THE DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
MAJOR: Human and Animal Physiology
CODE: 9420101.04
(Issued under the Decision No. 4555/QĐ-ĐHQGHN, on August 20, 2018 by
the Rector of the VNU- University of Science)
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
1.1. For PhD students not holding master’s degree
Students must complete the courses of the master’s programme and the doctoral programme
Total credits for graduation: 136 credits:
– Part 1: Supplementary courses (of the master’s programme): 39 credits
+ General knowledge: 3 credits
+ Basic and specialised knowledge: 36 credits
– Part 2: Courses, seminars and overview assay of the doctoral programme: 17 credits
+ Courses: 9 credits
- Compulsory: 3 credits
- Elective: 6 credits
+ Seminars: 6 credits
+ Overview Essay: 2 credits
– Part 3: Scientific research (Being compulsory for PhD students but not account for the credits of the Doctoral programme).
– Part 4: Participating in professional activities, assissting teaching and supporting training activities (Being compulsory for PhD students but not account for the credits of the Doctoral programme).
– Part 5: PhD dissertation: 80 credits.
1.2. For PhD students holding master’s degree in related discipline
Total credits for graduation: 112 credits:
– Part 1: Supplementary courses (of the master’s programme): 15 credits
+ Compulsory: 6 credits
+ Elective: 9 credits
– Part 2: Courses, seminars and overview assay of the doctoral programme: 17 credits
+ Courses: 9 credits
- Compulsory: 3 credits
- Elective: 6 credits
+ Seminars: 6 credits
+ Overview Essay: 2 credits
– Part 3: Scientific research (Being compulsory for PhD students but not account for the credits of the Doctoral programme).
– Part 4: Participating in professional activities, assissting teaching and supporting training activities (Being compulsory for PhD students but not account for the credits of the Doctoral programme).
– Part 5: PhD dissertation: 80 credits.
1.3. For PhD students holding master’s degree in relevant discipline
Total credits for graduation: 97 credits:
– Part 1: Courses, seminars and overview assay of the doctoral programme: 17 credits
+ Courses: 9 credits
- Compulsory: 3 credits
- Elective: 6 credits
+ Seminars: 6 credits
+ Overview Essay: 2 credits
– Part 2: Scientific research (Being compulsory for PhD students but not account for the credits of the Doctoral programme).
– Part 3: Participating in professional activities, assissting teaching and supporting training activities (Being compulsory for PhD students but not account for the credits of the Doctoral programme).
– Part 4: PhD dissertation: 80 credits.
- Programme curriculum
2.1. For PhD students not holding master’s degree
2.2. For PhD students holding master’s degree in related discipline
| No | Course code | Course name | Credits | Credit hours | Prerequisite courses | ||
| Lecture | Practice | Self-study | |||||
| Part 1. Supplementary courses (of the master’s programme) | |||||||
| I.1. Compulsory course | 6 | ||||||
| 1. | BIO6012 | Molecular Endocrinology | 3 | 30 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2. | BIO6018 | Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology | 3 | 30 | 0 | 15 | |
| I.2. Elective courses | 9/20 | ||||||
| 3. | BIO6063 | Molecular physiology | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 4. | BIO6061 | Molecular Human Genetics | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 5. | BIO6071 | Human Molecular Pathology | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 6. | BIO6064 | Mitochondrial biology and medicine | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 7. | BIO6066 | Applied animal physiology | 2 | 20 | 10 | ||
| 8. | BIO6017 | Free Radical Biomedicine | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 9. | BIO6051 | Molecular Biology of Cancer | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| Part 2. Courses, seminars and overview assay of the doctoral programme | |||||||
| I. Courses | |||||||
| I.1. Compulsory | 3 | ||||||
| 10. | BIO8025 | Advanced Endocrinology | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| I.2. Elective | 6/15 | ||||||
| 11. | BIO8024 | Advanced Neurophysiology | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 12. | BIO8027 | Cardiovascular Physiology) | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 13. | BIO8028 | Respiratory Physiology | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 14. | BIO8029 | Urinary Physiology | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 15. | BIO9044 | Data mining and mathematical modelling in bimodicine | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| II. Seminars | 6 | ||||||
| 16. | BIO9041 | Special Topics 1 | 2 | ||||
| 17. | BIO9042 | Special Topics 2 | 2 | ||||
| 18. | BIO9043 | Special Topics 3 | 2 | ||||
| III. Overview Essay | 2 | ||||||
| 19. | BIO8023 | Overview Essay | 2 | ||||
| Part 3. Scientific research | |||||||
| PhD students establish the research plan, implementate and publish the results of their dissertations in the scientific journals under the guidance of their supervisors | |||||||
| Part 4. Participating in professional activities, assissting teaching and supporting training activities | |||||||
| Department (professional unit) constructs a timetable for professional acitivities and schedules for each PhD student to present his/her professional acitivities in the seminar organised by the Department for each academic year. It is obligated to PhD students to attend all scientific seminars/conferences/symposiums organised/required by the Department. | |||||||
| Part 5. PhD dissertation | |||||||
| 20. | BIO9002 | PhD dissertation | 80 | ||||
| Total: | 112 | ||||||
2.3. For PhD students holding master’s degree in relevant discipline
| No | Course code | Course name | Credits | Credit hours | Prerequisite courses | |||
| Lecture | Practice | Self-study | ||||||
| Part 1. Courses, seminars and overview assay of the doctoral programme | ||||||||
| I. Courses | ||||||||
| I.1. Compulsory courses | 3 | |||||||
| 1. | BIO8025 | Advanced Endocrinology | 3 | 30 | 15 | |||
| I.2. Elective courses | 6/15 | |||||||
| 2. | BIO8024 | Advanced Neurophysiology | 3 | 30 | 15 | |||
| 3. | BIO8027 | Cardiovascular Physiology | 3 | 30 | 15 | |||
| 4. | BIO8028 | Respiratory Physiology | 3 | 30 | 15 | |||
| 5. | BIO8029 | Urinary Physiology | 3 | 30 | 15 | |||
| 6. | BIO9044 | Data mining and mathematical modelling in bimodicine | 3 | 30 | 15 | |||
| II. Seminars | 6 | |||||||
| 7. | BIO9041 | Special Topics 1 | 2 | |||||
| 8. | BIO9042 | Special Topics 2 | 2 | |||||
| 9. | BIO9043 | Special Topics 3 | 2 | |||||
| III. Overview Essay | 2 | |||||||
| 10. | BIO8023 | Overview Essay | 2 | |||||
| Part 2. Scientific research | ||||||||
| PhD students establish the research plan, implementate and publish the results of their dissertations in the scientific journals under the guidance of their supervisors. | ||||||||
| Part 3. Participating in professional activities, assissting teaching and supporting training activities | ||||||||
| Department (professional unit) constructs a timetable for professional acitivities and schedules for each PhD student to present his/her professional acitivities in the seminar organised by the Department for each academic year. It is obligated to PhD students to attend all scientific seminars/conferences/symposiums organised/required by the Department. | ||||||||
| Part 4. PhD dissertation | ||||||||
| 11. | BIO9002 | PhD dissertation | 80 | |||||
| Total: | 97 | |||||||