Study Plan PHD
Admission Requirements:
1-The admission requirements stipulated in the Unified Graduate Studies Regulations for Saudi universities.
2- The candidate should hold a Master's Degree in Zoology from King Saud University or an equivalent degree.
3- The candidate must pass a written test and a personal interview.
4- The candidate must have obtained at least a score of 450 in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or score of not less than 4.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), in addition to passing the Academic Reading and Writing Modules.
5- The candidate must have the approval of the employer.
6- Admission is for full - time registration.
7- The candidate must pass any supplementary courses deemed necessary by the Department's Council.
Study Plan:
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(10 hours compulsory (Core) + 8 hours specialization + 6 hours of research) |
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Compulsory hours (10 hours) |
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Level One |
Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 611 |
Applied Entomology and Parasitology (1) |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 621 |
Advanced Aquatic Animals |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 631 |
Comparative Reproductive Physiology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 641 |
Advanced Cell Biology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 671 |
Advanced Animal Ecology and Pollution |
2 (2+0) |
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10 hours |
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Specialized hours (8 hours) |
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The student selects 8 credit hours according to their specialization |
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Level Two |
Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 612 |
Advanced Entomology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 613 |
Parasites Culturing |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 614 |
Selected Topics in Parasitology or Entomology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 622 |
Aquatic Vertebrates |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 623 |
Nutrients Requirement and Metabolism in Fish |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 624 |
Bio-Economics in Fisheries Resources |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 635 |
Advanced Animal Behavior |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 638 |
Advanced Topics in Physiology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 639 |
Recent Topics in Developmental Biology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 642 |
Advanced Cytology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 643 |
Functional Histology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 651 |
Molecular Genetics |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 672 |
Terrestrial Animal Ecology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 673 |
Aquatic Animal Ecology |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 674 |
Advanced Studies in Pollution |
2 (2+0) |
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Zoo 691 |
Dissertation |
2 (2+0) |
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32 hours |
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Following Levels |
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Course No. |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
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Zoo 700 |
Dissertation |
6 (6+0) |
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10 hours |
