The Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (GEB), University of Dhaka has taken the initiatives to build capacity for advanced study and research in order to prepare students for suitable employment and/or research and to meet the needs of national and global interests. Considering the interdisciplinary nature of Biotechnology, the curriculum has been developed with an intention to provide a broad base of knowledge in diverse areas of this branch of science.
The department offers core courses for both non-thesis (Group A) and thesis (group B) students. General rules and guidelines of 1 (One) year MS Program will follow the “Letter Grading System for MS Program” of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka as approved in the syndicate meeting held on August 23, 2015.
MS program will be offered against 30 earned credits for both non-thesis (Group A) and thesis (group B) students. Each 4-credit theory course will be of 100 marks comprising 60 lecture hours, and 2-credit theory course will be of 50 marks comprising 30 lecture-hours. Credit wise distribution of MS program is given below:
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Theory courses |
20 credits |
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Seminar |
2 credits |
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Thesis/Laboratory work |
6 credits |
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Viva-voce |
2 credits |
Allocation of the students to the thesis and non-thesis groups will be made based on their earned grades in the undergraduate courses. Any student of GEB, University of Dhaka who earns a minimum of CGPA 3.50 in undergraduate level (BS Honors) will be placed in the thesis group (unless he/she opts for the nonthesis group). The students whose CGPA is less than 3.50 will be eventually allocated to the non-thesis group.
9 courses · 36 credit hours across 1 term
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEB 501 | Computational and Systems Biology | 4 | 1. The HGP Project and beyond, 2. Comparative and Functional Genomics, 3. Computational Systems Biology, 4. Biological Networks, 5. Developmental systems biology, 6. Image informatics |
| GEB 502 | Recombinant DNA Technology | 4 | 1. Basic principles of rDNA technology, 2. Manipulation of gene expression in prokaryotes, 3. Manipulation of gene expression in eukaryotic systems, 4. Directed mutagenesis and protein engineering, 5. Large-Scale production of proteins from recombinant microorganism, 6. Tissue engineering, 7. Applications of rDNA technology, 8. Ethical and societal issues in biotechnology, 9. Regulation of rDNA technologies |
| GEB 503 | Medical Biotechnology | 4 | 1. Introduction, 2. Genetic diseases, 3. Diagnosis of diseases using molecular techniques, 4. Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, 5. Stem cell technology and gene therapy, 6. Ethical issues, 7. Genetic Counseling |
| GEB 504 | Industrial Biotechnology | 4 | 1. Introduction, 2. Pharmaceutical biotechnology, 3. Drugs and diagnostic kit development, 4. Production of therapeutics, 5. Immobilization of enzymes and cells, 6. Fermented food products, 7. Foods and enzymes from microbial origin, 8. Practices in industrial biotechnology, 9. Intellectual Property |
| GEB 505 | Agricultural Biotechnology | 4 | 1. Plant growth and development, 2. Plant tissue culture techniques and their application, 3. Plant transformation techniques, 4. GM technology, 5. Genetic Engineering for quality improvement, 6. Metabolic engineering of plants, 7. Biotechnology and its applications in aquaculture, 8. Agricultural biodiversity and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), 9. Agro-economics |
| GEB 506 | Seminar | 2 |
The general purpose of the seminar course is to facilitate review of a specific research study and to discuss implications of the study for gaining knowledge. This course offers opportunity for the students to critically evaluate recent novel articles related to any field of biosciences/biotechnology that have been published in reputed journals. The student will prepare power point slides and present the selected article in front of an audience. This course thus creates an opportunity for the students to talk in a forum to keep them updated with the recent scientific literature. |
| GEB 507 A | Laboratory Experiments and Assignment | 6 |
This course is designed to let the students of non-thesis group (Group A) to perform experiments in Labs to facilitate an experiential and methodological learning environment. Students will gain significant hands-on training experience by performing in-depth lab experiments on various methods/techniques of molecular biology and biotechnology. This course also has a scope of engaging students in short-term laboratory/field work or in specific biotechnology-related assignment to promote research aptitude. The field work or the assignment will be determined by the respective course teachers. |
| GEB 507 B | Thesis | 6 |
All MS students of thesis group (Group B) must undergo a thesis work, which must encompasses originality, clarity of purpose and critical analysis in some areas of biotechnology under supervision of a faculty member. Students are expected to have an in-depth discussion with his/her supervisor before choosing a topic for thesis work. Students are encouraged to begin exploring/sharing ideas with his/her supervisor for initiating thesis work early in their program of study. After completion of the thesis work, students have to submit a dissertation and face a board for a defense. |
| GEB 508 | Viva-voce | 2 | After completion of all theory course examinations, students will face a viva voce (oral examination) conducted by the respective examination committee approved by the University. The viva voce is an important mode of assessment, providing an opportunity for the students to demonstrate their knowledge, approach and understandings with the examiners. |