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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN MICROBIOLOGY (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)

Level	Doctoral
Faculty	FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Website	http://www.sc.mahidol.ac.th

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Degree Designation

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY(MICROBIOLOGY)

Additional advantages of the programme

The high quality and excellence of the programme is evidenced by the high number of publications published by staff members in international journals.

Admission Requirements

1. Receive a bachelor degree in Science such as Microbiology, Biology, Biochemistry,
Biotechnology, Medical technology, Public Health, Chemical, Food Science, Vetenary, 
Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacology, Biological science etc with an average GPA of at least 3.50
2. Receive a master degree in Science such as Microbiology, Biology, Biochemistry,
Biotechnology, Medical technology, Public Health, Dentistry, Pharmacology, Chemistry,
Food Science, Biological science etc with an average GPA of at least 3.50
3. exemption from the above conditions may be granted by the Programme Committee under
exceptional circumstances.

Curriculum Structure

For students with Bachelor's degree
	Required Courses	19	Credits
	Elective Courses not less than	5	Credits
	Dissertation	48	Credits
	Total not less than	72	Credits
For students with Master's degree in Microbiology
	Immunology or related fields that are approved by
	Required Courses	7	Credits
	Elective Courses not less than	5	Credits
	Dissertation	36	Credits
	Total not less than	48	Credits
	Other Program
	Required courses	9	Credits
	Elective courses not less than	3	Credits
	Dissertation	36	Credits
	Total not less than	48	Credits

Job option after graduation

-  Lecturer or Academic
-  Researcher
-  Academic
-  Advanced academic specialists in related fields in academic universities or both in medical
sciences and applied sciences
-  Advanced researchers or research consultants in Molecular genetics, Microbiology and scientific
Instruments in Government institutions, State enterprises and Private sections
-  Advanced specialists or academic consultants of private sections concerning products that are
Related to molecular genetic, microbes and scientific instruments
-  Freelance

Course Requirements

Plan 2

Required Courses		Credit
For students with Bachelor's degree
	GRID521 : RESEARCH ETHICS	1
	SCID502 : CELL SCIENCE	2
	SCID518 : GENERIC SKILLS IN SCIENCE RESEARCH	1
	SCMI514 : IMMUNOLOGY	1
	SCMI515 : BACTERIOLOGY AND MYCOLOGY	1
	SCMI516 : VIROLOGY	1
	SCMI517 : PARASITOLOGY	1
	SCMI602 : ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY	3
	SCMI603 : ADVANCED PARASITOLOGY	3
	SCMI604 : ADVANCED VIROLOGY	3
	SCMI605 : MICROBIAL GENETICS	3
	SCMI611 : SPECIAL TOPICS IN MICROBIOLOGY	1
	SCMI612 : MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR	1
	SCMI621 : SPECIAL TOPICS IN MICROBIOLOGY II	1
	SCMI622 : MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR II	1
	SCMI623 : PH.D. SEMINAR	1
For students with Master's degree
	SCMI602 : ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY	3
	SCMI603 : ADVANCED PARASITOLOGY	3
	SCMI604 : ADVANCED VIROLOGY	3
	SCMI605 : MICROBIAL GENETICS	3
	SCMI623 : PH.D. SEMINAR	1

	SCMI514 : IMMUNOLOGY	1
	SCMI515 : BACTERIOLOGY AND MYCOLOGY	1
	SCMI516 : VIROLOGY	1
	SCMI517 : PARASITOLOGY	1
	SCMI602 : ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY	3
	SCMI603 : ADVANCED PARASITOLOGY	3
	SCMI604 : ADVANCED VIROLOGY	3
	SCMI605 : MICROBIAL GENETICS	3
	SCMI623 : PH.D. SEMINAR	1
Elective Courses		Credit
	SCMI511 : MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY	3
	SCMI512 : MOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANALYSIS	2
For students with Bachelor's degree
	SCID500 : CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	3
	SCID506 : CONCEPTS OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE	2
	SCID507 : MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE	1
	SCID508 : BIOMOLECULAR AND SPECTROSCOPY TECHNIQUES	1
	SCID509 : SEPARATION TECHNIQUES	1
	SCID510 : IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS	1
	SCID511 : GENE TECHNOLOGY	1
	SCID512 : RECEPTOR BINDING AND ENZYME KINETIC ASSAYS	1
	SCID513 : ANIMAL CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES	1
	SCID514 : ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH	1
	SCID516 : BIOSTATISTICS	3
For students with Master's degree
	GRID521 : RESEARCH ETHICS	1
	SCID502 : CELL SCIENCE	2
	SCID506 : CONCEPTS OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE	2
	SCID507 : MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE	1
	SCID508 : BIOMOLECULAR AND SPECTROSCOPY TECHNIQUES	1
	SCID509 : SEPARATION TECHNIQUES	1
	SCID510 : IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS	1
	SCID511 : GENE TECHNOLOGY	1
	SCID512 : RECEPTOR BINDING AND ENZYME KINETIC ASSAYS	1
	SCID513 : ANIMAL CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES	1
	SCID514 : ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH	1
	SCID516 : BIOSTATISTICS	3
	SCID518 : GENERIC SKILLS IN SCIENCE RESEARCH	1
	SCMI621 : SPECIAL TOPICS IN MICROBIOLOGY II	1
	SCMI622 : MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR II	1

	GRID521 : RESEARCH ETHICS	1
	SCID502 : CELL SCIENCE	2
	SCID506 : CONCEPTS OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE	2
	SCID507 : MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE	1
	SCID508 : BIOMOLECULAR AND SPECTROSCOPY TECHNIQUES	1
	SCID509 : SEPARATION TECHNIQUES	1
	SCID510 : IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS	1
	SCID511 : GENE TECHNOLOGY	1
	SCID512 : RECEPTOR BINDING AND ENZYME KINETIC ASSAYS	1
	SCID513 : ANIMAL CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES	1
	SCID514 : ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH	1
	SCID516 : BIOSTATISTICS	3
	SCID518 : GENERIC SKILLS IN SCIENCE RESEARCH	1
	SCMI621 : SPECIAL TOPICS IN MICROBIOLOGY II	1
	SCMI622 : MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR II	1
Dissertation		Credit
	SCMI699 : DISSERTATION	36
For students with Bachelor's degree
	SCMI799 : DISSERTATION	48