The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees granted final approval of a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in neuroengineering at UAB during its June 4 meeting. This is believed to be the first such degree in the country.
The board also granted final approval of a Master of Science (M.S.) in Higher Education Administration, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Interdisciplinary Studies.
During the meeting, the board granted approval for the establishment of a research track within the Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) Program and permission to submit to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE). No other four-year universities in the state offer such a track.
Read more
Why neuroengineering is a smart career choice
A new discipline sits at the intersection of neuroscience and engineering, where lessons learned from circuits, networks and chips are combined with the latest findings on brain circuitry.
