Undergraduate Program
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Explore the brain! Shape the future!
Neuroscience is the science of what makes us human. How do we learn, remember, feel, and decide? What changes take place in the brain with addiction, injury, and disease? At Virginia Tech, you can dive into these questions from day one, learning across molecular, cellular, systems, cognitive and computational neuroscience.
You will take courses that connect big ideas to real problems, grounded in the molecular mechanisms and core principles that drive brain function. Our curriculum is designed to be challenging and concept-driven: you will learn how to synthesize information, not just memorize it. That training builds the habits of a lifelong learner and helps you thrive in a world rapidly changing with AI.
If you are excited by the tools shaping the future of neuroscience, you will find them here too. We offer neuroscience-specific coding courses and a Computational Neuroscience major that prepares students to be competitive in AI-associated fields. In our hands-on cell and molecular neuroscience laboratory, you will learn current techniques used in modern neuroscience research.
Hands-on learning is central here. Our introductory laboratory experiences are distinctive and intentionally realistic. You will build basic research and surgical skills through labs that simulate authentic conditions, including mock stereotaxic surgeries. Because real science rarely goes perfectly, our labs include built-in sources of error and unexpected outcomes, so you learn how to troubleshoot, think critically, and adapt.
If you are excited by the tools shaping the future of neuroscience, you will find them here too. We offer neuroscience-specific coding courses and a Computational Neuroscience major that prepares students to be competitive in AI-associated fields. In our hands-on cell and molecular neuroscience laboratory, you will learn current techniques used in modern neuroscience research.
If you want a program that treats neuroscience as both a cutting-edge science and a pathway to improving lives, Virginia Tech is the place to start.
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