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Master’s Degree Programs

06.04.01 Biology 
Specialization: Microbiology and Virology  
Study Period: 2 years
Language of Instruction: Russian
 
Course Title
Hours
First Year
Second Year
1
2
3
4
M1 General Scientific Cycle
 
 
 
 
 
M1.B Basic Part
 
 
 
 
 
1.       Foreign Language
108
1
2
 
 
2.       Philosophical Issues of Natural Science 
72
2
 
 
 
M1.V Variable Part
 
 
 
 
 
1.       Bioethics and Biofarming 
108
1
2
 
 
2.       Methodology of Scientific Research   
72
 
2
 
 
3.       Socio-economic Aspects of Man and Nature Interaction   (optional)
4.       Social and Biological Aspects of Man’s Chemical Dependence (optional)
36
 
 
1
 
 
5.        Economics of Environmental Management (optional)
6.       Socio-Economic Conditions as Fundamental Reasons of a Disease (optional)
36
1
 
 
 
M2 Professional Cycle
 
 
 
 
 
M2.B Basic Part
 
 
 
 
 
1.       Computer Technologies in Biology
72
0.5
1.5
 
 
2.       Mathematical Modeling of Biological Processes
72
 
1
1
 
M2.V Variable Part
 
 
 
 
 
1.       Biosphere Microbiology  
72
 
2
 
 
2.       Methods of Molecular and Genetic Research
72
2
 
 
 
3.       Mathematical Processing of Research Results
72
 
2
 
 
4.       Patterns of Life Development on Earth (optional)
5.       Contemporary Problems of Evolution Theory (optional)
36
1
 
 
 
M3
 
 
 
 
 
M3.B Basic Part
 
 
 
 
 
1.       Contemporary Problems in Biology
180
0.5
2.5
2
 
2.       History and Methodology of Biology 
108
3
 
 
 
3.       Theory of Biosphere  
108
3
 
 
 
4.       Contemporary Ecology and Global Ecological Problems
108
 
 
3
 
M3.V Variable Part
 
 
 
 
 
1.       Metabolism of Microorganisms
108
 
 
3
 
2.       Viruses: Biochemistry, Genetics, Taxonomy  
108
 
 
3
 
3.       Private Microbiology and Taxonomy of Microorganisms
108
3
 
 
 
4.       Sanitary and Microbiological Evaluation of Environmental Objects  
108
 
 
3
 
5.       Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering 
108
 
 
3
 
6.        Special Chapters on Identification of Eubacteria (optional)
7.       Special Chapters on Identification of Micromycetes (optional)
108
3
 
 
 
8.       Molecular and Genetic Methods of Identification of Microorganisms (optional)
9.        Regulation of Prokaryotes Genes Activity (optional)
108
 
3
 
 
10.   Biotechnology of Plant Protection (optional)
11.   Ecologically Safe Means of Plant Protection (optional)
72
 
2
 
 
12.   Microbiological Damage of Technological Construction (optional)
13.   Biochemistry of Microbial Degradation and Detoxication of Pollutants  (optional)
36
 
 
1
 
M3 Training, Research Work  
 
5.5
12.5
6
25
M4 Final State Certification
 
 
 
 
10
 
Total
120