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Through classroom learning and immersive laboratory research, students studying neuroscience learn critical problem-solving and quantitative skills that prepare them for a wide range of future endeavors and career paths.<\/p>\n

Neuroscience students gain the following marketable proficiencies:<\/p>\n

Problem Solving<\/h3>\n

Apply foundational knowledge of the brain to novel situations or contexts (e.g. case studies, research questions)<\/p>\n

Critical Thinking<\/h3>\n

Learn independent and analytical thinking through reading, analyzing, and evaluating information from multiple types of sources (scientific texts, research articles, laboratory data)<\/p>\n

Quantitative Analysis<\/h3>\n

Utilize sound statistical and\/or quantitative approaches to display, analyze, and critically evaluate data<\/p>\n

Research and Discovery<\/h3>\n

Contribute to discovery processes to reveal new foundational knowledge, methods, or treatments<\/p>\n

Collaborative\/Team Learning<\/h3>\n

Effectively participate in team learning and research to clearly and effectively communicate scientific data and concepts both verbally and in writing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Through classroom learning and immersive laboratory research, students studying neuroscience learn critical problem-solving and quantitative skills that prepare them for a wide range of future endeavors and career paths. Neuroscience students gain the following marketable proficiencies: Problem Solving Apply foundational knowledge of the brain to novel situations or contexts (e.g. case studies, research questions) Critical…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":376,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-headline-img.php","meta":[],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=769"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":770,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/769\/revisions\/770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}