Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Overview

Students of the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology program from United Arab Emirates University are required to complete 24 credit hours of coursework in addition to 6 credit hours assigned to research and a completion of a M.Sc. thesis. 

What you'll study

The coursework includes 2 credit hours of College of Science requirements (Ethics, Research Methods), 12 credit hours of 4 core Molecular Biology and Biotechnology courses in addition to 10 credit hours of intercollege (College of Science and College of Medicine and Health Sciences) elective courses that allows the student to specialize in any specific topic related to Molecular Biology and/or Biotechnology. 

Students can take up to 6 credit hours of elective courses offered by the CMHS. Student progress is overseen by a research supervisor (and co-supervisors) and a thesis defense committee. The program is a fee-based program open for all students who meet the entry requirements.

Program Objectives

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate leading edge knowledge in a chosen specialized area of molecular biology and/or biotechnology
• Gain insight into the most significant and recent biotechnology and molecular-based methods used to expand the understanding of biology.
• Manage and analyze data stored in databases, familiarize with various bioinformatics analysis tools available to analyze biological data.
• Conduct scientific molecular biology and/or biotechnology research, and use quantitative methods to analyze results
• Evaluate methods and results within the field of specialization critically and ethically.
• Work independently or in a team on complex project that requires multidisciplinary collaboration
• Communicate scientific results to both experts and general audience through writing structured reports and contributions for scientific publications and posters, and by oral presentations.