POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

AIMST University offers masters and doctorate programmes in Biotechnology:
» Master of Science (A 4623)
» Doctor of Philosophy (PA 8453)

The objective of the postgraduate programmes is to provide graduate students with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge through independent research in a selected branch of Biotechnology field. This will enable graduates to be competent in handling basic and applied research in their chosen specialities.

Research Areas:

Vaccine development
Molecular Biology
Rapid Molecular diagnostics
Molecular Microbiology
Biodiversity and in vitro conservation
Protease Receptors & Allergens
Bioremediation
Microbial Pathology (Plant)
Abiotic Stress Plants
Tissue and Cell Culture
Bioreactors & Modelling
Solid State Fermentation
Plant Genetic Transformation
Signal Transduction Pathways
Immunology & Monoclonal Antibodies
Functional Genomics & Proteomics
Fish Breeding Under Improvement
Nutritional requirment of fishes
Medicinal Plants & Bioprospecting
Bioinformatics
Microbial Pathogenesis
Cholera vaccine
Cholera diagnostics
Biosensors & Biomaterials

Programme Structure
Research, Thesis Examination and Viva-voce.

Intake
All year round (except the month of Sept & Oct)

Duration

Master of Science

Full-time: Min 1 year / Max 3 years
Part-time: Min 2 years / Max 6 years

Doctor of Philosophy

Full-time: Min 2 years / Max 6 years
Part-time: Min 4 years / Max 8 years

Entry Requirements

MSc Biotechnology	Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biotechnology or other related sciences.
PhD in Biotechnology	Masters in related field or other equivalent qualifications recognized by the Malaysian government.

Financial Aid

Students may apply for Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA), MyMaster scholarship by MOHE, World Federation of Scientists Fellowship, etc.

Application Procedure
The Application Form can be downloaded here

Fees Structure
MSc in Biotechnology
PhD in Biotechnology

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