Level:  doctoral academic studies

Upon end of the studies student will receive a title: Doctor of science - biological sciences

The Doctoral degree programme in Biology is organized and implemented by the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, in cooperation with experts from other relevant institutions. The Study programme carries a total of 180 ECTS, lasting for 3 years and includes thirteen modules. Classes are organised within each module in three compulsory and a larger number of elective subjects. Each student is monitored by mentors and tutors from the university for the Doctoral dissertation.

The program aims to provide an intellectual framework for the development of highly educated and creative young scientists who are expected to assume future leadership positions in scientific research, university teaching, and activities relevant to applied biology. The programme provides students with high quality theoretical knowledge and experimental experience in the field of biology, as well as specific knowledge and experimental skills in the immediate area in which they do their own investigation. Students learn contemporary views on current issues from a number of narrower research fields of biology, the latest experimental approaches to solving scientific problems and new technologies. The specific objectives of the PhD programme in Biology are: further development and systematization of knowledge in the field of biology gained from previous levels of education, learning about topics that are currently the focus of scientists, especially those that were not, or not sufficiently, covered in primary and masters higher education studies. Students will develop independent and critical thinking through interactive forms of instruction such as panel discussions, group analysis and interpretation of experimental data from the literature or personal study, analysis of key scientific papers for specific areas that are studied, and so on. Creativity, individuality and personal preferences are encouraged through activities such as writing essays on free themes, designing research project proposals and the like; mastering academic skills such as writing research papers and project proposals, and presentations of research results.

The concept, quality, goals and organization of the study programme for biology are designed for students to acquire, after successful completion of doctoral studies, general and specific skills that qualify them for scientific research and give a solid basis for successful construction of a scientific and / or university career. Along with the promotion of theoretical knowledge in more specialised fields of science, students will gain the capacity to use an integrative approach (from the level of molecules and cells to the level of the organism) in the assessment of fundamental problems in biology. Students will develop the intellectual and experimental skills and abilities needed for creative basic and applied research and further training in the field of biology and other related fields - medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, pharmacy, etc. Through mastering the curriculum, students will acquire the latest knowledge in various fields of biology, which will give them a good basis for designing experiments to work on their own scientific problems. Through writing and public presentation of essays and test papers, students will gain valuable experience that helps them master the skills of writing scientific papers and oral communication with an audience. Experimental experience gained from working in different laboratories, will allow them to look at the complexity of experimental work, from planning and preparation of the experiment, and mastering a range of methods and experimental approaches to presenting and analyzing results using the latest software packages.

Anyone who has completed the appropriate basic and master academic studies with an average mark above 8.00 is eligible to enroll.

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