PhD Biotechnology
PhD Biotechnology is a four-year demand-driven programme that includes coursework and an experiment-based thesis.
Courses
Courses for the PhD Biotechnology are designed in consultation with relevant heads of academic units and relevant stakeholders. In addition to the core courses, a candidate is required to choose at least an elective course in a specific area of specialization, i.e., Plant Science, Animal Science, Food Biotechnology and, Soil and Environmental Biotechnology. The Lecture hours (L), Practical hours (P) and Total Credit hours (C) are indicated in the programme outline.
PhD PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Year 1
SEMESTER 1
Core courses | T | P | C |
BIOT 701 Advanced Statistics & Research Methods | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 703 Biotechnology and Molecular Biology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 705 Applied Genomics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Elective courses (students should take a minimum of one elective) |
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Plant Biotechnology |
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BIOT 707 Advanced Plant Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 709 Molecular Plant Physiology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 711 Plant Cell and Tissue culture | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Animal Biotechnology |
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BIOT 713 Advanced Animal Physiology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 715 Advances in Biotechnology in Animal Science | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Food Biotechnology |
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BIOT 717 Advanced Food Microbiology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 719 Enzyme Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Soil and Environmental Biotechnology |
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BIOT 721 Advanced Bioremediation of Polluted Ecosystems | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 723 Advances in Industrial Microbiology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 725 Advanced Plant, Soil and Microbe Interactions | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Year 1
SEMESTER 2
Core courses | T | P | C |
BIOT 702 Applied Bioinformatics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 704 Advances in Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 706 Bioethics and Biosafety | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Elective courses (students should take a minimum of one elective) |
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Plant Biotechnology |
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BIOT 712 Advances in Molecular Plant pathology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 714 Advanced Genomic for Plant breeding | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Animal Biotechnology |
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BIOT 716 Molecular Animal Breeding and Genetics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 718 Advanced Immunology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 722 Molecular Diagnostics for Animal Health | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Food Biotechnology |
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BIOT 724 Advanced Food Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 728 Food Safety and Regulations | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 732 Food Product Development & Processing Technology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Soil and Environmental Biotechnology |
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BIOT 734 Advanced Environmental Microbiology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 736 Advanced Bioconversions of Biomass | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BIOT 738 Advanced Hazardous Waste Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Year 2
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BIOT 710 Seminar I – Research Proposal | 0 | 3 | 3 |
BIOT 720 Seminar II – Experiential Research Learning | 0 | 3 | 3 |
BIOT 700 Thesis |
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Year 3
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BIOT 730 Seminar III – Thesis Progress Report | 0 | 3 | 3 |
BIOT 700 Thesis |
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Year 4
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BIOT 740 Seminar IV – Provisional Thesis Finding Report | 0 | 3 | 3 |
BIOT 700 Thesis | 0 | 45 | 45 |