Essentials of Neuroscience - Online

Period (from – till):
Essentials of Neuroscience Online course: 23 November 2026 - 04 February 2027 (BMS_P2_A ).
Faculty
Ramakers, Adan, Burbach, Pasterkamp, Hol; UMC Utrecht Brain Center, Department of Translational Neuroscience.
Course description The aim of the course is to provide sufficient background in molecular and cellular neuroscience to understand mechanisms underlying psychiatiric and neurological diseases.

This online course gives you a unique opportunity to study the state of the art insights in Neurosciences, discover the research strengths of UMC Utrecht and experience our educational philosophy. Wherever you are, you can join our academic community of eager, young minds from behind your computer!
The course will consist of web lectures by renowned experts as well as articles, group assignments, individual assignments, peer feedback and feedback from teachers. During the course you will interact with other participants through assignments and discussions. The course will be moderated actively by professional moderators and teaching staff of the Brain Center Rudolf Magnus of UMC Utrecht.

Literature/study material used:
Parts of Neuroscience (Purves et al., Sinauer Ass.Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts, 4e editie, 2004 (ISBN 978-0-87893-697-7)) and recent reviews and original articles.

Registration:
Essentials of Neuroscience Online course: You can register for this course via Osiris Student using BMS_P2_A . More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site. The maximum number of participants is 40.
NOTE You cannot combine this course with the face-to-face version of this course.

Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
No

Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes, except for NSCN students.

Prerequisite knowledge:
No special requirements.

At the end of the course the student:

1.  		has knowledge of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying psychiatric (e.g. schizophrenia, addiction, autism and ADHD) and neurological diseases (e.g. epilepsy and Huntington”s disease);
   

2.  		can formulate a research question and describe experiments to address this research question in the field of neuroscience;
   

3.  		can present and defend a research question in front of peers;
   

4.  		has an overview of research in the field of neuroscience at the UMC Utrecht.
   

You will be enrolled for this course by administration of the programme of this course.

You must meet the following requirements

• In Start: 23-11-2026 you must be part of one of the following target groups
• Deelnemer OvP
• In Period 2 you must be part of one of the following target groups
• bijvakker uitwisseling actief
• Regulier student- actiief
• Uitgeschreven studenten
• Vooraanmelders regulier, bijvakker, uitwisseling, EduX