The graduate program of Neural & Behavioural Science offers a unique curriculum and exciting research opportunities for graduate students who wish to pursue careers in neuroscience in science and academia.

Doctorate Options

After the master's program, students have the opportunity to continue directly with their doctoral thesis and enter the doctoral program for Neurosciences.