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The program is set according to the Ministry of Education Announcement titled “Standard criteria for Graduate Studies 2005”, with specified Plan A(2) and Plan B curriculum |
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Plan A(2) |
Plan B |
1. |
Required Courses |
22 credits |
22 credits |
2. |
Elective Courses not less than |
2 credits |
8 credits |
3. |
Thesis |
12 credits |
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4. |
Independent Study |
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6 credits |
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Total |
36 credits |
36 credits |
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Remark Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (D.T.M.&H.), or equivalent, of which transfer of credits may be made for not more than 9 credits for Plan A(2) and not more than 12 credits for Plan B. Transfer of credits will be up to the consideration of the Administrative Program Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. |
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Two first letters represent the abbreviated name of Faculty
TM = Faculty of Tropical Medicine
The third and fourth letters represent the abbreviated name of the responsible departments |
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| CD |
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Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine |
| EN |
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Department of Medical Entomology |
| HG |
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Department of Tropical Hygiene |
| HM |
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Department of Helminthology |
| MI |
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
| NU |
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Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science |
| SE |
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Department of Social and Environmental Medicine |
| TP |
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Department of Tropical Pediatrics |
| ID |
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Inter-department |
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The first numbers (5XX and 6XX) represent postgraduate program level . |
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Year |
Plan A(2) |
Plan B |
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Semester 1 |
Semester 1 |
1 |
| TMID 525 |
3 ( 2-2-0 ) |
Food-and Water-borne Diseases
(I) and Soil-transmitted Helminthiases |
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| TMID 525 |
3 ( 2-2-0 ) |
Food-and Water-borne Diseases
(I) and Soil-transmitted Helminthiases |
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| TMID 526 |
2 (2-0-0) |
Food-and Water-borne Diseases
(II) (Tissue parasites) |
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TMID 527 |
3 ( 2-2-0 ) |
Mosquito-borne Diseases |
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| TMCD 509 |
2 (2-0-0) |
Medical Problems in the Tropics |
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| TMCD 503 |
1 (1-0-0) |
Introduction to Clinical Research |
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| TMCD 509 |
2 (2-0-0) |
Medical Problems in the Tropics |
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Elective courses not less than 2 credits |
Elective courses not less than 3 credits |
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Total 9 credits |
Total 12 credits |
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Semester 2 |
Semester 2 |
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| TMCD 508 |
3 ( 2-2-0 ) |
Seminar |
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| TMCD 508 |
3 ( 2-2-0 ) |
Seminar |
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| TMCD 526 |
6 ( 3-6-0 ) |
Tropical Medicine Apprenticeship |
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| TMCD 504 |
8 ( 3-10-0 ) |
Clinical Apprenticeship |
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| TMCD 527 |
3 (3-0-0) |
Clinical Case Teaching |
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| TMCD 527 |
3 (3-0-0) |
Clinical Case Teaching |
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Elective courses not less than 3 credits |
Elective courses not less than 4 credits |
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| TMCD 697 |
6 (0-0-18) |
Thematic paper * |
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* Thematic paper (TMCD 697) may start at the end of the first semester so that students may graduate at the end of the second semester. |
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Total 15 credits |
Total 24 credits |
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2 - 5 |
| TMCD 698 |
12(0-0-36) |
Thesis |
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Total 12 credits |
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