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Biotechnology - MSc Study

Admission

Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in life sciences, natural sciences, agriculture, food engineering, or engineering with a final grade of 80 or above may be admitted to graduate studies in biotechnology. All students will pass an admission committee which, as necessary, may require them to take supplementary courses during their master's degree studies. Students should choose one of the faculty members as their thesis advisor.

Students wishing to register for studies in the biotechnology track must have basic knowledge in the different fields of life sciences - biochemistry, microbiology, genetics and immunology. Completion of these basic studies, if required, will be during the first year.

Preliminary requirements

One of the five laboratories: immunology, biochemistry, microbiology, cellular biology, genetics (not a particular laboratory)

Program of studies

The study program as detailed here is intended for students whose undergraduate degree is in life sciences or a similar subject (such as agriculture). Students from other fields (such as chemistry or engineering) will have a personal program put together according to their previous studies and taking into account their areas of interest.

Studies for a master's degree - 30 semester hours

Required faculty courses - 10 s/h

Safety in the Laboratory course (during the first year of studies) – no credit

Guided reading and discussion in research groups – 2 s/h

Departmental seminar for MSc students – each student will participate in the seminar given by the Department in which he performs his research – 2 s/h each year

One of the courses:

Biostatistics – 4 s/h
Statistical principles in experimental biology – 4 s/h

1. Required track courses

s/h	Course name	Course no.
3 s/h	Separation Processes for biological products - not given in 2015/16	0453.3391
2 s/h	Antibody engineering	0453.3388

2. At least 9 semester hours must be selected from the following courses:

s/h	Course name	Course no.
3 s/h	Bioethics and biotechnology	0411.3129
3 s/h	Principles and use of physical methods in biology	0453.4105
4 s/h [?]	Molecular genetics and plant biotechnology	0455.3804
2 s/h	Nano biotechnology	0455.3045
2 s/h	Biotechnological principles in tissue engineering	0455.3834
3 s/h	Methods in structural biology	0421.3804
2 s/h	Enzyme technology	0453.3114
	Foundations of entrepreneurship	1221.9000
	New horizons in systems for the controlled release of drugs and materials	0116.5942

3. Basket of required supplementary courses from undergraduate and graduate programs

1 Does not apply to students from the undergraduate biotechnology track at Tel Aviv University.
2 No more than 2 supplementary courses will be required (in coordination with the head of the track and/or the advisor).

(Up to 4 s/h)

s/h	Course name	.Course no
4 s/h	General immunology	0455.2688
4 s/h	Genetics of microorganisms and control of genetic expression	0455.3682
4 s/h	Chapters in biotechnology	0455.3779

4. To make up the total hours for the degree (30 semester hours) it is possible to take third year courses (undergraduate degree), courses from other faculties, or courses from other tracks in the Graduate School.

5. For students with an undergraduate degree in biology in a dual-department track -

Undergraduate courses that the track views as an essential condition for admission:

a. Biochemistry of nucleic acids and molecular biology

b. Genetics

c. Microbiology.