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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN BIOLOGY (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM) 

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

Degree Designation

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY(BIOLOGY)

Additional advantages of the programme


- All qualified students will obtain scholarship for the first year.
- The graduates can apply for job in both government and private sectors.

Admission Requirements

1. For the ones who got Bachelor degree: Graduated with biology or any related fields from accredited university with GPA 3.5 (If below 3.5 the committee will also consider the application form with special condition)
2. For the ones who got Master degree: Graduated with biology or any related fields from accredited university with GPA 3.5 (If below 3.5 the committee will also consider the application form with special condition)
3. Have an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies
4. The ones who do not meet requirements could have been considered under the consideration of Program Director and committee member.

Curriculum Structure

Plan 2
For students with Bachelor
Required Courses 17            Credits
Elective Courses not less than 7            Credits
Dissertation 48            Credits
Total not less than 72            Credits
For students with Master
Required Courses 6            Credits
Elective Courses not less than 6            Credits
Dissertation 36            Credits
Total not less than 48            Credits

Course Requirements

Plan 2

Required Courses Credit
   For students with Bachelor's degree
SCBI582 : CURRENT TOPICS IN BIOLOGY 2
SCBI586 : SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY 3
SCBI587 : ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 3
SCBI609 : MOLECULAR GENETICS 3
SCBI626 : BIOLOGY LABORATORY TEACHING PRACTICE 1
SCBI636 : ADVANCED INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY 2
SCBI640 : RESEARCH SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 1
SCBI641 : ADVANCED RESEARCH SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 1
SCBI642 : DOCTORAL RESEARCH SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 1
SCBI643 : ADVANCED DOCTORAL RESEARCH SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 1
SCID500 : CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 3
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
SCID518 : GENERIC SKILLS IN SCIENCE RESEARCH 1
   For students with Master's degree
SCBI626 : BIOLOGY LABORATORY TEACHING PRACTICE 1
SCBI636 : ADVANCED INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY 2
SCBI642 : DOCTORAL RESEARCH SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 1
SCBI643 : ADVANCED DOCTORAL RESEARCH SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 1
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
Elective Courses Credit
SCBI501 : MOLECULAR ENTOMOLOGY 3
SCBI502 : MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 3
SCBI504 : INTRODUCTION TO MALACOLOGY 3
SCBI506 : INSECT TAXONOMY 3
SCBI508 : CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 3
SCBI509 : BIOLOGY OF INSECTS 3
SCBI514 : FIELD METHODS IN MALACOLOGY 2
SCBI516 : COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF MOLLUSKS 3
SCBI530 : CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 3
SCBI532 : BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOBIOLOGY 3
SCBI539 : TECHNIQUES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 2
SCBI540 : BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 3
SCBI545 : CYTOGENETICS 3
SCBI546 : POPULATION AND ECOLOGICAL GENETICS 3
SCBI572 : MOLECULAR PARASITOLOGY 3
SCBI574 : IMMUNOLOGICAL PARASITOLOGY 3
SCBI578 : TECHNIQUES IN CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE 3
SCBI579 : RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2
SCBI581 : SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN BIOLOGY 2
SCBI607 : EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS 3
SCBI637 : MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 3
SCID502 : CELL SCIENCE 2
SCID503 : SYSTEMIC BIOSCIENCE 3
SCID506 : CONCEPTS OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE 2
SCID516 : BIOSTATISTICS 3
Dissertation Credit
SCBI699 : DISSERTATION 36
SCBI799 : DISSERTATION 48