{"id":13792,"date":"2022-04-19T11:42:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T15:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=13792"},"modified":"2022-04-22T10:41:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T14:41:43","slug":"mu-adds-cutting-edge-neuroscience-major-to-academic-offerings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/mu-adds-cutting-edge-neuroscience-major-to-academic-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"MU adds cutting-edge Neuroscience major to academic offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Included in a wave of market-driven academic programs that are launching at Marymount University in the Fall 2022 semester is a new Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience<\/a>, a high-growth and in-demand field in the national capital region.<\/p>\n

The new Neuroscience major will be available through Marymount’s College of Sciences and Humanities<\/a>, led by Dean Dr. Marnel Niles Goins<\/a>. It will prepare students for successful careers in a broad range of areas such as counseling, therapy, social work and addiction treatment. The program also provides a course of study for students interested in graduate study in neuroscience itself, or those wishing to enroll in medical school, especially for psychiatric care.<\/p>\n

Even without further study, graduates of the Neuroscience program will be well suited to take on roles like laboratory technicians, law enforcement professionals, health educators and technical writers \u2013 all jobs that offer a salary well above the national median and are experiencing job growth anywhere between 160 percent and 210 percent of the national average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to commend our faculty and academic leadership for working to create this new program that is so relevant in today\u2019s job marketplace,\u201d said Dr. Irma Becerra, President of Marymount University<\/a>. \u201cOur B.S. in Neuroscience will be highly relevant to the regional and national workplace and economy for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe breadth of career options available to Neuroscience graduates make it an ideal course of study for students who know they want to pursue the sciences, but perhaps don\u2019t fully know where their talents might lead them as they begin their collegiate studies,\u201d added Dr. Hesham El-Rewini, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Marymount University. \u201cWhen they embark on this exciting program at Marymount, we know they will find their calling and pursue a rewarding and socially important path forward after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In alignment with the National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative<\/a>, Marymount\u2019s Neuroscience curriculum focuses significantly on contemporary issues in neuroscience and psychiatric care, which is updated annually to ensure students learn subject matter through a modern and cutting-edge lens. A strong emphasis is also placed on Biology<\/a> and Psychology coursework<\/a>, in addition to focused Neuroscience courses, with the overall curriculum covering some premedical requirements as well.<\/p>\n

Listed below are four distinguished subject matter experts in the field of neuroscience who have contributed to the design of Marymount\u2019s curriculum:<\/p>\n