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DETAILS
Masters (M.Sc.) in Microbiology is a two year course that offers two specialization streams namely Food and Environmental Microbiology and Medical and Pharmaceutical Microbiology.
Medical Microbiology comprises and integrates the fields of immunology, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology. The common bond between them is the focus on the causes of infectious diseases and on the reactions of the host to the pathogens. The objective of specialized course of medical microbiology is to provide in-depth knowledge of the etiologic organisms causing diseased and the pathogenic mechanisms leading to clinically manifest infections into its host. This knowledge is a necessary prerequisite for the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of any infectious diseases, indispensable for both biotech, pharma industries and academic sectors.
As pharmaceutical microbiology is crucial to the manufacture and production of drugs, biologics and devices, it is absolutely important that people working in these industries have a strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical microbiological principles, techniques, processes and strategies in order to avoid any potentially costly and life-threatening failures and consequences.
Duration of Program
2 years (4 Semesters)
Seats
5
DESIGN YOUR OWN DEGREE
UPES’ curriculum framework is holistic in its overall structure and yet focuses on the individual need of the student to discover, experience, explore and challenge. Along with the core subject, students have the option to choose from subject-focused specialisations. They are also allowed to choose minor/exploratory subject from other schools at UPES that are: School of Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Law, School of Business, School of Health Sciences, School of Design, School of Modern Media, and School of Liberal Studies.
Further, based on the multifaceted needs of the global workplace and evolving lifestyles, the curriculum offers Signature and Life-Skills courses through School for Life. To round off this learning experience, students are required to do mandatory internships in the social sector, government/public sector, and industry. The combinations available for students to pick and choose from are endless, ensuring both depth and width of knowledge.
- Environmental research organizations like TERI : Microbiologists can work in environment sector with lead organization
- Pharmaceutical Companies: A microbiologist is always needed for quality control, manufacture and R and D at pharmaceutical companies
- Academicians : A microbiologist with Ph.D can be an asset to academia in teaching and research
- Higher research : A microbiologist can also take up higher research in lead organizations
- Epidemiologists: Microbiologist can team up and understand the disease epidemiology, spread and vaccination against disease.
- Hospitals : Microbiologist and quality control jobs are in plenty in hospital
- Agriculture and Food Industry: any innovative microbiologist can bring food innovation or agriculture revolution is welcomed in agriculture and food sector.
- Clinical and Veterinary Microbiologist: Clinical and veterinary microbiologists role are in plenty abroad and increasingly in demand in India as well.
- Forensic Microbiologist: It’s a recent development where microbiologist and team up with law firms to help in crime dating and detection.
- Brewery : Microbiologists are active workforce at brewery and wine industry
- Consultant : They can work as editors, reviewers for the field of microbiology
- Science Journalism: The very exciting arena for artistic microbiologist who while pursuing passion can be of value to science.
Min. 50% marks in class X & XII, and graduation in B.Sc. With Biology/Biotechnology/B.Sc./ Pharma / BPT/ B.Sc. Food Science Tech./ B.Sc. Microbiology/ B.Sc. Nursing / BMIT/B.Sc. B.Sc. Environmental Sciences/ B.Sc. Diary Sciences/ Biochemistry/ B.Sc. Chemistry/ B.Sc. Zoology/B.Sc. Food, Nutrition and Dietetics/home science or any other equivalent course
Personal Interview
SEMESTER I
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
| Principles of Microbiology | 3 | 3 | |
| Microbiology Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Microbial Physiology and Immunology | 4 | 4 | |
| Biochemistry | 3 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Bacteriology and Virology | 3 | 3 | |
| Biosafety and Aseptic Techniques | 2 | 2 | |
| Aseptic Techniques Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Seminar - I | 1 | 1 | |
| Research Methodology and Biostatistics | 2 | 2 | |
| Research Methodology and Biostastics Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Disaster Management | 2 | 2 | |
| Open Elective - I | 3 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 27 | 31 |
SEMESTER II
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
| Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases | 2 | 2 | |
| Eukaryotic Microbes | 2 | 2 | |
| Agricultural Microbiology and Microbial Ecology | 2 | 2 | |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | 3 | 3 | |
| Instrumentation in Microbiology | 2 | 2 | |
| Instrumentation in Microbiology Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Diagnostic and Industrial Microbiology | 2 | 2 | |
| Program Elective - I | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar - II | 1 | 1 | |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare | 2 | 2 | |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Open Elective - II | 3 | 3 | |
| Summer Internship | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 24 | 26 |
SEMESTER III
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
| Fermentation Technology | 2 | 2 | |
| Good Manufacturing and Lab Practices | 2 | 2 | |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 2 | |
| Biotechnology - Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Research Project | 3 | 6 | |
| Program Elective – II | 3 | 3 | |
| Program Elective - III | 3 | 3 | |
| Scientific Writing | 2 | 2 | |
| Seminar -III | 1 | 1 | |
| Intellectual Property Rights and Research Ethics | 3 | 3 | |
| Design Thinking | 2 | 2 | |
| Open Elective - III | 3 | 3 | |
| Summer Internship Presentation and Report | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 28 | 32 |
SEMESTER IV
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
| Research Project | 15 | 30 | |
| Research Seminar | 2 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 17 | 32 |
SPECIALIZATION
| Specialization- Food and Environmental Microbiology | |
| Probiotics and Prebiotics | PE I |
| Food contamination and Food borne Diseases | PE II |
| Biofertilizers and Bioremediation | PE III |
| Specialization-Medical and Pharmaceutical Microbiology | |
| Epidemiology and Disease Management | PE I |
| Antimicrobial Drug Resistance and Drug Development | PE II |
| Sexually Transmitted and Neglected Tropical Diseases | PE III |
Open Electives
| Open Elective- I |
| Microbial Physiology and Immunology |
| Pharmaceutical Analysis |
| Human Physiology |
| Cell Biology |
| Open Elective- II |
| Diet in Disease |
| Instrumentation in Microbiology |
| Pharmacovigilance |
| Structural Biology and Biophysical Chemistry |
| Global Perspectives in Toxicology |
| Open Elective- III |
| Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Methods |
| Clinical and Therapeutic Nutrition |
| Biotechnology |
| Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics |
| Diagnostic Biochemistry |
| Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Career Prospects
- Environmental research organizations like TERI : Microbiologists can work in environment sector with lead organization
- Pharmaceutical Companies: A microbiologist is always needed for quality control, manufacture and R and D at pharmaceutical companies
- Academicians : A microbiologist with Ph.D can be an asset to academia in teaching and research
- Higher research : A microbiologist can also take up higher research in lead organizations
- Epidemiologists: Microbiologist can team up and understand the disease epidemiology, spread and vaccination against disease.
