神经系统研究是一个跨学科的工作，它利用了从分子生物学和生物物理学到计算科学和工程学到行为和认知研究的各种科学学科。为了应对为进入这个令人兴奋且不断发展的领域提供培训的挑战，范德比尔特为其本科生提供了神经科学的跨学科专业。神经科学课程包括范德比尔特的各个系和学校教授的课程以及专门为学生设计的课程主修神经科学。这些课程包括入门调查讲义课程，专门的讲授和讨论课程，实验室课程以及本科生研究课程。最近的一些例子：精神障碍的生物学基础，细胞神经生物学，生物钟，心理药理学，发育神经科学，行为神经生物学，视觉系统，社会和
The study of the nervous system is an interdisciplinary enterprise that draws upon scientific disciplines ranging from molecular biology and biophysics, to computational science and engineering, to the study of cognitive psychology and neurology. To meet the challenge of providing training for entry into this exciting and growing field, Vanderbilt offers its undergraduates an interdisciplinary program of concentration in Neuroscience. The program offers both a major and a minor within the College of Arts and Sciences and draws its training faculty from both the College of Arts and Sciences and the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. It is additionally affiliated with the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, which helps integrate neuroscience training and research across the different academic units at Vanderbilt, and sponsors talks by national and international leaders in the field, which undergraduates are welcome to attend.<br><br>The major in Neuroscience is designed to fulfill a premed curriculum and to also provide preparation for students wishing to pursue graduate work in neuroscience or related fields such as biology or psychology. It utilizes expertise from several departments and schools within the University to provide a comprehensive background in the basic sciences of biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics as well as a strong foundation in the fundamentals of neuroscience and psychology. As students advance, they are able to pursue advanced work in one or more specific sub-areas of neuroscience through elective courses.