Performance and success

Neurosciences Alumnus: Mario de la Piedra Walter

now Medical Doctor

"The MSc Neuroscience program is equally diverse and well-structured. Due to its holistic approach, it offered me the opportunity to know people from different fields and backgrounds, enriching the learning experience.

Both personally and professionally, the Master's Studies constitute a vital part of my formation.Not only because of the people I was able to meet and make part of my life, but also the various tools the program granted me.Coming from a medical background, the Neurosciences Program allowed me to learn how to perform research of quality and expanded my vision of brain research. The first year provided me with solid grounds in different areas, ranging from neuropsychology and neuropharmacology up to statistics and programming. With the assistance of the professors, I was able to put that knowledge into practice in the areas of my own interest.

In my current profession, the Master's Studies have opened opportunities for collaboration at different levels and have strongly molded my way of approaching and solving problems. It would not be a cliché to say that the M.Sc. Neuroscience in Bremen was one of the most positive turning points in my life."

Neurosciences Alumna: Merle Sagehorn

now PhD at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Osnabrück

"The program offered me the opportunity to explore and deepen my interest in the field of neuroscience.

After the intensive and substantial first semester with its comprehensive courses, I had the possibility to gain enough practical experience in scientific work to decide to pursue a career in this direction.

Besides the great support from my professors, I enjoyed studying in a colorful, ambitious and hardworking, but also very supportive group of students, some of whom have remained my friends until today.“

Neurosciences Alumna: Lisa Steffens

now studying Human Medicine at the University of Bonn

"I am Lisa and I graduated from the Neuroscience master’s program at the University of Bremen in early 2021. I finished my Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a focus on Neurobiology in 2018 and decided to apply for the Master program in Bremen since I really liked its focus on cognitive Neuroscience and was curious to learn more about computational Neurosciences as well.

During my time in Bremen, I was able to gather a lot of theoretical and practical knowledge about neuroscience and its diverse methods. In the first semester, broad theoretical foundations were built, which were then further deepened during the elective modules with lots of hands-on training in the following semesters. In the third semester, the program offers the opportunity to do lab rotations in different areas in labs all over the world, which is - to my knowledge - quite unique for a neuroscience master’s program.

What I also really liked about the program in general were the appreciative and supportive environment, great organization and the small class size of about 20 students which made the contact with the professors, lecturers and organizers very straightforward and personal.

Next to the studies, I also met some great people from all over the world with different backgrounds like Biology, Psychology, Cognitive Science and Mathematics.

During my lab rotation and master thesis at the department for epileptology at the University Hospital Bonn I realized that I wanted to combine the knowledge which I obtained during the Neuroscience Master with a career as a medical doctor, so I started my studies in Medicine after having finished my master thesis.

Even though I’m now pursuing another degree, I wouldn’t want to miss the master’s program in Bremen. I learned a lot about how diverse and rapidly evolving neuroscience is and fell in love with the field even more. Thanks to the master’s program my career goals were shaped and the foundation for future translational research was built.

Overall, the Neuroscience Master is a great opportunity to gain insights in the different aspects of this amazing field depending on one’s individual interests - let it be cellular, computational or cognitive neuroscience - and learn about various interesting methods for better understanding the most complex organ of the human body."