Curriculum

Courses (M.Sc.)

Required Courses (Credits)

1. SCID 504    Evolutionary and Environmental Biology (3)
2. SCID 516    Biostatistics (3)
3. **SCID 507  Microscopic Technique (1)
4. **SCID 508  Biomolecular & Spectroscopic Technique (1)
5. **SCID 509  Separation Techniques (1)
6. **SCID 510  Immunological Methods (1)
7. **SCID 511  Gene Technology (1)
8. **SCID 512  Experimental Methods in Bioscience (1)
9. **SCID 513  Animal Cells Culture Techniques (1)
10. **SCID 514  Animal Experimentation in Biomedical Research (1)
11. **SCID 515  Generic Skills in Biological Science Research (1)
12. *SCBI 601   Seminar (1)
13. SCBI 619    Environmental Science (3)
14. GRID 612    Cell and Molecular Biology (3)

* Students entering Ph.D. program with M.Sc. degree must take 2 semesters of Seminar, whereas those entering Ph.D. program with a B.Sc. degree must take 4 semesters of Seminar. Students entering M.Sc. program must take 2 semesters of Seminar.

** Students are required to take SCID 515 and choose other 2 out of 8 courses.

Elective Courses (Credits)

Ecology and Conservation

• SCBI 505    Population and Community Ecology (3)
• SCBI 530    Conservation Biology (3)
• SCBI 532    Basic Principles of Sociobiology (3)
• SCBI 538    Advanced Interdisciplinary Approaches to Biodiversity (3)
• SCBI 539    Techniques in Ecology and Conservation (2)

Environmental Science and Toxicology

• SCBI 518    Environmental Aquatic Toxicology (3)
• SCBI 524    Environmental Biology and Management (3)
• SCBI 621    Environmental Pollution (3)
• SCBI 622    Field Techniques in Environmental Science (2)
• SCBI 623    Advanced Natural Resource and Environmental Management (3)
• SCBI 624    Hazardous Waste Management (3)

Biology of Vectors

• SCBI 501    Molecular Entomology(3)
• SCBI 502    Medical Entomology (3)
• SCBI 525    Biological Control of Vectors (3)
• SCBI 572    Molecular Parasitology (3)
• SCBI 574    Advanced Immunology (3)
• SCBI 577    Advanced Host-Microbe Interactions (3)
• SCBI 578    Techniques in Cell and Tissue Culture(2)

Other Elective Courses (Credits)

• SCBI 579    Research Techniques in Biology Sciences (2)
• SCBI 581    Special Problems in Biology (2)
• SCBI 582    Current Topics in Biology (2)

Thesis

• SCBI 698    Research M.Sc. Thesis (12)
• SCBI 699    Research Ph.D. Thesis (36/48)

Research Areas

1. Genetics and Evolutionary Biology
2. Ecology and Conservation Biology
3. Molecular and Developmental Biology
4. Aquatic Science and Malacology
5. Entomology
6. Parasitology
7. Environmental Science and Toxicology