NIMH COR HONORS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT GSU

NIMH COR 在 GSU 授予本科生荣誉学位

• 批准号: 7084410
• 负责人: Stacey A Duhon
• 金额: $ 31.4万
• 依托单位: GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1983
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1983-09-28 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7084410
• 关键词: NIMH; COR; HONORS; UNDERGRADUATE; PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary goal of the NIMH-COR Program at Grambling State University is to increase the number of well-prepared minority college graduates for entry into advanced research training programs leading to doctoral level or M.D. research career degrees in scientific disciplines related to mental health by completing a two-year interdisciplinary honors training curriculum. Selected trainees will have completed two full years of college work and will be majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Sociology, Psychology or Criminal Justice. To be selected, each trainee must have (1) a G.P.A. of 3.0 or better; (2) expressed a keen interest in graduate study in areas related to mental health; and (3) completed application process and provided two letters of recommendations. The training, curriculum consists of a special 19 semester-hour curriculum in addition to major department requirements. It focuses on knowledge and skills in research, scholarly writing, critical thinking and communication which are essential for success, in graduate study and a research career. The curriculum includes an instructional component, a guidance component, and a research component which culminate into an individually designed research project and presentation of findings. The procedures and methods include lectures, seminars, discussions, audiovisual aids, individualized tutorials, computer literacy, laboratory research, research internship at a distinguished university, field trips, and intensive instructions and guidance for achieving excellence on the GRE and MCAT examinations. The academic and research training will involve the disciplines of biology chemistry, sociology, psychology or criminal justice. Each year five new trainees who are juniors will be selected. Because trainees will be in the program for two years, ten trainees (5 juniors and 5 seniors will be the maximum trainee enrollment. Cooperating institutions such as Institute for Behavioral Genetics, Boulder, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, will provide facilities for the summer research internships.

描述（由申请人提供）：格兰布林州立大学NIMH-COR项目的主要目标是通过完成为期两年的跨学科荣誉培训课程，增加准备充分的少数民族大学毕业生进入高级研究培训项目，从而获得与心理健康相关的科学学科的博士或医学博士研究职业学位。被选中的学员将完成两年的大学学业，主修生物学、化学、社会学、心理学或刑事司法。要入选，每位学员必须具备(1)gpa达到3.0或更高；(2)对心理健康相关领域的研究生学习有浓厚兴趣；(3)完成申请流程并提供两封推荐信。除了专业要求外，培训课程还包括19个学期的特殊课程。它侧重于研究、学术写作、批判性思维和沟通方面的知识和技能，这些都是成功、研究生学习和研究事业所必需的。课程包括教学部分，指导部分和研究部分，最终形成个人设计的研究项目和研究结果的展示。课程的程序和方法包括讲座、研讨会、讨论、视听辅助、个性化辅导、计算机知识、实验室研究、在著名大学的研究实习、实地考察以及为在GRE和MCAT考试中取得优异成绩而进行的密集指导和指导。学术和研究培训将涉及生物化学、社会学、心理学或刑事司法等学科。每年将选出五名新的初级学员。由于学员的学习时间为2年，因此最多招收10名学员（5名大三学员和5名大四学员）。合作机构，如行为遗传学研究所，博尔德，明尼苏达大学，明尼阿波利斯，内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校，将为暑期研究实习提供设施。