Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
PH.D. PROGRAM OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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2016 Study Program

 

Semester I (11 credits)

Semester IV  (12 credits)
  • Theory of Biology*                          2 cr.
  • Global Biodiversity*                          4 cr.
  • Biological Engineering*                     4 cr.
  • Doctoral Research                           1 cr.
  • Doctoral Research                         12 cr.

Semester II (10 credits)

Qualifying Examination

Semester V (8 credits)
  • Course 1 of the major field                 4 cr.
  • Course 2 of the major field                 2 cr.
  • Additional Course**                         1 cr.
  • Additional Course **                         1 cr.
  • Research Seminar I                           1 cr.
  • Doctoral Research                             1 cr.
  • Doctoral Research                           7 cr.
  • Research Seminar II                        1 cr.

Semester III (11 credits)

Semester VI  (12 credits)
  • Course 3 of the major field                 4 cr.
  • Additional Course **                          1 cr.
  • Additional Course **                          1 cr.
  • Doctoral Research                             5 cr.
  • Doctoral Research          12 cr               
  • Publication of at least 1 paper
  • Thesis writing

 

Doctoral Thesis Dissertation

*     These courses are pre-requisite for Major Field Courses and Additional.
**   Modular courses offered between semesters.
Courses of Major Field:  Applied Ecology

  • Ecology of Conservation (4credits)
  • Quantitative Biology (2 credits)
  • Pest Ecological Management (4 credits)

Courses of Major Field:  Biological Engineering and Biotechnology

  • Plant Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (4 credits)
  • Engineering of Metabolite Extraction and Purification (2 credits)
  • Simulation and Optimization of Biotechnological Processes (4 credits)

Additional Courses (4 credits should be taken)

  • Microbial Functional Genomics (2 credit)
  • Molecular Biology of Plant and Microbe Interactions (1 credit)
  • Molecular Bioprospecting (2 credit)
  • Secondary Products of Plant Tissue Culture (1 credit)
  • Microbial Molecular Diversity (1 credit)
  • Biological Systems of Waste Water Treatment (1 credit)
  • Current Strategies for Pest Control (1 credit)
  • Environmental Policies and Legislation in Latin America (1 credit)
  • Mixing Aspects and Scale Up of Bioreactors (1 credit)
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