神经科学是对中枢（大脑和脊髓）和外周（体内神经）神经系统的科学研究。威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的神经生物学专业将提供严格的神经科学原理教育，这将为学生从事与健康相关的职业（医师，医师助理，兽医，牙医，神经影像技术人员，语言病理学家，神经心理学家，药物）做准备康复顾问，物理治疗师），学术职业（学院和大学的教职员工，研究科学家，实验室技术员，K-12教师）以及制药和生物技术行业，风险投资和科学咨询公司，医学和科学期刊，知识产权法的职业，与神经科学相关的非营利组织和基金会以及政府机构。威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校是世界上
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the central (brain and spinal cord) and peripheral (nerves in body) nervous system. The neurobiology major at UW–Madison will provide a rigorous education in neuroscience principles that will prepare students for health-related careers (physician, physician assistant, veterinarian, dentist, neuroimaging technician, speech-language pathologist, neuropsychologist, drug rehabilitation counselor, physical therapists), academic careers (college and university faculty, research scientists, lab technician, K-12 teachers), and careers in pharmaceutical and biotech industries, venture capital and scientific consulting firms, medical and scientific journals, intellectual property law, neuroscience-related nonprofit organizations and foundations, and government agencies. UW–Madison is one of the leading universities in the world with more than 90 faculty engaged in neuroscience research and undergraduates will have access to this research faculty in formal classroom environments and through undergraduate research opportunities.