<p>My daughter wants to study Neuroscience and International Relations. Can I have some names of the colleges which has these two departments are strong. Also what are the career except research field are available with Neuroscience major?</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins is excellent for both!</p>
<p>What are your stats and how much can your parents afford (ie, are you full-pay, need financial aid, need merit-aid)?</p>
<p>While a double major in both IR and Neuroscience is possible, I think the pathways for these two majors will diverge pretty quickly and will bring your daughter to a choice point of pursuing one or the other. A solid neuroscience program pretty much will require a block of courses in supporting math & science courses (e.g., calculus, general & organic chemistry, genera physics) that might limit opportunities for elective course work relevant to the IR major (e.g., languages). Does she pursue the research opportunity in neuroscience or the internship relevant to IR? Is she able to complete the coursework for neuroscience and study abroad?</p>
<p>Non-research career opportunities for a neuroscience major might include medicine; nursing; physical therapy; speech pathology; clinical psychology (e.g, clinical neuropsychology, health psychology, gerontology, developmental disabilities, brain injury, rehab psychology, and possibly, certain other areas of applied psychology, e.g., human factors/engineering psychology); bioethics; science journalism/writing; public health; and occupational therapy. All of these would require graduate study (master’s level for some, doctoral level for others).</p>
<p>johns hopkins!!</p>
<p>Tufts and Hopkins would have exactly what you’re looking for - I’d encourage you to check them both out. I loved my time at Tufts, and had a bunch of friends who couldn’t say enough great things about both the IR and Neuroscience programs, including friends who double-majored in the two of them. Good luck!</p>
<p>IR and neuroscience have become increasingly popular majors as more and more students think that either globalization will increase the demand for those skilled in international affairs or want a premed major that sounds interesting. As such there are a number of schools that now offer credible programs in the two fields. JHU and Tufts are particularly notable as they both offer outstanding IR and in the case of JHU, almost unparalleled levels of neuroscience research. </p>
<p>I will put in a plug for my former institution, Emory University. The school has put in quite a bit of money into its NBB (neuroscience and behavioral biology) major and the faculty roster of the various area studies departments expands every year. However, Emory is just one school among many that offers an excellent program. Many public schools, such as the University of Washington, University of Michigan, UCLA, University of Minnesota, and others meet your criteria. Then there are the numerous privates which also fit. For instance, Brandeis has a solid Middle Eastern program and outstanding opportunities for neuro research. Georgetown also does a bit of neuro research and has the strongest IR program in the world. </p>
<p>However, excepting the University of Minnesota and University of Washington, all of the schools are quite difficult to get into. It would be helpful if you posted your daughter’s academic qualifications so that posters don’t blindly recommend JHU to someone with a 3.4, 1700 SAT and instead suggest more appropriate options. </p>
<p>Also keep in mind that your daughter’s interests might change. As I said before, those are somewhat “fad” majors which sound attractive at first, but upon taking classes in the subject may not live up to your daughter’s expectations or interests which develop between now and her sophomore year of college.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses.</p>