- Hospitals : Microbiologist and quality control jobs are in plenty in hospital
- Agriculture and Food Industry: any innovative microbiologist can bring food innovation or agriculture revolution is welcomed in agriculture and food sector.
- Clinical and Veterinary Microbiologist: Clinical and veterinary microbiologists role are in plenty abroad and increasingly in demand in India as well.
- Forensic Microbiologist: It’s a recent development where microbiologist and team up with law firms to help in crime dating and detection.
- Brewery : Microbiologists are active workforce at brewery and wine industry
- Consultant : They can work as editors, reviewers for the field of microbiology
- Science Journalism: The very exciting arena for artistic microbiologist who while pursuing passion can be of value to science.
Eligibility
Min. 50% marks in class X & XII, and graduation in B.Sc. With Biology/Biotechnology/B.Sc./ Pharma / BPT/ B.Sc. Food Science Tech./ B.Sc. Microbiology/ B.Sc. Nursing / BMIT/B.Sc. B.Sc. Environmental Sciences/ B.Sc. Diary Sciences/ Biochemistry/ B.Sc. Chemistry/ B.Sc. Zoology/B.Sc. Food, Nutrition and Dietetics/home science or any other equivalent course
Selection Criteria
Personal Interview
Curriculum
SEMESTER I
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
| Principles of Microbiology | 3 | 3 | |
| Microbiology Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Microbial Physiology and Immunology | 4 | 4 | |
| Biochemistry | 3 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Bacteriology and Virology | 3 | 3 | |
| Biosafety and Aseptic Techniques | 2 | 2 | |
| Aseptic Techniques Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Seminar - I | 1 | 1 | |
| Research Methodology and Biostatistics | 2 | 2 | |
| Research Methodology and Biostastics Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Disaster Management | 2 | 2 | |
| Open Elective - I | 3 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 27 | 31 |
SEMESTER II
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
| Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases | 2 | 2 | |
| Eukaryotic Microbes | 2 | 2 | |
| Agricultural Microbiology and Microbial Ecology | 2 | 2 | |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | 3 | 3 | |
| Instrumentation in Microbiology | 2 | 2 | |
| Instrumentation in Microbiology Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Diagnostic and Industrial Microbiology | 2 | 2 | |
| Program Elective - I | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar - II | 1 | 1 | |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare | 2 | 2 | |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Open Elective - II | 3 | 3 | |
| Summer Internship | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 24 | 26 |
SEMESTER III
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
| Fermentation Technology | 2 | 2 | |
| Good Manufacturing and Lab Practices | 2 | 2 | |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 2 | |
| Biotechnology - Lab | 1 | 2 | |
| Research Project | 3 | 6 | |
| Program Elective – II | 3 | 3 | |
| Program Elective - III | 3 | 3 | |
| Scientific Writing | 2 | 2 | |
| Seminar -III | 1 | 1 | |
| Intellectual Property Rights and Research Ethics | 3 | 3 | |
| Design Thinking | 2 | 2 | |
| Open Elective - III | 3 | 3 | |
| Summer Internship Presentation and Report | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 28 | 32 |
SEMESTER IV
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
| Research Project | 15 | 30 | |
| Research Seminar | 2 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 17 | 32 |
SPECIALIZATION
| Specialization- Food and Environmental Microbiology | |
| Probiotics and Prebiotics | PE I |
| Food contamination and Food borne Diseases | PE II |
| Biofertilizers and Bioremediation | PE III |
| Specialization-Medical and Pharmaceutical Microbiology | |
| Epidemiology and Disease Management | PE I |
| Antimicrobial Drug Resistance and Drug Development | PE II |
| Sexually Transmitted and Neglected Tropical Diseases | PE III |
Open Electives
| Open Elective- I |
| Microbial Physiology and Immunology |
| Pharmaceutical Analysis |
| Human Physiology |
| Cell Biology |
| Open Elective- II |
| Diet in Disease |
| Instrumentation in Microbiology |
| Pharmacovigilance |
| Structural Biology and Biophysical Chemistry |
| Global Perspectives in Toxicology |
| Open Elective- III |
| Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Methods |
| Clinical and Therapeutic Nutrition |
| Biotechnology |
| Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics |
| Diagnostic Biochemistry |
| Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Entrance Test
Personal Interview
