Curriculum of the PhD Program (Industrial Biotechnology)
İZMİR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY and BIOENGINEERING
CURRICULUM OF THE PhD PROGRAM IN INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Core Courses
BTEC 510* | Ethical Issues in Life Sciences | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 601 | Fundamentals of Industrial Biotechnology | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 698 | Research Seminar | (0-2)NC ECTS 9 |
IBT 600 | PhD Thesis | (0-1)NC ECTS 26 |
IBT 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**
IBT 615 | Bioprocess Technology | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 620 | Enzymes in Biotechnology | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 630 | Lignocellulose Biotechnology | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 635 | Introduction to Synthetic Biology | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 640 | Immobilization in Biotechnology | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 645 | Industrial Bioseparations | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 650 | Probiotics and Bioactive Compounds | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 655 | Fungal Biotechnology | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
IBT 660 | Industrial Applications of Algal Biotechnology | (3-0)3 ECTS 9 |
BTEC 580 | Special Topics in Biotechnology | (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)