Master in Neurosciences

The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn or, simply, University of Bonn is an elite public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the Rhein-Universität (English: Rhine University) on 18 October 1818 by Frederick William III, as the linear successor of the Kurkölnische Akademie Bonn (English: Academy of the Prince-elector of Cologne) which was founded in 1777. Since 2019, the University of Bonn is one of only 11 German Universities of Excellence and the only German university with six Clusters of Excellence. With a strong record of disciplinary excellence and a number of Transdisciplinary Research Areas, the University of Bonn supports the achievement of excellence - since 1818.

The master's degree program Neurosciences is a research-oriented, international degree program with the main goal of providing talented students with a comprehensive education in the rapidly expanding field of neurosciences. Students are prepared for careers in research or a related medical or biological field. A key point of focus in the program is practical research experience in the laboratories of the participating departments and research groups. The first two semesters lay the foundation consisting of required courses in neuromorphology, neurophysiology and molecular neurobiology as well as statistics, scientific writing and research ethics. Students then have the possibility to focus on one of these fields or choose from a broad spectrum of other areas such as neuroethology, neurogenetics, neuropharmacology, clinical neurosciences, cognitive neurosciences, reconstructive neurobiology, etc.