COURSE
DESCRIPTION
Registration
is open for NSC 5540 - BIOMEDICAL NEUROSCIENCE. The course dates for 2009 are August 24th to
August 28th.
 This course has
been designed to serve any individual who has a professional interest in
neuroscience but who is without a strong neuroscience background.
We hope that this course will provide the tools for engineers, managers,
and others to be more comfortable and more productive when working with
trained neuroscientists to complete joint projects. We recognize
that many in our target audience will need to deal with relatively
advanced issues in neuroscience within the limited scope of a project and
many will want a better general understanding of advanced aspects of
neuroscience for the purpose of project selection and design.
Accordingly, we try to give both an intense introduction to the basics
and some exposure to current research. The advanced topics offer an
opportunity to test basic understanding and also offer an interface to
work here at the U. The course includes a neuroanatomical
laboratory experience that utilizes the same human materials used by our
medical students. The course is offered in a collegial atmosphere.
We aim, as much as is possible, to eliminate artificial barriers that
might result from issues of jargon or discipline-specific language and we
hope to foster genuine interdisciplinary interactions between faculty and
students. Grades in the course are based on a short-answer,
take-home final exam. Virtually anyone who takes the time to do the
exam properly can make a good grade in the course. (Full and active
participation in the course is also required.)
NSC 5540 can be taken either as an academic
course or on a fee for attendance basis without academic credit.
Non-academic attendees pay a course/lab fee of $1600 which includes all
course materials and books, laboratory materials, and food for the
week. We serve a continental breakfast before class, lunch, and
snacks throughout each day. Those who take the course for credit
pay tuition, in addition to the course/lab fee. The course/lab fee
is reduced for students in various U of M programs.
Categories of course attendance are explained
on the next page. Step by
step instructions for registration are found on the registration form. Contact
Linda
King or Dr. Dale Branton for further
assistance.
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