<p>I am interested in theoretical/computational neuroscience, but I lack coursework in math (only finished calculus II) and computer science. I'm a senior in college, and I majored in neurobiology and psychology, with exceptional behavioral neuroscience research, multiple rewards and a publication. However, I do not want to further pursue behavioral or molecular neuroscience because I think it is just data collection without hard theory building. I am wondering what is the best way to get math and computer science coursework in. Should I go to a JC, do a post bacc, self-study, or?</p>
<p>Why not try for a computational neurobiology graduate program?</p>
<p>Or better yet, if you are at Berkeley, work as an assistant for Professor Yang Dan and take courses with the UC Berkeley Neuroscience Ph.D. students.</p>
<p>I think your best option is to be a lab tech/assistant for a year and take classes at a JC simultaneously. Try to get through Calc III/Diff Eq/Linear Algebra and through a data structures/algorithms class. You can probably do that in a year.</p>
<p>oh. I skimmed too fast and missed the calc part.</p>
<p>Yeah I don’t think you can do anything theoretically unless you know ODE, linear algebra and so on as the above poster said.</p>
<p>A post-bac, if you can find one near wherever you end up working, is a useful way to get CS and math coursework.</p>
<p>You could also just apply for computational/mathematical/theoretical neuroscience programs, but it would probably help you to have more quantitative coursework.</p>
<p>Also don’t forget probability/stats.</p>