İZMİR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

GRADUATE SCHOOL

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY and BIOENGINEERING

CURRICULUM OF THE PhD PROGRAM IN MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Core Courses

BTEC 510*      Ethical Issues in Life Sciences                                               (3-0)3 ECTS 9

MBT 601         Fundamentals of Medical Biotechnology                               (3-0)3 ECTS 9

MBT 698         Research Seminar                                                                  (0-2)NC ECTS 9

MBT 600         PhD Thesis                                                                             (0-1)NC ECTS 26

MBT 8XX        Special Studies                                                                       (8-0)NC ECTS 4

*Students who are accepted to the program do not need to take this course again if they have taken it in their previous education.

Elective Courses**

MBT 610         Metabolism and Regulation                                                    (3-0)3 ECTS 9

MBT 615            Data Analysis and Visualization Using R                               (3-0)3 ECTS 9

MBT 620            Special Topics in Genetics and Genomics                            (3-0)3 ECTS 9

MBT 625         Neutral Lipid Metabolism in Health and Disease                   (3-0)3 ECTS 9

MBT 630         Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites                                 (3-0)3 ECTS 9

MBT 635         Pharmaceutical Biotechnology                                               (3-0)3 ECTS 9

MBT 640         Macromolecules of Life: Biomolecules                                   (3-0)3 ECTS 9

MBT 645         Bio Accessibility-Bioavailability-Bio Functionality                  (3-0)3 ECTS 9

BTEC 580       Special Topics in Biotechnology                                            (3-0)3 ECTS 9

BTEC 585       Biosensors                                                                              (3-0)3 ECTS 9

BTEC 590       Technical Report Writing                                                        (2-0)NC ECTS 9

** Students admitted to the program will be able to take courses offered in other graduate programs in our Institute with the approval of the academic advisor according to the thesis study subject.

Total credit (min.) : 21 (for students with M.S. degree)

Number of courses with credit (min.): 7 (for students with M.S. degree)

Total credit (min.) : 42 (for students with B.S. degree)

Number of courses with credit (min.): 14 (for students with B.S. degree)

Total ECTS (min.) : 240 (for students with M.S. degree)

Total ECTS (min.) : 300 (for students with B.S. degree)