Medical Bacteriology
| Code | 458 |
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| School | School of Medicine |
| Department | Department of Microbiology |
| Degree | Ph.D. |
| Apply | Apply |
Program Description:
The Ph.D. in Medical bacteriology degree belongs to medical basic sciences and serves the national research schemes and academic educational programs. The main mission of the course is training committed, knowledgeable and competent people in medical bacteriology. Hopefully, this (with other medical basic sciences courses) will upgrade the individual skills of the food microbiology graduates who are employed in food industries, quality control laboratories, research centers and inspection units.
Objectives:
Graduates in this course will be able to take educational responsibilities, conduct research and provide expert and consulting services related to Bacteriology. In educational terms, graduates will contribute to teaching bacteriology to students of various fields according to the university’s needs. In research designing, they will implement and evaluate basic and applied research in various contexts of related fields. Furthermore, graduates will provide expert services for the laboratory diagnoses of bacteriology using standard and ingenious methods. In addition, they will provide consulting services with cooperation and consultation on controlling hospital infections.
Admission Requirements
General Reguirements: To apply for this program, you will need to fulfill a number of requirements, which can be found in the Graduate Admission Requirements.
Specific Requiremetn:
Having a master degree (M.Sc.) in one of the fields of medical microbiology, medical mycology, bacteriology, medical parasitology, medical virology, pathobiology, molecular and cellular biology, general doctorate in one of the fields of medicine, dentistry and Pharmacy or professional doctorate in laboratory sciences
- Participating in the interview
- Offering a resume
- Presenting Recommendation letters
- Meeting admission criteria based on the regulations of TUMS.
The eligible candidate should be proficient in English or Persian.
Admission Deadline
Tehran University of Medical Sciences has a rolling application system and reviews student applications all year round.
However, the deadline for the September intake is June 31.
Education Fees and Yearly Expenses
For complete and comprehensive information about fees and expenses, please refer to the Education Fees and Yearly Expenses section.
Duration: 4 years
Total Course Credits
Core: 23
Non-core (Electives): 6
Dissertation (PhD): 20
Total 49
Table 1: Compensatory courses
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Course |
Theoretical Credits |
Practical Credits |
Total Credits |
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Information Technology Systems in Medicine* |
1 | 1 | 2 |
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Biostatics |
3 | 3 | |
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Research Methods in Health Sciences |
2 | 2 | |
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Haematology |
1 | 1 | 2 |
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Care and Use of Laboratory Animals |
1 | 1 | 2 |
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Applied Biochemistry |
1 | 2 | 3 |
|
Molecular and Cellular Biology (Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes) |
2 | - | 2 |
|
Structure and Physiology of Microorganisms |
2 | - | 2 |
|
Microbial genetics |
1 | - | 1 |
|
Host – Microorganisms Relation |
1 | - | 1 |
|
Practical Bacteriology |
- | 2 | 2 |
|
Molecular Diagnosis of Bacteria |
- | 2 | 2 |
|
Medical Virology |
3 | 1 | 4 |
|
Immunology of Infectious Diseases |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 31 |
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Completing this course is obligatory for those who have not completed it before.
Students should earn up to 16 compensatory course credits (Table 1) as specified by the Department of Education and approved by post-graduate committee of the university.
Table 2: Core Courses
|
Course |
Credits |
||
|
Information Technology Systems in Medicine* |
1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Biostatics |
3 | - | 3 |
|
Research Methods in Health Sciences |
2 | - | 2 |
|
Haematology |
1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals |
1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Applied Biochemistry |
1 | 2 | 3 |
|
Molecular and Cellular Biology (Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes) |
2 | - | 2 |
|
Structure and Physiology of Microorganisms |
2 | - | 2 |
|
Microbial genetics |
1 | - | 1 |
|
Host – Microorganisms Relation |
1 | - | 1 |
|
Practical Bacteriology |
- | 2 | 2 |
|
Molecular Diagnosis of Bacteria |
- | 2 | 2 |
|
Medical Virology |
3 | 1 | 4 |
|
Immunology of Infectious Diseases |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 31 |
Table 3: Non-core (elective) courses
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Course |
Credits |
|
Criminology |
2 |
|
Health systems management |
2 |
|
Economics of addiction |
1 |
|
Addiction and infectious disease |
2 |
|
Information, education and communication and (IEC) |
1 |
|
Neuroendocrinology |
2 |
|
Neurogenetics |
2 |
|
Neurohistochemistry |
2 |
|
Cognitive neuroscience |
2 |
|
Total |
16 |
- After supervising professor's consent, students are due to take 6 units of the aforementioned courses that are relevant to the theme of their Ph.D. thesis.
Contact Information:
In case of any inquiries, please contact the Department of Microbilogy through the following:
Contact Person: Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi
Tel.: (+98 21) 88955810
Email: mfeizabadi@tums.ac.ir
Address: Department of Microbilogy, TUMS School of Medicin, Pour Sina St., Enghelab Ave., Tehran, Iran
To contact the Office of International Admissions, please use the following information:
Tel.: (+98 21) 8890 2090-93, Ext.: 168
Email: admission@tums.ac.ir
Address: No. 21, Dameshgh St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran 1416753955, Iran
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