Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology

Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology

  • Course Duration: Minimum 03 Years,  Maximum 08 years

  • Total Credit Hours: 30

  • Semester: 6

Semester 1

Semester 2

Subject Title Credit Hrs.
Course I* 3
Course II* 3
Course III* 3
Subject Title Credit Hrs.
Course I* 3
Course II* 3
Course III* 3

Semester 3 to 6***

Subject Title Credit Hrs.
Comprehensive Exam & Synopsis Defense
**Thesis 09

*The courses will be offered from the list of courses given in the Table below along with course codes.

**9 credit hours per semester for the next four semesters (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th semester). The candidate can submit his/her thesis after completion of Sixth semester (03 years; minimum duration) otherwise extension in degree duration can be granted by the competent authority as per requirement and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the University and HEC.

***Registration in each semester with pass/fail result.

List of Courses

Sr No. Course Titles Credit Hours
1 Advances in Recombinant DNA Technology 3(3-0)
2 Advances in Medical and Veterinary Parasitology 3(3-0)
3 Advances in Analytical Techniques 3(0-3)
4 Advanced Industrial Microbiology 3(3-0)
5 Advances in Microbial Physiology 3(3-0)
6 Advanced Immunology 3(3-0)
7 Advances in Microbial Genetics 3(3-0)
8 Advanced Bioinformatics 3(3-0)
9 Advances in Biosafety and Risk Management 3(3-0)
10 Advanced Clinical Microbiology 3(3-0)
11 Advanced Nanobiotechnology 3(3-0)
12 Advanced Medical Microbiology 3(3-0)
13 Advanced Agricultural Microbiology 3(3-0)
14 Advances in Soil Microbiology 3(3-0)
15 Advanced Mycology 3(3-0)
16 Advances in Food and Dairy Microbiology 3(3-0)
17 Advances in Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques 3(3-0)
18 Advanced Vaccinology 3(3-0)
19 Advanced Research Methodology 3(3-0)
20 Techniques in Microbiology 3(3-0)
21 Applied Biostatistics 3(3-0)
22 Thesis/Research 9(0-0)