Coursework Program

Coursework Program Type 2.1

  • Thesis 48 credits

  • 4-year course (maximum 6 academic years)

  • An applicant had a Master’s degree.

  • Graduation requirement

    • Pass and registered all required subjects.

    • Pass the English proficiency test.

    • Pass the QE, proposal defense, and dissertation defense.

    • Submit a complete dissertation

    • One publication in the international journal

Coursework Program Type 2.2

  • Thesis 48 credits

  • 5-year course (maximum 8 academic years)

  • An applicant had a Bachelor’s degree.

  • Graduation requirement

    • Pass and registered all required subjects.

    • Pass the English proficiency test.

    • Pass the QE, proposal defense, and dissertation defense.

    • Submit a complete dissertation

    • One publication in the international journal

Required subjects for Coursework Program (Type 2.1 and 2.2)

  1. Non-credit obligatory subjects

Students must register these non-credit obligatory subjects and passed with ‘S’:

  • 2300894 Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (more details here)

  • 2300501 Skills in Biological Sciences Knowledge Transfer

  • 2300602 Integrated Concepts and Philosophy in Bioscience

  • 2300603 Strategic Research for Sustainable Development

  • 2300609 Advanced Cell Biology (for Type 2.2 only)

  • 2300897 Qualification examination

  1. Counted-credit obligatory subjects

Students must register these obligatory subjects and passed with ‘S’:

  • 2300601 Research Techniques

  • 2300609 Advanced Cell Biology (for Type 2.2 only)

  • 2300828 Dissertation

  1. Required subjects

Students must register the required subjects according to their interests:

  • 7 credits (Type 2.1)

  • 12 credits (Type 2.2)

Students can select the subjects from any branches related to their research topic including Botany, Ecology, Genetics, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Physiology.

Botany
  • 2305505 PL MOL BIOL

  • 2305507 COMP PL MOL ANAL

  • 2305513 PALYNOLOGY

  • 2305514 PL EVOL

  • 2305521 PL GEO

  • 2305550 POSTHARVEST PHYSIO

  • 2305551 WOOD WATER REL

  • 2305555 PHYSIO OF FUNGI

  • 2305556 CELL STRUCT & FUNC

  • 2305557 PHYS ENVIR PL RESP

  • 2305559 SEED PHYSIOL

  • 2305571 MET PL MOL BIO

  • 2305572 MET PL MOL BIO LAB

  • 2305582 MUSHROOM SCIENCE

  • 2305651 ADV PL PHYSIOL I

Ecology
  • 2303524 ANIMAL ECOLOGY

  • 2302561 POPULATION ECOL

  • 2305563 MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

  • 2305521 PL GEO

  • 2305522 TROP FOR ECOL

  • 2305523 FOR ECO CAR BAL

  • 2305524 RES METH PL ECOL

  • 2305621 CUR TOP PL ECOLOGY

Physiology
  • 2303655 REPRO PHYSIOL

  • 3005710 CELL BIO REG

  • 3102737 ADV ANI CELL PHY

  • 3102741 ADV ANI BIOCHEM

Genetics
  • 2305561 POP GENETICS

  • 2305569 STAT GENETICS

  • 2305663 TRANS GENETICS

  • 2305665 ADV CYTOGENETICS

  • 2305666 ADV MOL GEN

  • 2310506 BIOINFORMATICS I

  • 2310554 GENE ENG

  • 2310555 GENE ENG LAB

Molecular and Cell Biology
  • 2305505 PL MOL BIOL

  • 2305507 COMP PL MOL ANAL

  • 2305556 CELL STRUCT & FUNC

  • 2305571 MET PL MOL BIO

  • 2305572 MET PL MOL BIO LAB

  • 2310502 ENZYME BIOTECH

  • 2310503 PLANT BIOCHEM

  • 2310505 BIOCHEM TRANS ENV

  • 2310506 BIOINFORMATICS I

  • 2310507 MOL BIOL GENE

  • 2310520 MECHANIST ENZYMOL

  • 2310521 METABOL ENG

  • 2310522 CARB BIOTECH

  • 2310523 GENOM/PROTEOM

  • 2310554 GENE ENG

  • 2310555 GENE ENG LAB

  • 2310610 CELL BIOCHEM

  • 2310611 ADV BIOCHEM

  • 2310651 BIOCHEM TECH

4. Elective subjects

Students must select from the list of required subjects, or the subjects with subject code from 500 teaching by the departments joining the Biological Sciences Program:

  • 3 credits (Type 2.1)

  • 6 credits (Type 2.2)