Microbiology and Water Quality - Academic Program

• The M.Sc. program is a two-year program.
  
   
• The chairperson of the teaching committee is: Prof. Roy Bernstein.
  
   
• Students are required to complete the following courses during the two-year program:

 A, Mandatory Courses:

B.    Core Courses:

 

Students are required to complete all courses from the list below*.

+Nonmicrobiologists may take the course:

* Students who previously completed courses that were similar/equivalent to certain courses listed above are required to complete the remainder of the required core course credits by enrolling in courses either from the list of Mandatory Core Courses (C) or from the list of Elective Courses (D) or from a combination of both (with the approval of the student's supervisor and the chairperson of the teaching committee).

C. Seminars and Thesis Writing -- Mandatory Courses:

Students are required to attend 4 Departmental Seminars (one seminar per

semester)

Students are required to present two seminars (one student seminar per

year).

In the third and fourth semesters, students must register for Thesis Writing.

Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and who

continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the following

course:

D. Mandatory Core Courses Within the Track of Study:

Students are required to complete at least 7 credits*.

* Mandatory Core Courses can be also selected as Elective Courses

(on top of the required 7 credits).

E.   Elective Courses:

This is a partial list. The student is allowed to select other courses that are related to the area of his/her research with the approval of the supervisor.

 

Students are required to complete at least 8 credits.

F.   General Courses:

 

Students are required to complete 2-3 credits.

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